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Name: The Art of Birds: Free Online Art Lecture Series
Start: 2024-10-08T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-12-04T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon via Zoom

The Art of Birds: Free Online Art Lecture Series

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10/8/24 7:00 pm to 12/4/24 8:00 pm EDT

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Website: https://www.massaudubon.org/about/museum-of-american-bird-art/news/the-art-of-birds

Location: Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon via Zoom

Contact: Jennifer Tafe

Event Description

The Art of Birds: Avians as Symbols, Stewards, and Storytellers. October 8 - December 4, 2024 Learn from our distinguished group of lecturers about the wonder of birds as inspiration for diverse artistic traditions, cultural storytelling, and effective social change. Explore new perspectives on bird art through a diverse range of subject areas and through the research and work of curators, artists, conservationists, and scholars, in this series of five free programs, which all take place via Zoom. All registrants will receive a link to a program recording after each lecture.

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KEYWORDS art , birds , storytelling

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