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.
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
On-Going Activities at The Roost
12:30-1:30 p.m. Live Music
2-2:30 p.m. Nature Puppet Show by Lee County School District students
Sponsors
DDWS seeks sponsors for this year's Art in the Wild. For information, contact April Boehnen.
Our generous sponsors contribute significantly to the fundraising success of Art in the Wild.
A big THANK YOU to the following sponsors (to date):
Roseate Spoonbill
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Reddish Egret
Snowy Egret
Palm Printing
Maureen & Gray Saage
She Sell Sea Shells
Brian & Susan White