Category: Events

The Landscape exhibit at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center in St. Charles, IL looks great, as you can see in the photos below (featuring Guild member Bobbie Brown)!  It’s hard to believe that June will be here in just a few weeks, and it will be time to hang the Nature Artists’ Guild’s  new exhibit, Wildlife.   

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In our Wildlife exhibit, we will include artwork featuring mammals (non-human), insects, reptiles, birds, and fish, and yes Fran, that does include ants!  Man-made objects may be included if they are not the focus of the artwork.  You may enter up to three pieces of artwork to be hung, and up to four pieces of bin art (please see your prospectus for all the details).

Nature Artists’ Guild members should have received their prospectus via mail or e-mail in mid-March, but please contact Paulette McDermott if you are unable to locate yours or have any questions.  The completed prospectus should be returned to Paulette by May 25, 2012 (by mail or e-mail) and the drop-off date for artwork will be June 2, 2012, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. (which is also the pick-up time for the Landscapes exhibit artwork).  We are hoping to schedule a “Meet the Artists” reception, and will keep you posted on the date and time!

Our Special Exhibitions Coordinator, Paulette McDermott would like to remind us all that –

The Nature Artists Guild has a lovely new landscape show that will open on Saturday, April 28th.

That afternoon from 2 – 4 pm,  on the 28th,  we are planning a “Meet the Artists.”

We hope that you have the opportunity to stop by, see their work and say hello.

Please click here for more information on the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center in St. Charles.

We know that Spring is one of the busiest times of year for nature artists –  there is so much beginning to grow, bud and bloom that it’s a challenge to keep up with the sketching, drawing and painting!  Add to that the planting, pruning and tending of the garden, and who has time to spare?

It is probably time to take a little break from your busy schedule!   On April 28, the drop-off of artwork for the “Landscapes” exhibit at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center in St. Charles will begin at 10 am (please remember to return your prospectus by April 20, 2012).  Later, there will be a “Meet the Artist” reception at the same location from 2 pm until 4 pm (please bring a few snacks if you can).

You probably already have some artwork completed and framed from the last few Nature Artists’ Guild exhibits, so there will be no extra work for you.  You’ll be able to just relax and enjoy an afternoon with fellow artists and guests while gaining an opportunity to exhibit your artwork at a wonderful new location.  It sure beats weeding, mowing and mulching!

Members of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum have been invited to exhibit their work at the St. Charles Hickory Knolls Discovery Center for the months of April, May and June, 2012!  Three separate exhibits are planned, with the following themes –

April – Botanical Art

May – Landscapes

June – Wildlife

The first exhibit opened on April 1 and runs through April 28, 2012.  

If you did not receive an e-mail or letter with the registration forms, or if you have any questions, please contact our Outside Exhibitions Chair, Paulette McDermott (you can find her contact information in the Nature Artists’ Guild Yearbook).