Explore the interwoven history of humans, birds, and waterways with your art.Consider upcoming “250th” celebrations in the US, the much-longer history of humans on the landscape in the Green Mountains and Champlain Valley, and the much, much, much longer stories of how birds have evolved with, use, and been influenced by water and waterways. Ponder habitats, adaptations, and interactions.
Birds and Myth continues in October! Visit often, as some works are for sale and may go to new homes during the season.
Birds are some of our teachers, not only through our senses and observations, but also through our stories about them. These stories can be factual accounts, broader myths, or something in between. Legends, beliefs, representations, truth, insight, guidance, metaphors, meanings, and understandings all play a part. What birds play a part in your autumn mythologies? You might enjoy reading the call to artists also.
The show is open when the Museum is (Wednesday – Sundays, May 1 – October 31) and is included with admission. Admission is free for members.
Exhibiting artists and writers:
Alice C (Burlington )
Alison Forrest (Huntington)
Alyssa B (Colchester)
Amanda Makepeace (Watkinsville, GA)
Anita Michele (Swanton)
Annette Goyne (Richford)
Aprille Soons Palmer (South Hero)
Cat McKeen (Essex Junction)
Chris Selin (South Burlington)
Dara Theodora (Fairfax)
Deana Allgaier (Huntington)
Deb Runge (Williston)
Denise Letendre (Castleton)
Elisabeth Mazzilli (Moretown)
Elodie Parthenay (Longueuil, QC)
Greg Didyoung (Wilmington)
Hannah Mahar (Grand Isle)
Heather Rusch Zelonis (Bristol)
Henry S (Jericho)
Jamie Quint (Richmond)
Jennefer Jolls (Williamstown)
Jessica Wilson (Saint Albans)
Jo Marsan (Johnson)
JoAnne Wazny (Enosburg Falls)
Judy Crocker (Burlington )
Julia S C (South Hero)
Julie Dunigan (South Hero)
Karla Van Vliet (Bristol)
Katrina Meyers (Colchester)
Kay Johnson (Hinesburg)
Kristen Donegan (Essex)
Kristin Dexter (Essex Junction)
Lily Hinrichsen (Bristol)
Lisa Acerbo (Trumbull, CT)
Marcia Vogler (Charlotte)
Miriam Adams (Hinesburg)
Nancy Leeman (Huntington)
Nancy Stone (Williston)
Nicole Gadouas (Swanton)
Olin P (Middlebury)
Patrick McAllister (Burlington )
Pedro Salas (Starksboro )
Peter Aldrich (Essex Junction)
Richard Crocker (Burlington )
Sandra Morris (East Middlebury)
Sandra VanVooren (East Hartford, CT)
Sarah Rosedahl (North Hero)
Steven Farrar (Richmond)
Theo Chang Andreu (South Burlington)
Todd Kiel (Bolton)
Tonya Whitney (Williston)
Tricia Knoll (Williston)
Viviane P (Richmond)
William Chaiken
Birds and Myth continues in September! Visit often, as some works are for sale and may go to new homes during the season.
Birds are some of our teachers, not only through our senses and observations, but also through our stories about them. These stories can be factual accounts, broader myths, or something in between. Legends, beliefs, representations, truth, insight, guidance, metaphors, meanings, and understandings all play a part.
The Birds of Vermont Museum’s 2025 art show is centered on the ideas of birds, myth, meanings, metaphors, and guides. We called for art that brings birds and their meanings to retell an old story, weaves several together, represents beliefs, and/or creates a myth for the future.
The show is open when the Museum is (Wednesday – Sundays, May 1 – October 31) and is included with admission. Admission is free for members.
