Capturing Nature in Westwood
Art Exhibit

Share Your Artistic Talent Submission Form (PDF)

The Westwood Land Trust is sponsoring the third annual Capturing Nature in Westwood Art Exhibit to raise awareness and appreciation for Westwood’s beautiful natural environment. Residents are encouraged to go outside, look around and explore, and “capture” the natural beauty one sees through a painting, 3-D piece, photograph, or any other preferred artistic medium. All ages are invited to participate. If you’d like to submit an entry, please print and complete the submission form. The Submission deadline is Friday, October 16.

Over 250 Westwood community members viewed the wide variety of artwork submitted by hundreds of students and 80 residents last year. Exhibited items included: abstract oil pastels depicting preserved Westwood properties; pastels and acrylics based on students’ pond study; miniature watercolor paintings of Westwood wildflowers; brilliant insect pastels; photographs of Westwood landmarks, familiar landscapes and wild turkeys tussling; watercolors of lady slippers, poppies, and an Oak Street mailbox; sterling silver jewelry such as a heron pin and leaf bracelet; ceramic pottery adorned with leaves; and vibrant quilts. WLT would like to thank Diane Kaiser, Westwood Public School Art Director, and all the WPS art teachers for their whole-hearted support in linking art and nature.

One 2008 submission, “Tread Softly on the Earth”, was completed by four 5th girls through their private art classes and truly represented the spirit of the exhibit. Their work incorporated materials of the earth (clay, glaze, glass, and metal) with recycled materials (cardboard) to replicate a piece of Westwood land. In addition, feathers from Westwood’s resurgent wild turkey population were used to show the resilience of nature, and from a pheasant that provided dinner for a resident fox, demonstrating the need to respect the need for balance in the natural cycle of our wildlife. Lastly, they added an acorn to their work. Said the girls, “The acorn represents the tiny beginning of a great and strong movement to appreciate and protect our town’s wild areas for the generations to come.”

The Westwood Land Trust, Inc., is a charitable organization pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and all contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

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