Another successful Alabama Coastal
BirdFest has come and gone.
Thank you to everyone who
visited—those from just down the street or a few hours away and those
from as far away as New York, Ontario, California, Michigan, Indiana and
Pennsylvania.
Thanks to our generous sponsors and
supporters and to everyone who brought a booth or exhibit to the Bird &
Conservation Expo. Thanks to all our volunteers and to our most excellent
guides!
We’ll see you next year for the 9th Annual
John L. Borom Alabama Coastal BirdFest,
Oct. 4-6, 2012
See photos from this year’s BirdFest (and
post your own if you attended) on our flickr page at www.flickr.com/groups/1741838@N25/
Still have birds on your mind? Check out the new Audubon
Exhibit at Mobile Museum of Art – Oct. 14, 2011 through Jan. 28, 2012.
After
a sneak preview for BirdFest visitors, the exhibit “John James Audubon:
American Artist and Naturalist” opens to the public on October 14, said Eric
Gallichant, public information officer for the Mobile Museum of Art. “The name
John James Audubon (1785-1851) is synonymous with the study and reservation of
American wildlife. His artistic masterpiece, The Birds of America folio, and his lifetime
of written journals stand as an unsurpassed contribution to the world of fine
art, natural science, American history, and literature.”
Audubon’s
life and development as an artist are chronicled in this exhibition, which
features 51 “Double Elephant” folio-sized, hand-colored engravings from his
masterwork, The Birds of America, printed in England between 1826 and 1838,
Gallichant says. “In addition, visitors will see other originals by Audubon,
including oil paintings, a drawing and watercolors with his field notes. Works
by Audubon’s contemporaries, original letters, documents, personal items, rare
books, and photographs will also be on display, drawn from the collection of
the John James Audubon Museum in Henderson, Kentucky.”
The
Audubon exhibit is open to the public from Oct. 14 through January 8, 2012. The
museum is located at 4850 Museum Drive in Mobile. For more information on
the exhibit or the museum, call (251) 208-5200 or visit www.MobileMuseumofArt.com.
Special Sneak Preview for BirdFest Registrants!
New Audubon Exhibit at Mobile Museum of Art
Visitors
to this year’s Alabama Coastal BirdFest may enjoy a special preview of the
exhibit “John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist” at the Mobile
Museum of Art, said Eric Gallichant, public information officer for the museum.
“We are making this a special opportunity available just for BirdFest visitors
between Wednesday, October 5 and Sunday October 9. This will give them full
access to the Museum’s permanent collection and other traveling exhibitions
along with special entry into the Audubon exhibition which won’t be open to the
public until Oct. 14.”
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During
the sneak preview, BirdFest visitors may tour the museum for half-off the
regular admission price by showing their BirdFest confirmation letter, printed
itinerary, or name badge, said BirdFest ‘nestkeeper’ Fran Morley. “That means
our guests will get to preview the Audubon exhibit and tour the museum’s other
exhibits for just $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, or $3 for students. We really
appreciate the Mobile Museum of Art bringing this exhibit to Mobile and sharing
it with our visitors in this way.”
The
name John James Audubon (1785-1851) is synonymous with the study and
reservation of American wildlife, said Gallichant. “His artistic masterpiece, The
Birds of America folio,
and his lifetime of written journals stand as an unsurpassed contribution to
the world of fine art, natural science, American history, and literature.
Audubon’s
life and development as an artist are chronicled in this exhibition, which
features 51 “Double Elephant” folio-sized, hand-colored engravings from his
masterwork, The Birds of America, printed in England between 1826 and 1838. In
addition, visitors will see other originals by Audubon, including oil
paintings, a drawing and watercolors with his field notes.” Works by Audubon’s
contemporaries, original letters, documents, personal items, rare books, and
photographs will also be on display, drawn from the collection of the John
James Audubon Museum in Henderson, Kentucky.
The
Audubon exhibit is open to the public from Oct. 14 through January 8, 2012. The
museum is located at 4850 Museum Drive in Mobile. For more information on
the exhibit or the museum, call (251) 208-5200 or visit www.MobileMuseumofArt.com.