Exhibiting artists and writers:
Alice C (Burlington )
Alison Forrest (Huntington)
Alyssa B (Colchester)
Amanda Makepeace (Watkinsville, GA)
Anita Michele (Swanton)
Annette Goyne (Richford)
Aprille Soons Palmer (South Hero)
Cat McKeen (Essex Junction)
Chris Selin (South Burlington)
Dara Theodora (Fairfax)
Deana Allgaier (Huntington)
Deb Runge (Williston)
Denise Letendre (Castleton)
Elisabeth Mazzilli (Moretown)
Elodie Parthenay (Longueuil, QC)
Greg Didyoung (Wilmington)
Hannah Mahar (Grand Isle)
Heather Rusch Zelonis (Bristol)
Henry S (Jericho)
Jamie Quint (Richmond)
Jennefer Jolls (Williamstown)
Jessica Wilson (Saint Albans)
Jo Marsan (Johnson)
JoAnne Wazny (Enosburg Falls)
Judy Crocker (Burlington )
Julia S C (South Hero)
Julie Dunigan (South Hero)
Karla Van Vliet (Bristol)
Katrina Meyers (Colchester)
Kay Johnson (Hinesburg)
Kristen Donegan (Essex)
Kristin Dexter (Essex Junction)
Lily Hinrichsen (Bristol)
Lisa Acerbo (Trumbull, CT)
Marcia Vogler (Charlotte)
Miriam Adams (Hinesburg)
Nancy Leeman (Huntington)
Nancy Stone (Williston)
Nicole Gadouas (Swanton)
Olin P (Middlebury)
Patrick McAllister (Burlington )
Pedro Salas (Starksboro )
Peter Aldrich (Essex Junction)
Richard Crocker (Burlington )
Sandra Morris (East Middlebury)
Sandra VanVooren (East Hartford, CT)
Sarah Rosedahl (North Hero)
Steven Farrar (Richmond)
Theo Chang Andreu (South Burlington)
Todd Kiel (Bolton)
Tonya Whitney (Williston)
Tricia Knoll (Williston)
Viviane P (Richmond)
William Chaiken
Enjoy a hands-on workshop where people of all ages and skill levels “craft for a cause” by creating soft-sculpture replicas of real birds lost to collisions and learn practical ways we can help protect birds in the built environment.
Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene leads this event at the Birds of Vermont Museum. They are a community art and advocacy project raising awareness about bird building collisions—a leading cause of bird mortality in the United States.
Included with museum admission (free for museum members!).
Register online, or call us (802 434-2167), or just drop in!
Outdoors if weather permits
All ages & skill levels welcome! All materials provided!
More About the Workshop
Make a small fabric bird based on a real migratory bird found in Vermont for Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene, a community-sourced conservation art project. Learn about migratory birds in Vermont and the hazards of glass windows, while we craft together.
At this bird-crafting workshop, you will decorate a small, pre-made fabric “bird body” with natural fabrics and small decorations like beads, shells, and buttons that you choose from our supplies. You’ll attach them using water-soluble tacky glue. The aim is to make your bird resemble a real bird species affected by building collisions. But, no pressure! You don’t have to be an artist or a crafter to use your imagination to bring a bird to life.
SPECIES WE’LL BE CRAFTING:
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
Cedar Waxwing
Brown Creeper
Swamp Sparrow
Our “sculptures” will become part of a traveling art exhibit of 10,000+ birds,raising awareness about bird building collisions in the United States, a leading cause of bird mortality. Every year, nearly 2 billion birds die after colliding with glass in our country. Migratory birds are disproportionately affected by collisions.
Come craft a bird, bring a friend, meet new friends, and enjoy a wonderful morning of “crafting for a cause.”
Birds and Myth continues in August! Visit often, as some works are for sale and may go to new homes during the season.
Birds are some of our teachers, not only through our senses and observations, but also through our stories about them. These stories can be factual accounts, broader myths, or something in between. Legends, beliefs, representations, truth, insight, guidance, metaphors, meanings, and understandings all play a part.
The Birds of Vermont Museum’s 2025 art show is centered on the ideas of birds, myth, meanings, metaphors, and guides. We called for art that brings birds and their meanings to retell an old story, weaves several together, represents beliefs, and/or creates a myth for the future.
The show is open when the Museum is (Wednesday – Sundays, May 1 – October 31) and is included with admission. Admission is free for members.
Exhibiting artists and writers:
Alice C (Burlington )
Alison Forrest (Huntington)
Alyssa B (Colchester)
Amanda Makepeace (Watkinsville, GA)
Anita Michele (Swanton)
Annette Goyne (Richford)
Aprille Soons Palmer (South Hero)
Cat McKeen (Essex Junction)
Chris Selin (South Burlington)
Dara Theodora (Fairfax)
Deana Allgaier (Huntington)
Deb Runge (Williston)
Denise Letendre (Castleton)
Elisabeth Mazzilli (Moretown)
Elodie Parthenay (Longueuil, QC)
Greg Didyoung (Wilmington)
Hannah Mahar (Grand Isle)
Heather Rusch Zelonis (Bristol)
Henry S (Jericho)
Jamie Quint (Richmond)
Jennefer Jolls (Williamstown)
Jessica Wilson (Saint Albans)
Jo Marsan (Johnson)
JoAnne Wazny (Enosburg Falls)
Judy Crocker (Burlington )
Julia S C (South Hero)
Julie Dunigan (South Hero)
Karla Van Vliet (Bristol)
Katrina Meyers (Colchester)
Kay Johnson (Hinesburg)
Kristen Donegan (Essex)
Kristin Dexter (Essex Junction)
Lily Hinrichsen (Bristol)
Lisa Acerbo (Trumbull, CT)
Marcia Vogler (Charlotte)
Miriam Adams (Hinesburg)
Nancy Leeman (Huntington)
Nancy Stone (Williston)
Nicole Gadouas (Swanton)
Olin P (Middlebury)
Patrick McAllister (Burlington )
Pedro Salas (Starksboro )
Peter Aldrich (Essex Junction)
Richard Crocker (Burlington )
Sandra Morris (East Middlebury)
Sandra VanVooren (East Hartford, CT)
Sarah Rosedahl (North Hero)
Steven Farrar (Richmond)
Theo Chang Andreu (South Burlington)
Todd Kiel (Bolton)
Tonya Whitney (Williston)
Tricia Knoll (Williston)
Viviane P (Richmond)
William Chaiken
Birds and Myth continues in July! Visit often, as some works are for sale and may go to new homes during the season.
