{"id":30433,"date":"2018-05-17T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T18:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=news&p=30433"},"modified":"2018-08-01T13:46:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T18:46:48","slug":"the-birds-and-the-butterflies-showing-at-museums-nature-art-gallery-in-june-july","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/news\/the-birds-and-the-butterflies-showing-at-museums-nature-art-gallery-in-june-july\/","title":{"rendered":"The birds and the … butterflies, showing at Museum\u2019s Nature Art Gallery in June, July"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Birds<\/p>\n

(RALEIGH, N.C.) \u2014 The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences\u2019 Nature Art Gallery presents \u201cBirds and Butterflies,\u201d nature photography by Matthew Leavitt. The show runs June 1 through July 29, with a Gallery reception Saturday, June 2, 2\u20134 p.m. All exhibited art is for sale.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been an ardent photographer since the \u201860s,\u201d says Leavitt, who has a degree in journalism with a minor in photojournalism from Boston University. \u201cThe advent of digital photography revitalized my passion and I have been wandering with camera ever since. My favorite subjects include birds \u2014 especially herons, ospreys and eagles \u2014 bees, dragonflies and butterflies.\u201d Leavitt, who calls himself a photographic opportunist, comes across his subjects during \u201clong daily meanderings along the Haw River, at Jordan Lake and at many local parks and ponds. I love to be outside, enjoying nature and photographing its beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leavitt works as a documentarian for the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a named archive focusing on North Carolina demonstrations, rallies and marches. He has exhibited at galleries in Pittsboro, Hillsborough, Ashville and Chapel Hill and was a featured artist at the Carrboro Arts Center. Leavitt is also a co-founder of the Fearrington Photography Group, a member of the Chatham Artists Guild, a member of the Artist Studios at Fearrington Village, and has participated in the Galloway Ridge Artists Collaboration since its inception.<\/p>\n

The Nature Art Gallery is located inside the Museum Store. Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 4:45 p.m. Admission to the Gallery is free. All exhibited art is for sale. For more information about the Nature Art Gallery, call 919.707.9854.<\/p>\n

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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/strong> in downtown Raleigh (11 and 121 W. Jones St.) is an active research institution that engages visitors of every age and stage of learning in the wonders of science and the natural world. Hours: Monday\u2013Saturday, 9 a.m.\u20135 p.m., and Sunday, noon\u20135 p.m. General admission is free. Emlyn Koster, PhD, Director. For more information, visit naturalsciences.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30434,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/30433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}