Robert Kuhn (United States, 1920 - 2007), Night on the Town - detail. Acrylic on Board. 18 x 29 1/2 inches.The McCloy Collection. © Estate of Robert Kuhn.
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Despite the snowy scene above, summer is in full swing at the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
The month of June is full of interesting programs and activities at the Museum, like the opening of Patrons Without Peer: Selections from the McCloy Collection.
Don't miss the always popular Out of the Box Show & Auction or Art After Hours featuring "Queen of the Forest Canopy" Dr. Nahlini Nadkarni.
Other popular and fun-for-families event series like Art Alive @ 12:05, Family Fundays, Young at Art, and the Summer Film Series will be in full-swing during the month. So, be sure to bring your family and friends up to the Museum.
New in June: Invite a Friend to join the Museum and receive a chance to win a prize from a different Business Member each month!
New! Visit the Museum to purchase Mini Raffle tickets for the coolest ride in town - a 2009 MINI Cooper. Details below.
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Patrons Without Peer: Selections from the McCloy Collection
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On Exhibit at the National Museum of Wildlife Art
June 13 - October 11, 2009
 The McCloy family holds one of the most significant collections of contemporary
wildlife art in the nation, including multiple paintings by three artists the
Museum holds in high esteem: Robert Kuhn, Ken Carlson, and Tucker Smith. Coinciding with the publication of a new book called Patrons Without Peer: The McCloy Collection, the Museum
will display several dozen works from the McCloy collection. This exhibit will
give visitors a rare chance to view masterworks from a private collection that
have never been publicly exhibited together before.
To view a listing of the Museum's other current exhibitions, please visit our web site.
Generously
sponsored by Gold: Mary & Jim Barnes, Joffa & Bill Kerr, Ann Trammell;
Silver: Sue & Jud Ball, Howell A. & Ann M. Breedlove Charitable Foundation, Elizabeth &
Horace Gray, Gail & Bob Hughes, Spring Creek Ranch, Charlotte & Hank
Stifel, and Rosella & Carl Thorne.
Ken Carlson (United States, b. 1937) In Dawn's Light, 1990. Oil on Board. 12 x 18 inches. The McCloy Collection. © Ken Carlson.
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Out of the Box Show & Auction
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Friday, June 12 Johnston Hall
Door open 5:30PM Auction begins 7:00PM
Free for members, non-members $7 for adults; Children are FREE!
Just in time for Father's Day!
The Fifth Biennial Out of the Box Show & Auction is an opportunity to take
part in a fun community event and take home a unique, functional work of art
just in time for Father's Day. Each box, generously donated and thoughtfully
decorated by artists and friends, will be auctioned. Proceeds directly support
educational programs at the Museum. Don't miss this fun and lively
auction.
 Light hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, and prizes. Featuring auctioneer
Jim Loose and local personality KMTN's Mark "Fish" Fishman as Master of
Ceremonies. Free for members, non-members: $7 Adults, children are FREE. Contact
Ponteir
Sackrey 307-732-5444 for information.
The Rising Sage Café will be
open for tapas. Call 307-732-5434 for tapas reservations (recommended).
Generously sponsored by Jan & Bob Benz, The
Cruffel Foundation, Fremont Frameworks, Ann & Kent Nelson, Julie & Tom
Obering, Cynthia & Dick Quast, the Thursday Roundtable, Ann Trammell, and
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Art After Hours: Dr. Nahlini Nadkarni
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Presented by the Dragicevich Foundation
Tuesday, June 23
7:30PM
Cook
Auditorium
FREE to members or with Museum admission
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni is known as "The
Queen of the Forest Canopy." She has been both a pioneer in forest canopy
studies and in fostering the communication of canopy research among scientists
and to the general public around the world. She is on the faculty at The
Evergreen State College, in Olympia, Washington, and the adjunct faculty at the
University of Washington. Her research concerns the ecology of tropical and
temperate forest canopies, particularly the roles that canopy-dwelling plants
play in forests. She carries out field research in Monteverde, Costa Rica, and
in Washington state, supported by grants from the National Science Foundation
and the National Geographic Society. In collaboration with computer scientists
and informatics experts, she is creating software and data management tools for
canopy researchers. Nadkarni has  published over 80 scientific articles and two
scholarly books. Her recent awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship for
excellence in scholarship and creativity, the J. Stirling Morton Award of The
National Arbor Day Foundation, an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship, and the
Presidency of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.
Presented by the Dragicevich Foundation and sponsored by Invisible Fence Brand of Jackson Hole.
This program is a collaboration of Center of Wonder, The Nature Conservancy, and National Museum of Wildlife Art.
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Art Alive @ 12:05 with Illustrator Jocelyn Slack
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Wednesday, June 24
12:05PM
FREE for members or with
Museum admission
 Join popular, Jackson Hole-based illustrator Jocelyn Slack for a lively
disucssion inspired by The Lorax: Original Illustrations by Dr. Seuss.
