The Bruce Museum’s 43rd annual outdoor arts festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct 12 and 13, 2024. The festival features original fine art in painting, drawing and prints, mixed media, sculpture, and photography, along with children’s activities, demonstrations and food. Color woodcut by Matt Brown, Lyme, NH Admission is $15.00 and includes museum entry. Children under 5 are free. #ArtsFestival #FallFestival #newexhibitions #GreenwichCT #BruceMuseum https://lnkd.in/eTRymRYF
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Bruce Museum is a community based, world-class institution highlighting art, science and natural history.
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Bruce Museum Mission Statement The Bruce Museum promotes the understanding and appreciation of Art and Science to enrich the lives of all people. Sitting high on a hill overlooking Greenwich Harbor, the Bruce Museum offers a changing array of exhibitions and educational programs that promote the understanding and appreciation of art and science. The Bruce Museum has been voted the best museum in Fairfield County for the past five years, a recognition of its growing popularity and efforts to consistently address new subjects of remarkable beauty or great interest with new insights, The Bruce plays an integral role in the cultural life of area residents and attracts approximately 100,000 visitors annually, reaching out to families, seniors, students, the handicapped, at-risk children, and community organizations. The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, presents more than a dozen new exhibitions in art and science every year.
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- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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- 11-50 employees
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- Greenwich, CT
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- Nonprofit
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- 1912
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- Art and Science exhibitions and programming, Museum, Non-profit, and Education
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Greenwich, CT 06830, US
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Bruce Museum to present ‘Kimberly Klauss: Primary Sources’ –Greenwich Free Press The Bruce Museum is proud to display a selection of work by its inaugural artist-in-residence Kimberly Klauss (American, b. 1977) in the Museum’s Gallery Lobby from October 8 to December 1. Klauss spent her residency at the Museum creating artwork in response to two abstract works by the artists George Morrison (Ojibwe, 1919–2000) and McArthur Binion (American, b. 1946), both previously on loan from Art Bridges’ permanent collection. The exhibition will feature six works created during Klauss’ residency that reflect the artist’s innovative approach to exploring her sense of self through portraiture. Kimberly Klauss was born in the U.S. and recently returned to her hometown of Stamford after spending her childhood in Japan and most of her adult life in Germany. Her life experience as a foreigner led her to question the universal and singular experience of personhood, as well as the reliability of perception and portrayal. Working from her own experiences and photographs, her prints and paintings examine the selective nature of viewing and portraying. In “Primary Sources” Klauss presents several iterations of her current self in a series of haunting life-sized collages of her body, using an adaptation of an ancient print technique that originated in China and Japan. Equally imposing and intimate, these delicate works on paper contrast with a collection of small ink drawings in which the artist attempts to capture a memory, an internalized image of her mother based on a family photograph. Together with an imprint of the family’s first quilt, the works in this exhibition reveal essential personal truths about the artist while also contending with the evasive nature of the self and memory. #KimberlyKlauss #artist-in-residence #BruceMuseum #GreenwichCT #exhibition #Museum Read more... https://lnkd.in/eQj9ZWKt
Bruce Museum Announces Inaugural Artist-in-Residence is Kimberly Klauss
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The Bruce Museum was honored to to host this year's @USFWS 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Contest! Paintings and drawings of ducks were on display for judging at the 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn. A two-day event, five expert judges examined hundreds of entries to select the winning design for the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp. BREAKING DUCK NEWS! The 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest winner was just announced! Congratulations to Adam Grimm of Wallace, South Dakota, with an acrylic painting of spectacled eiders. Adam's painting will be made into the 2025-2026 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. Federal Duck Stamp sales to hunters, bird watchers, outdoor enthusiasts and collectors have raised more than $1.2 billion to conserve over 6 million acres of habitat for birds and other wildlife. Congrats to all the winners! See the comments for the 2nd and 3rd place finishers. Image by © Adam Grimm, used by USFWS with permission. #Duckstamps #wildlife #USFWS #DuckStampContest #GreenwichCT https://lnkd.in/edHJ2B7x
