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Experiment with negative space in your watercolor painting and create a modern painting of leaves in this technique workshop. Join us at the Gilley with instructor Erika Elizabeth, who will guide students step by step to express their own creativity and learn.
Join award-winning master carver Josh Brewer for this 5-day workshop. Josh will lead students through hand-carving a preening duck (no feet showing) from a cedar blank; then finishing it with sanding and paint. All tools, materials and the blank are supplied as part of the class fee, but students are welcome to bring their own...
Spencer Tinkham is a self-taught, award-winning American wood sculptor and multidisciplinary artist known for creating intricate macro- and micro-sculptures of birds and wildlife from reclaimed and salvaged material. His paintings, sculptures, and installations explore perception, ecological change, and natural history. The Gilley is thrilled to bring him to Maine in September as the museum’s People-Nature-Art...
Join us for our monthly evening paint ‘n’ sip workshops with instructor Erika Elizabeth at the Gilley for a fun evening of learning and art. Students are guided step by step through the process of painting, with plenty of explanation and instruction along the way. Each month has a different theme and inspiration-painting. For October,...
This full-day workshop takes place on Saturday, Oct. 3, and runs from approximately 5:30am to 6:30pm. It is led by local professional photographer, J.K. Putnam, and is designed to maximize learning opportunities and provide guidance on creating the kind of images you want to create. From sunrise to sunset, you will alternate between traveling around...
In this engaging talk filled with beautiful photography, Lillian Stokes will explore the many ways people connect with birds and nature, whether birding, photography, bird-feeding, art, or even experiencing a spiritual and uplifting bond that can change one’s life and is open to all. The science of connecting has many new studies that tell us...
Join artist Siri Beckman, whose work is now in the Gilley’s Special Gallery, in conversation with poet and arts writer Carl Little in this special event at the Museum on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 2 to 4pm. Free and open to all but registration is required. Reception at 2pm and program begins at 2:30pm.