The Art by Nature program highlights the beauty of our local Fayette County landscapes and plants and ways to improve and enhance the natural world. Local artists create pieces inspired by the list of chosen sites provided each year. The 2024 exhibit will focus on monarch waystations across Fayette County.
2024 Art by Nature
Submissions are closed.
Gallery will be open Oct. 18 – Dec. 6, 2024
2024 Gallery Events
The following are events happening at the Living Arts and Science Center Gallery during the Art by Nature exhibit. Admission is free to the Living Arts and Science Center during all events. Join us for the opening and closing reception, where awards will be presented.
Opening reception (awards will be presented)
Oct.18 | 6 – 8 p.m.
All awards (except people’s choice) will be presented at 7 p.m.
Awards for photo and digital/video, 2D, 3D, K-12 best in show with three honorable mentions, and the Monarch Waystation award will be presented.
Guided Painting
Oct. 26 | 10 a.m. – noon
Registration required
Gallery Hop
Nov. 15 | 6 – 8 p.m.
Closing reception
Dec. 6 | 6 – 7 p.m.
2024 award winners
2D award:
- 1st place: Jon Gaddis, Garden Club
- 2nd place: Beth Goldstein, Caterpillar Transformation
- 3rd place: Elizabeth Noonan, Dance of the Monarch
3D award:
- 1st place: Jennifer Hart, Monarchs in Flight
- 2nd place: Rachell Hall, What (Butterfly) Dreams Are Made Of
- 3rd place: Jenna Woolums, Talulah's Adventures
Digital/photo:
- 1st place: Virginia McKee, Monarch Waystation at Gardenside Park
- 2nd place: Tom McCoy, Taking A Break 2
- 3rd place: Don Ament, Hummingbird Clearwing Moth in Wild Bergamo
K-12 award:
- Best in show: Brinley Edwards, fLIGHT
- Runner up: Sydney Cox, Create Studio After School Club
Monarch Waystation award:
- Sarah Goddard, The Gentle and Wild Things
Past year themes
Past year themes
2018 – local greenways and streamside restoration projects
2019 – native plants in medians, easements and mailbox strips
2020 – 2021 – trees
2022 – front yards
2023 – urban creeks