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - BREAKING DUCK NEWS! The 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest winner was just announced! Congratulations to Adam Grimm of Wallace, South Dakota, with an acrylic painting of spectacled eiders. Adam's painting will be made into the 2025-2026 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. Federal Duck Stamp sales to hunters, bird watchers, outdoor enthusiasts an
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Greenwich's Bruce Museum to host federal Duck Stamp contest spotlighted on John Oliver's show By Andy Blye, Staff Writer, Greenwich Time Hundreds of duck devotees submitted paintings to this year's Federal Duck Stamp contest, which will be judged at the Bruce Museum this week, but it appears TV host John Oliver has abstained from entering his own dubious ducks this time. Oliver, host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight," commissioned five paintings for the contest in 2021, but none of this year's 239 entires contain Oliver's unorthodox style, which strayed from the realistic duck depictions typically selected as winners. Oliver's commissioned works — which included a duck-centric version of Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and a disqualified one that featured art from Nintendo's 1984 video game "Duck Hunt"— did not make it far in the contest, but they did collectively raising just shy of $100,000 when put up for auction, which was contributed to the federal duck stamp program. Judging of this year's contest will be held at the Bruce Museum this week on Sept. 19 and 20. #LastWeekTonight #JohnOliver #DuckStamps #FederalDuckStampContest #BruceMuseum #GreenwichCT https://lnkd.in/eB4BWj_H
Greenwich's Bruce Museum to host federal Duck Stamp contest spotlighted on John Oliver's show
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How Greenwich’s Richie Prager’s Duck Stamp Collection Led to the Bruce Museum Exhibit This Thursday and Friday, the Bruce Museum will become the center of attention for those passionate about wildlife and art as it hosts the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest for the first time! Over two days, five expert judges will evaluate hundreds of entries to choose the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp winner. This year's eligible species include the Northern Shoveler, Brant, Greater Scaup, Spectacled Eider, and Hooded Merganser. But why all the excitement over a 3-inch Duck Stamp? Since its debut in 1934, the Federal Duck Stamp has been a driving force behind one of the U.S.'s most successful conservation programs, preserving over six million acres of crucial habitats across the country, including Connecticut's Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. Learn more through the Bruce Museum’s exhibit, "Conservation Through the Arts: Celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp," featuring a collection of 70 winning duck paintings donated by local collector Richard "Richie" Prager. His passion, inspired by his stamp-collecting mother, underscores the three pillars of this program: hunters, collectors, and the unsung artist heroes. Join us at the Bruce Museum to celebrate art, conservation, and the enduring legacy of the Federal Duck Stamp! U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) #ConservationThroughArt #BruceMuseum #DuckStampArtContest #WildlifeConservation #ArtAndNature #GreenwichCT #DuckStamps #FederalDuckStamp #WaterfowlArt https://lnkd.in/exGdxzWx
How Greenwich’s Richie Prager’s Duck Stamp Collection Led to the Bruce Museum Exhibit
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Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting an exclusive reception and gallery tour celebrating the opening of Conservation Through the Arts: Celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp with Dr. Daniel Ksepka, Curator of Science. 🦆 Guests enjoyed a private gathering in the Susan and Bill Mahoney Gallery Lobby, followed by a tour of this new exhibition in the Changing Science Gallery. This exhibition showcases the incredible legacy of the Federal Duck Stamp program—one of the most successful conservation efforts in U.S. history. For the first time, the Bruce Museum brings together over 70 exquisite works representing the original winning designs for this iconic stamp. This exhibition is possible thanks to Richie Prager's generous donation of 72 works. We also extend our gratitude to our supporters: BlackRock, Ducks Unlimited, Automated Control Logic, Inc., CT Department of Economic and Community Development, CT Humanities, The Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, and a Committee of Honor Co-Chaired by Lily de Jongh Downing and David Yudain. Plan your visit to the Bruce to see these remarkable works of art and learn about the intersection of wildlife, art, and conservation. https://lnkd.in/eHpJThvH #ConservationThroughTheArts #FederalDuckStamp #ArtAndConservation #WildlifeArt #BruceMuseum #DanielKsepka #GalleryOpening #ArtExhibition #GreenwichCT