Birds are some of our teachers, not only through our senses and observations, but also through our stories about them. These stories can be factual accounts, broader myths, or something in between. Legends, beliefs, representations, truth, insight, guidance, metaphors, meanings, and understandings all play a part.
The Birds of Vermont Museum’s 2025 art show is centered on the ideas of birds, myth, meanings, metaphors, and guides. We called for art that brings birds and their meanings to retell an old story, weaves several together, represents beliefs, and/or creates a myth for the future.
The show is open when the Museum is (Wednesday – Sundays, May 1 – October 31) and is included with admission. Admission is free for members.
Exhibiting artists and writers:
Alice C (Burlington )
Alison Forrest (Huntington)
Alyssa B (Colchester)
Amanda Makepeace (Watkinsville, GA)
Anita Michele (Swanton)
Annette Goyne (Richford)
Aprille Soons Palmer (South Hero)
Cat McKeen (Essex Junction)
Chris Selin (South Burlington)
Dara Theodora (Fairfax)
Deana Allgaier (Huntington)
Deb Runge (Williston)
Denise Letendre (Castleton)
Elisabeth Mazzilli (Moretown)
Elodie Parthenay (Longueuil, QC)
Greg Didyoung (Wilmington)
Hannah Mahar (Grand Isle)
Heather Rusch Zelonis (Bristol)
Henry S (Jericho)
Jamie Quint (Richmond)
Jennefer Jolls (Williamstown)
Jessica Wilson (Saint Albans)
Jo Marsan (Johnson)
JoAnne Wazny (Enosburg Falls)
Judy Crocker (Burlington )
Julia S C (South Hero)
Julie Dunigan (South Hero)
Karla Van Vliet (Bristol)
Katrina Meyers (Colchester)
Kay Johnson (Hinesburg)
Kristen Donegan (Essex)
Kristin Dexter (Essex Junction)
Lily Hinrichsen (Bristol)
Lisa Acerbo (Trumbull, CT)
Marcia Vogler (Charlotte)
Miriam Adams (Hinesburg)
Nancy Leeman (Huntington)
Nancy Stone (Williston)
Nicole Gadouas (Swanton)
Olin P (Middlebury)
Patrick McAllister (Burlington )
Pedro Salas (Starksboro )
Peter Aldrich (Essex Junction)
Richard Crocker (Burlington )
Sandra Morris (East Middlebury)
Sandra VanVooren (East Hartford, CT)
Sarah Rosedahl (North Hero)
Steven Farrar (Richmond)
Theo Chang Andreu (South Burlington)
Todd Kiel (Bolton)
Tonya Whitney (Williston)
Tricia Knoll (Williston)
Viviane P (Richmond)
William Chaiken
Birds and Myth continues in June! Visit often, as some works are for sale and may go to new homes during the season.
Birds are some of our teachers, not only through our senses and observations, but also through our stories about them. These stories can be factual accounts, broader myths, or something in between. Legends, beliefs, representations, truth, insight, guidance, metaphors, meanings, and understandings all play a part.
The Birds of Vermont Museum’s 2025 art show is centered on the ideas of birds, myth, meanings, metaphors, and guides. We called for art that brings birds and their meanings to retell an old story, weaves several together, represents beliefs, and/or creates a myth for the future.
The show is open when the Museum is (Wednesday – Sundays, May 1 – October 31) and is included with admission. Admission is free for members.
