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“The Gift of Art” show continues (April)

Watercolor painting (excerpt): shows a white woman in a yellow shirt looking upward through binoculars. The point-of-view is from above, so only her head and arms are clear.

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

This often-changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in April may be quite different from what we had up in November, so consider a repeat visit!

Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Interested in our next show, Wings • Waters • Ways? Check out the call to artists (deadline March 23, 2026 ): birdsofvermont.org/call-to-artists-wings-waters-ways/

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Art shows are included with admission.

Past Exhibits

2025: Birds and Myth
2024: The Power of Perspective
2023: Spark! fueling a love of birds
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages

“The Gift of Art” show continues (March)

A geodesic multi-colored sphere is ringed by a rail and wire fence, and then by a rainbow, on a saky-blue background. Many Bobolinks (a black and white bird with yellow nape) emerge in a spiral from the geodesic world and fly out and in front of the fence and the rainbow. "A Spell for a World Without Borders" copyright © Meili Stokes and shown with permission.

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

This often-changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we placed in November, so consider a repeat visit!

Interested in our next show, Wings • Waters • Ways? Check out the call to artists (deadline March 23, 2026 ): birdsofvermont.org/call-to-artists-wings-waters-ways/

Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Included with admission.

Past Exhibits

“The Gift of Art” show continues (February)

Rust Bird. Art created by Henry Swisher showing an imagined bird made of various components.

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

This often-changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November, so consider a repeat visit!

For now, explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Interested in our next show, Wings • Waters • Ways? Check out the call to artists (deadline March 23, 2026 ): birdsofvermont.org/call-to-artists-wings-waters-ways/

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Included with admission.

Past Exhibits

Photo: ‘Rust Bird’ by Artist Henry Swisher.

“The Gift of Art” show continues (January)

Ink drawing of patterns , a bird in flight, and insects

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

This often-changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November, so consider a repeat visit!

Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Included with admission.

Creatives of all sorts might enjoy our past calls to artists (browse https://birdsofvermont.org/tag/call-to-artists/). Email us if you’d like to receive the next one!

Past Exhibits

“The Gift of Art” show continues (December)

A watercolor painting of terns on the shore as blueish waves come gently in. Lettering around the painting reads: Things We Learned from the Tern - Live in nature's beauty. Let the wind carry you. Dine well. SOAR. Raise your voice in joyful song. Be royal! Flourish in community.

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

This often-changing slightly-random exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November, so consider a repeat visit!

Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Included with admission.

Creatives of all sorts might enjoy our past calls to artists (browse https://birdsofvermont.org/tag/call-to-artists/). Email us if you’d like to receive the next one!

Past Exhibits

“The Gift of Art” show 2025-2026

A dark swan appears to swim in dense material while a pale, semi-reclining woman looks at it; she is facing away from the viewer. This painting by William Chaiken uses bronze, amber and charcoal colors.

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

This often-changing “accidental” exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November, so consider a repeat visit!

Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Included with admission.

Are you an artist, photographer, storyteller, poet or musician? Find past calls at https://birdsofvermont.org/tag/call-to-artists/ and stay tuned for the next one!

Past Exhibits

2025: Birds and Myth
2024: the Power of Perspective
2023: Spark! fueling a love of birds
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages

October 27, 2025November 2, 2025

November 2025 events

November is mostly behind-the-scenes month. We have a lot to be thankful for, this month, and will post about all sorts of amazing people, places, and phenomena on instagram, facebook, and/or bluesky. We are open by appointment while we take the time to move art around, build the annual appeal, work on our newsletters, and update and invent new traveling exhibits. We have a few events, of course!

=== NOVEMBER EVENTS ===

Continue reading “November 2025 events”

“The Gift of Art” show continues (April)

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Art shows are included with admission.

Past Exhibits

2024: The Power of Perspective
2023: Spark! fueling a love of birds
2022: Fine Feathers: at play with structure and function
2021: Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding
2020: Borders: illusions that constrain us
2019: Pollinate This!
2018: Common Grounds
2017: B1rding by the Numb3rs
2016: In Layers: the art of the egg
2015: Birds of a Fiber
2014: Perilous Passages

“The Gift of Art” show continues (March)

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

This often-changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we placed in November, so consider a repeat visit!

Interested in our next show, Birds and Myth? Check out the call to artists (deadline March 18, 2024 ): https://birdsofvermont.org/2025/01/02/call-to-artists-birds-and-myth/

Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Included with admission.

Past Exhibits

“The Gift of Art” show continues (February)

"Details" by Miriam Adams. Graphite and watercolor on paper. A pale brown heart-shaped leaf with a long petiole, two feathers, and a gray and white stone.

“The Gift of Art” is our off-season art show.

This often-changing exhibit displays varied works from previous shows, selections from our gift shop, and elements of our long-term collections. See how art weaves together myriad media, styles, and visions. What’s present in March may be quite different from what we place in November, so consider a repeat visit!

Interested in our next show, Birds and Myth? Check out the call to artists (deadline March 24, 2025 ): https://birdsofvermont.org/2025/01/02/call-to-artists-birds-and-myth/

Explore previous themes, find a gift for someone, and celebrate art in our lives.

Open when the Museum is : From Nov 1 – April 30, that’s by appointment and for special events. Included with admission.