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World Building of the Week Bruce Museum | EskewDumezRipple Ever since its founding in 1912, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, has been unique for being not just an art museum, but also a science museum and a natural history museum. The museum's appeal is evident in its recent expansion, nearly a decade in the making, designed by EskewDumezRipple adjoining the 19th-century house if first opened in. The architects answered a few questions about the museum expansion that opened in April 2023. What were the circumstances of receiving this commission? The Bruce Museum is a regionally based, world-class museum located in Greenwich, Connecticut, with a multi-disciplinary collection and exhibition program bringing together art, science, and natural history. In 2014, following a national design competition led by jones|kroloff, the Bruce hired the New Orleans and Washington, DC-based architecture firm EskewDumezRipple to design a transformative renovation and expansion that would carry the museum into the future. The resulting project is a complete renovation of the original 32,500-square-foot structure, and the addition of a 42,000-sf new wing providing permanent and changing gallery space, expanded collection storage, and a new public entrance lobby and lecture hall for the museum. #Museum #Architect #Design https://lnkd.in/eQ-BiHGT
Bruce Museum - World Building of the Week
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The Surprising History of the Duck Stamp Takes Wing in a Museum Show It's the only art contest run by the U.S. government. ArtNet | by Richard Whiddington From the vast estuary at Chesapeake Bay to the meandering rivers of the prairies and the marshy shores of the Great Lakes, the continental United States provides habitats galore for waterfowl. Thirty-five million in all, these birds span migrators and residents, dabbers and divers, commonplace and gravely endangered. All have benefitted from the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, better known as the Duck Stamp. Introduced in 1934 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it’s an annual levy on waterfowl hunters, 98 percent of which funds the preservation of wetland habitats. To date, sales of the license have raised $1.2 billion, preserving an area the size of Massachusetts. #ARTNET @usfws #duckstamp #federalduckstamp #BruceMuseum #conservation Read more... https://lnkd.in/eAXHpAqp
The Surprising History of the Duck Stamp Takes Wing in a Museum Show
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Teens Shine in iCreate at the Bruce Museum By Greenwich Sentinel Now in its sixteenth year, iCreate serves as an outlet for emerging artists, amplifying the scope of their work and providing the community a glimpse into regional artistic potential. iCreate is a regional competition consisting of selected works in the Bruce Museum’s Vicki Netter Fitzgerald Gallery. iCreate inspires young minds to embrace their unique styles and engage with other artists in their age group. The amount of confidence that emerges in selected young artists and the attention all participants receive is precious. One of the most anticipated aspects of the iCreate program is the People’s Choice Award, a $250 prize determined entirely by public vote. The museum encourages the community to participate by viewing the iCreate 2024 presentation video on its website, where all the featured artworks are displayed. Visitors can then vote for their favorite work of art, online or in person. #highschoolart #NY #CT #NJ #youth #GreenwichCT #BruceMuseum https://lnkd.in/dPC_EpSH
Teens Shine in iCreate at the Bruce Museum
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Greenwich's Bruce Museum honors the Federal Duck Stamp and other celebrations Works on view in “Conservation Through the Arts” include original paintings, drawings and etchings representing the winning stamp designs, part of a recent donation to the museum by collector Richie Prager. Historic documents and objects from the Bruce Museum’s natural history collections will accompany the artwork on view. The Bruce will welcome visitors to experience the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest live at the Museum Sept. 19-20. At the two-day event, five expert judges will examine hundreds of entries to select the winning design for the 2025 Federal Duck Stamp. The five species eligible for the contest are Northern Shoveler, Brant, Greater Scaup, Spectacled Eider and Hooded Merganser. #Conservation #Art #naturalhistory #FederalDuckStamps U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) #habitat #GreenwichCT Read more... https://lnkd.in/e2gFyfZv
Greenwich's Bruce Museum honors the Federal Duck Stamp and other celebrations
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