Our amazing exhibition of Ray Strong's artwork, all collected and loaned by David Parker, closed on Monday, July 8. We had a special presentation to remember the amazing artist, man, and environmentalist during "Remembering Ray Strong" on Sunday, June 23, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Read MoreThe Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is pleased to present its first digital art competition for youth artists. Digital art includes still imagery: digital photography, drawing, painting and illustration. The entries will be judged for their creativity, skill, and interpretation of the theme: Summer Vacation in Nature.
Read MoreWe are grateful for the support and generosity of our guests, sponsors, donors, volunteers, caterers and venue hosts that made our annual Spring Barbeque event a success! Thanks to George Rose, we have many photos of our event. The images are in chronological order, and you can click to enlarge them.
Read MoreThis workshop took place on June 8 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. in the Barbara Goodall Education Center. This was the perfect class for improving pastel skills.
Read MoreMarch 29 - November 11, 2019
Enjoy some of our newest acquisitions along with established favorites.
Read More3rd Floor Barbara Goodall Education Center
On view from March 22 – May 27, 2019
Photographs taken by the Solvang School Media & Yearbook class which consisted of 7th and 8th grade students.
Read MoreThe class was to immerse yourself in the meditative art of botanical illustration. Whether working with graphite pencil, watercolor, colored pencil, or pen and ink, students of nature could learn to draw and paint growing things and to understand their form and function.
Read MoreOn May 11, 2019 this class was to design an artisanal fragrance with your mom, for your mom, or simply pay homage to Mother Earth.
Read MoreThe Wildling Museum of Art and Nature presented a talk and book signing program by author Mark Humpal “Ray Stanford Strong, West Coast Landscape Artist.” This event coincided with the main gallery exhibit Ray Strong, A Collectors Passion, on display through July 8, 2019.
Read MoreThe Wildling Museum of Art and Nature presented “A Conversation in Poem and Stories.” This program was free and open to the public. It took place on Sunday, March 10, from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM in the Valley Oak Gallery. The program featured thetwo accomplished artists, Jerry Dipego and Ron Colone. The MC for the event was Steve Braff.
Read MoreFebruary 2 – July 8, 2019
First Floor Main Gallery
One collector, David Parker, is sharing his Ray Strong paintings with us, as well as his stories of how he built his collection of over thirty pieces. Sponsored by Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation and Donors to the Patti Jacquemain Exhibition Fund.
Read MoreOn March 2 the Wildling Art Museum partnered with the NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF) to present a special pre-screening of an "official selection" for the 2019 NTFF Festival, Into the Arctic: Awakening by director Cory Trépanier, a landscape painter, filmmaker, and explorer based in Ontario, Canada. Cory’s fine art career spans two decades and has always been intertwined with his passion for the outdoors.
Read More“Nature Through the Eye of a Needle - a Shared Adventure,” was an artist talk with Dr. Isabel Downs and Dr. Robert Warner. The lecture will took place at the Wildling Museum on Sunday, February 10, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Dr. Downs is currently the Featured Local Artist, and her fiber art of bird and marine scenes is on display in the museum store.
Read MoreTo celebrate the birds of our region, the Wildling offered a birding lecture with Fred Emerson and Fred Machetanz to expand public knowledge on Sunday April 8th.
Read MoreOn April 10, 2019 we spent a day enjoying the art, architecture and gardens of The Getty Center! Our visit included a 45-minute guided Architectural Tour and plenty of time to do lunch. Hosted by Elverhøj Museum & Solvang Rec Department.
Read MoreThis 3-3.5 hour Island Wildlife cruise took us through the waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and the Channel Islands National Park known to have more marine mammals than any other area on the planet. Hosted by Wildling Museum staff.
Read MoreThis tour was a visit to the unique and beautiful Carrizo Plain, touring Soda Lake and learning about the plants, animals, and geology of the San Joaquin Valley. Local artist John Iwerks joined the group to share his experiences living in Carrizo while painting a wildlife mural of this special natural area.
Read MoreTuesday, February 29, 2019 was a day at The Broad Museum with a guided 1-hour tour followed by free-time. The Broad is known for its extensive contemporary art collection along with interactive audience installations, thought-provoking exhibitions and cutting-edge architecture.
Read MoreObjectives: Explore oak trees, including the Valley Oak. Recognize that there are many different types of oak trees. Identify an oak tree by its leaves, bark and acorns. Recognize the acorn as the seed of an oak. Understand the life cycle of an oak tree.
Read More“Nature Abstracted,” a three-hour workshop for adults (teens were also welcome), started from a photograph of a place in the natural world which the student brought or chose. Painting an abstract version of a picture you have taken in a natural setting where you have been, such as a lake in the Sierra, the Grand Canyon, an Alaska glacier, or the view of the hills from your backyard, can be more meaningful. After a few warm-up exercises and descriptions of different styles of abstract art, students painted an acrylic abstraction of this photo on canvas.
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