Collections and Exhibits at Fruitlands

Fruitlands Museum is committed to sharing the unique perspectives of artists, both historical and contemporary. The changing exhibitions offer a wide variety of selections from Fruitlands' collections as well as other museum and private collections, and additionally contemporary artists from the New England region.

Tree Figures 2008-2010

Explore sculptures created from real trees - some over 25ft. high - as they burst forth throughout Frutilands' historic landscape. Visit and enjoy sculptor Joseph Wheelwright’s eight towering Tree Figures exhibition. The sculpture reveals the twists and turns of Wheelwright's thirty years creating sculpture. On view through Nov. 15, 2010

Joseph Wheelwright's Tree Figures
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For the Birds

For the Birds:
Art from the Mass Audubon Collection

April 15 through November 15, 2010

Fruitlands is proud to present the exhibition, For the Birds: Art from Mass Audubon’s collection, opening the 2010 season and featuring remarkable and rarely-exhibited art. The exhibition includes selected works spanning more than two centuries by internationally renowned artists with an intriguingly diverse approach to their subject- birds.

We are pleased to collaborate with the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center in bringing their collection to a broader audience at Fruitlands. This extraordinary art collection was assembled over the 114 year history of Mass Audubon, new England’s largest conservation organization.

For the Birds has something for everyone—casual visitors, art enthusiasts, backyard birdwatchers, adults and/or children. The exhibit opens with a preview reception on Sunday, April 11 at 6 p.m. Check our events calendar for bird-inspired programming throughout the year.

Barry

Flights of Discovery:
The Avian Art of Barry Van Dusen

April 15 through November 15, 2010

Fruitlands is proud to present an exhibit by Artist-in-Residence Barry Van Dusen. Flights of Discovery: The Avian Art of Barry Van Dusen, April through November 2010 in the Wayside and the Fruitlands Ell.

Barry Van Dusen

Barry Van Dusen is an internationally recognized wildlife artist and has illustrated a variety of natural history books and pocket guides, many in association with Massachusetts Audubon Society.

During his Artist-in-Residence year, Barry Van Dusen is creating new works at Fruitlands, which enable visitors to witness how he creates watercolor art of the birds at Fruitlands.
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