Exhibiting artists and writers:
Alice C (Burlington )
Alison Forrest (Huntington)
Alyssa B (Colchester)
Amanda Makepeace (Watkinsville, GA)
Anita Michele (Swanton)
Annette Goyne (Richford)
Aprille Soons Palmer (South Hero)
Cat McKeen (Essex Junction)
Chris Selin (South Burlington)
Dara Theodora (Fairfax)
Deana Allgaier (Huntington)
Deb Runge (Williston)
Denise Letendre (Castleton)
Elisabeth Mazzilli (Moretown)
Elodie Parthenay (Longueuil, QC)
Greg Didyoung (Wilmington)
Hannah Mahar (Grand Isle)
Heather Rusch Zelonis (Bristol)
Henry S (Jericho)
Jamie Quint (Richmond)
Jennefer Jolls (Williamstown)
Jessica Wilson (Saint Albans)
Jo Marsan (Johnson)
JoAnne Wazny (Enosburg Falls)
Judy Crocker (Burlington )
Julia S C (South Hero)
Julie Dunigan (South Hero)
Karla Van Vliet (Bristol)
Katrina Meyers (Colchester)
Kay Johnson (Hinesburg)
Kristen Donegan (Essex)
Kristin Dexter (Essex Junction)
Lily Hinrichsen (Bristol)
Lisa Acerbo (Trumbull, CT)
Marcia Vogler (Charlotte)
Miriam Adams (Hinesburg)
Nancy Leeman (Huntington)
Nancy Stone (Williston)
Nicole Gadouas (Swanton)
Olin P (Middlebury)
Patrick McAllister (Burlington )
Pedro Salas (Starksboro )
Peter Aldrich (Essex Junction)
Richard Crocker (Burlington )
Sandra Morris (East Middlebury)
Sandra VanVooren (East Hartford, CT)
Sarah Rosedahl (North Hero)
Steven Farrar (Richmond)
Theo Chang Andreu (South Burlington)
Todd Kiel (Bolton)
Tonya Whitney (Williston)
Tricia Knoll (Williston)
Viviane P (Richmond)
William Chaiken
Birds are some of our teachers, not only through our senses and observations, but also through our stories about them. These stories can be factual accounts, broader myths, or something in between. Legends, beliefs, representations, truth, insight, guidance, metaphors, meanings, and understandings all play a part.
The Birds of Vermont Museum’s 2025 art show is centered on the ideas of birds, myth, meanings, metaphors, and guides. We called for art that brings birds and their meanings to retell an old story, weaves several together, represents beliefs, and/or creates a myth for the future.
The show is open when the Museum is (Wednesday – Sundays, May 1 – October 31) and is included with admission. Admission is free for members.
Exhibiting artists and writers:
Alice C (Burlington )
Alison Forrest (Huntington)
Alyssa B (Colchester)
Amanda Makepeace (Watkinsville, GA)
Anita Michele (Swanton)
Annette Goyne (Richford)
Aprille Soons Palmer (South Hero)
Cat McKeen (Essex Junction)
Chris Selin (South Burlington)
Dara Theodora (Fairfax)
Deana Allgaier (Huntington)
Deb Runge (Williston)
Denise Letendre (Castleton)
Elisabeth Mazzilli (Moretown)
Hannah Mahar (Grand Isle)
Heather Rusch Zelonis (Bristol)
Henry S (Jericho)
Jamie Quint (Richmond)
Jennefer Jolls (Williamstown)
Jessica Wilson (Saint Albans)
Jo Marsan (Johnson)
JoAnne Wazny (Enosburg Falls)
Judy Crocker (Burlington )
Julia S-C (South Hero)
Julie Dunigan (South Hero)
Karla Van Vliet (Bristol)
Katrina Meyers (Colchester)
Kay Johnson (Hinesburg)
Kristen Donegan (Essex)
Kristin Dexter (Essex Junction)
Lily Hinrichsen (Bristol)
Marcia Vogler (Charlotte)
Miriam Adams (Hinesburg)
Nancy Leeman (Huntington)
Nancy Stone (Williston)
Nicole Gadouas (Swanton)
Olin P (Middlebury)
Pedro Salas (Starksboro )
Peter Aldrich (Essex Junction)
Richard Crocker (Burlington )
Sandra Morris (East Middlebury)
Sandra VanVooren (East Hartford, CT)
Sarah Rosedahl (North Hero)
Steven Farrar (Richmond)
Theo Chang Andreu (South Burlington)
Todd Kiel (Bolton)
Tonya Whitney (Williston)
Viviane P (Richmond)
William Chaiken
We seek to understand the world. Birds are some of our teachers, not only through our senses and observations, but also through our stories about them. These stories can be factual accounts, broader myths, or something in between. A myth might be a traditional legend, a widely-held-but-false belief, or a representation (or misrepresentation) of something true. A myth can offer insight into who we are, individually or collectively. A myth can offer us ways to behave and ideals to live by. What understanding of birds and humans have you gained through myths you have heard, told, or invented?
The Birds of Vermont Museum’s 2025 art show is centered on these ideas. We invite art submissions that bring birds and their meanings into art to retell an old story, weave several together, represent your beliefs, and/or create a myth for the future. Continue reading “Call to Artists: Birds and Myth”
