Art in the Wild

Art in the Wild 2024

Saturday, October 19

All - free activities at the Refuge

*Free entrance to the Wildlife Drive both days 7 a.m.-5 p.m.

Stay tuned for details.

See the Flyer

Schedule of Events

Activities subject to change

9:30 a.m. Sing “Happy Birthday” to “Ding” re-enactor with cookies and refreshments

10 a.m. Federal Duck Stamp presentations featuring current multiple winner Joe Hautman and brothers Jim and Bob

11 a.m. Other contest-winning art presentations and awards: Federal Junior Duck Stamp Winner Mila Linyue Tong, Florida Junior Duck Stamp Winner Jenny Liu and other Florida winners, Elementary School Conservation Cartoon Contest, Amateur Photo Contest in Visitor & Education Center Auditorium

12 noon Signings by the Hautman brothers and Mila Linyue Tong, outside the Refuge Nature Store

12-3 p.m. ON-GOING ART STATIONS outdoors on balcony/walkway (no signup required)

Shell Painting with Ranger Yvette
Recycled Jewelry with Ranger Jess
Decorate Your Own Tea Towel
Community Mural with Artist-in-Residence Jacqui Roch

12-4 p.m. ART DEMONSTRATIONS, Visitor & Education Center

Jim Sprankle, Bird Sculptor
Tim Smith, Sanibel Pottery
Andrew Corke, Recycled Bike-Tire Art
Lacy McClary, Painter
Jaye Boswell, Pen-and-Ink
Stan Bunick, Fish-Fly Tying
Cabe Rieck, Origami
Deborah Kramer, Stained Glass
Christine Keyworth, Polymer Clay
Gus Mezetta, Wood Blocks Prints

1-2:30 p.m. Workshop

(All workshops will be limited to 20: 10 spots available on Eventbrite prior (starting October 1) and 10 more guests who sign up that day on a first-come basis. Check in at program tent at base of Visitor Center ramp by 12:45 p.m. to ensure your spot, please.)

Paint a Wine Glass, Auditorium B
Nature Journaling & Hike, meet at flagpole
Paint on Queen Palm Pods with Rachel Pierce, Beneath Center
Paint a Duck with former Florida Junior Duck Stamp winner John Brennan, Auditorium A