The Wildling Museum is excited to present Animal Drawing and Painting at Ease and in Motion led by John Iwerks. In this workshop you will combine your love of animals and their movements in drawings and in paint.
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July 20, 2019 - January 19, 2020
First Floor Main Gallery
The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is pleased to announce its second juried exhibition – “Celebrating the National Lands of California” – a showcase of fine art inspired by National Parks, Monuments, Preserves, and Recreation Areas located within the state of California.
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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.
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The 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.
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We 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.
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This 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.
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March 29 - November 11, 2019
Enjoy some of our newest acquisitions along with established favorites.
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3rd 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.
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The 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.
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On May 11, 2019 this class was to design an artisanal fragrance with your mom, for your mom, or simply pay homage to Mother Earth.
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The 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.
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The 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.
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February 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.
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On 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.
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“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.
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To 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.
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On 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.
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This 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.
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This 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.
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Tuesday, 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.
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