Slack will be discussing the process of illustration.
Jocelyn Slack is a
freelance illustrator. She works mostly in watercolor and pen and ink. Slack
paints murals, logos, fabric design, CD covers, magazines, and T-shirts. Her
images appear regularly on Crane Creek Graphic cards and calendars. She
illustrated the children's book, P is for Potato, an Idaho alphabet book. Slack
also works locally in the schools as a visual artist through the nonprofit
organization pARTners.
Enrich your lunch hour by pairing a brief
discussion related to our exhibitions with a specially priced lunch from the
Rising Sage Café. FREE for members or with Museum admission. Call 307-733-5771
for details.
Generously sponsored by Lisa & David Carlin.
TM &
© Dr. Seuss Enterprises, LP. 1971. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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Young at Art
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Monday, June 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29
10:30 - 11:15AMFREE for members or with Museum admission 
Generously sponsored by First Interstate Bank and the Thanksgiving Foundation.
Lachlan Brighton. Photo © National Museum of Wildlife Art.
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First Sundays
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 June 7, 2009
9:00AM - 4:00PM
Free to area locals!
The first Sunday of every month is free to area locals!
Generously sponsored by Wells Fargo.
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Summer Film Series
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Tuesdays, Fridays & Sundays
2:00PM
Cook Auditorium
FREE for members or with
Museum admission.
Travel the globe as we screen films from the Jackson
Hole Wildlife Film Festival. Films are one hour or less.
June 16, 19, 21:
The Life of Mammals: Plant Predators
David Attenborough looks at
herbivorous mammals.
June 23, 26, 28: The Wolves of
Yellowstone
June 30: Living Edens: Yellowstone, America's Sacred
Eden
Paul Schullery guides us through the extraordinary events as wolves
and grizzly bears chase elk, and mountain lions play in the
sunshine.
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Family Fundays are back!
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Wednesdays in June, July, and August.2:00 - 3:00PMChrystie
Classroom or Cook AuditoriumFREE for members or with Museum
admission
June 17: Zebra Scratchboards June 24: Fish prints  The popular
summer family series returns! Participants will explore the permanent collection and temporary
exhibitions. Activities supplement those unique experiences and are
designed for school aged children. Pre-registration is unnecessary except for large groups. Contact Amy Goicoechea or call 307-732-5435 for more information. Generously sponsored by Town Square Inns.
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NEW! Invite a Friend Membership Campaign
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Business Member Teton County Fair kicks-off the National
Museum of Wildlife Art's new Invite a Friend Membership Campaign by
offering Four All Event Passes and Premier Parking for the Teton County Fair
being held July 18 through July 26, 2009.
You can become eligible for this prize by encouraging a
friend to join at any membership level from Pika to Rungius during the month of June. When your friend's application is processed you both
get entered into the drawing.
This month's prize, (drawn July 1) is four tickets for Pig Wrestling, Demo Derby, Figure Eights, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert, Rodeo, and FREE premier parking all week long. To get your membership application, you can: - Visit the Teton County Fair Office,
- Visit the Museum's Admissions Desk,
 - Call 307-732-5447,
- Visit online.
Be sure your friend's name
is added in parenthesis so we know the enter you in the drawing! |
| Great Things Going on at Your Museum in Jackson Hole! |
 Jackson Food Cupboard
New! Help benefit the Jackson Food Cupboard and save.
Receive $1 off admission with your contribution of a non-perishable
food item. (One item per person max.)
Museum Membership
Always free admission, valuable benefits including invitations to National Museum of Wildlife Art events, Call of the Wild magazine, and a 10% discount in the Museum Shop and Rising Sage Café.
Join Today!Or simplify your trip planning by buying tickets online before you visit the Museum. You can even download a complete calendar of upcoming events. |
2009 Sponsorship Opportunities
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Show your support of the National Museum of Wildlife Art and your community by helping to sponsor wonderful exhibitions, events, and educational programs in 2009. These programs are what make the Museum a cultural gem in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Mission of the National Museum of Wildlife Art is to collect, display, interpret, and preserve the highest quality North American wildlife art, complemented by wildlife art found throughout the world. The Museum enriches and inspires appreciation and knowledge of humanity's relationship with nature. Our programs are made possible by people like you, who want to enrich the lives of all who live in or visit Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 2009 Sponsorship OpportunitiesFor details, please contact Ponteir Sackrey, Director of Development, or call 307-732-5444.
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Mini Raffle for a MINI Cooper!
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 The National Museum of Wildlife Art, through the popular Western Visions event is selling opportunities to win this sporty MINI Cooper, valued at $20,000 to help benefit the Museum's
programs. Tickets cost $25 each or five for $100.
2009 MINI Cooper
purchased from:
Ralph Schomp Automotive
Stop by the Museum to view the car and buy tickets!
Details available online.
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