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New Miller Exhibit Celebrates National Parks

The Miller Art Museum will open a new exhibit, Paint the Parks, a national traveling exhibition curated by the Coutts Museum of Art in Eldorado, Kansas, on July 30. A reception will be held that same day from 5 to 6:30 pm for the public to explore the works by nearly 50 artists from across the United States. The event is free and open to the general public. Light refreshments will be served.

“We are excited to debut this exhibition in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service on Aug. 25, 2016,” said Elizabeth Meissner-Gigstead, executive director. “This exhibit will, without a doubt, give our patrons here in Door County the opportunity to celebrate what our national parks mean to their lives and allow for contemplation and appreciation of these most special places.”

The exhibit, comprised of 73 paintings, depicts the beauty and significance of America’s national parks from around the country, including both their natural and cultural treasures.

The Coutts Museum has been preparing and touring the Paint the Parks exhibition each year since 2006. The annual competition makes selections from entries by hundreds of artists vying for a place in the show. Some of the top artists in the country, this year from 23 states, entered works in a variety of painting media including watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel and gouache. The winners of this 8th annual exhibit are Johne Richardson of Kansas for his oil landscape “Head Em on Home,” and David Drummond of Albuquerque, New Mexico for “Canyon Ripples.”

“These award-winning landscapes by Johne and David are representative examples of the outstanding quality of the work that has been juried into the Paint the Parks exhibitions,” said Deborah Rosenthal, curator of exhibitions and collections at the Miller Art Museum.

“Whether fascinated by lava fields at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park or the wildlife of the barrier reefs at the Biscayne National Park south of Miami, Florida, patrons will find subjects of interest in this wide-ranging exhibit,” continued Rosenthal. “It is a reflection of the diverse worlds that make up America as seen through the eyes of these exceptional artists.”

The exhibit continues through Sept. 13. For more information, call 920.746.0707 or visit the Museum’s Facebook page at facebook.com/millerartmuseum.

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