Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SOLVANG, CA, August 12, 2025) The California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum) is thrilled to announce a very ...

Immersing oneself in the outdoors can benefit anyone; nature often provides calming release, mental and physical benefits, and a way to soothe the modern day-to-day struggles of a busy life. For ...

Interpretive Services Manager Shelley Tender noted that artist Henry Edinger has been participating since the beginning. He paints birds and other woodland creatures in oil, acrylics and watercolor on ...

Crocheted succulents, wood-burned and watercolor mountains, and a host of bright animals were displayed on the walls of the New Hampshire Audubon’s Massabesic Center on Saturday afternoon, as artists ...

Giuseppe Penone’s principal materials are trees, wood, leaves, plants and rocks. A new solo show in London brings together works from his long career. Giuseppe Penone, whose exhibition “Thoughts in ...

“Painted Jewel” by Stephen Koury, 2000. My opinion (and this is probably one of my correct opinions) is that some of the best artists in the world are wildlife artists. And among wildlife artists, ...

SOLVANG, Calif. — Solvang's wildlife center, formerly known as The Wildling Museum, was renamed to the California Nature Art Museum. The new name change comes as the museum enters its 24th year since ...

The beauty to be found in the region’s landscape is well known by the Southern California Plein Air Painters Assn., which has organized countless plein air paint-outs throughout Orange County, ...

TULSA, Okla. — Applications are open for a unique opportunity to create, connect and be inspired by the Oxley Nature Center. Tulsa Parks is accepting applications for the 2026 Artist Residency at ...

SANTA FE — Accompanied by a slideshow of travel photographs, the voice of Robert Smithson looks back on a 1969 trip to Mexico. “There is something about Mexico,” he exclaims, shortly after explaining ...