The Stanton Bird Club invites artists to participate in several plein air sessions at Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary in Lewiston over the next several months.
The first is to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 10, and hosted by local painter Michael Everett.
Painters will meet at Thorncrag’s Montello Street parking lot. For more information, visit stantonbirdclub.org.
The club is planning a juried art show for 2022 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Thorncrag. Art inspired by Thorncrag will be featured in the show.
Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary in Lewiston. Contributed photo
The club in 1922 accepted the first gift of land from the family of Alfred Anthony, professor of religion at Bates, his wife Gertrude, and his sister Kate Anthony, with the intention of creating a model bird sanctuary.
The club has been actively engaged in conservation work in the Androscoggin County area since that time. Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary, now a 450-acre wildlife preserve, has been the primary focus of that activity through the years.
Passive recreation at Thorncrag — birdwatching, picnicking, hiking, walking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, sledding, skating, and nature photography — is actively encouraged.
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