This exhibition celebrates the traditional relief printmaking of Maine artist Siri Beckman. Though she also paints in watercolors and oils, she is best known for wood engravings and woodcuts—carving images into carefully selected wood blocks using specialized tools before proofing, refining and printing each edition by hand. A single small block can take dozens of hours to complete, from the first cuts to the final signed print. This show includes more than 40 of her prints featuring birds and landscapes, and explores Siri's deep engagement with this process.

Artist Siri Beckman, whose woodcuts comprise the Gilley's new exhibit "Into the Woods," will make a special guest appearance at this Sept. 3 event which is a gathering for Museum members to celebrate the Gilley, its mission to bring People Closer to Nature Through Art, and the members who make that possible. Enjoy light refreshments, and hear from Museum Director Sean Charette about the Museum's exciting plans for the future. 

Turn obstacles into inspiration and experiment with watercolors to learn how to turn an “oops” into an “awesome” in this painting technique workshop. Drips, mistakes and those “blossoms” that can happen with watercolor, you’ll work with them all. Join us at the Gilley with instructor Erika Elizabeth, who will guide students step by step to express their own creativity and learn.

Join Seth Benz for "Acadia's Cadillac Hawk Migration: 32 Years and Counting."

This Bird Chatter session will be a slideshow encapsulating what we are learning on Cadillac Mountain about hawk migration, and how that sets the stage for hawk migration in the Americas. Following the slideshow, a field trip

to Cadillac Mountain is planned for those who pre-purchase a personal car reservation to go up to the hawk watch. Reservation permits are found at www.recreation.gov/timed-entry/400000

Choose the entrance time of 11 a.m. and plan to watch for a couple of hours. You must also have a valid park pass.