The Foster Museum

04/29/2026

Follow Tony Foster as he paints watercolour wilderness Journeys in Nepal, Tibet, down the Green River, and in other spectacularly beautiful remote wildernesses. This 90 min documentary is premiering in the US after extended showings in the UK.

Buy your ticket and save your seat—3pm this Saturday, May 2 in NYC at Roxy Cinema in Tribeca! Filmmaker Q&A follows the screening.

https://www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/tony-foster-painting-at-the-edge-qa-docn-roll-nyc-ff/

Doc'n Roll Films Roxy Cinema New York

04/25/2026

We’re so excited that PAINTING AT THE EDGE premieres on May 2nd in NYC! Please spread the word!

NYC PREMIERE! Our new DOC "PAINTING AT THE EDGE" screens at the Roxy Cinema on May 2. Tony Foster, the only artist who has painted Mount Everest from all three sides. Traveling mostly on foot, by raft or canoe, English artist Tony Foster paints landscapes in the remotest of areas often risking his life to bring awareness to wilderness destruction and climate change. Doc'n Roll Films Roxy Cinema New York David C. Schendel

Visual artist Tony Foster has spent 9 years living in a tadpole tent, using his art to bring awareness to climate change.

04/05/2026

Happy Birthday to Tony Foster! 🎂

We've mailed the April 2026 newsletter, which you can find in your email inbox or here:

Using a variety of techniques and tools in each class, we learn simple principles and conclude with an outdoor experience, sketching what we see.  All skill levels are welcome. CLICK HERE for more information, pricing & sign ups!

03/26/2026

TONY FOSTER: PAINTING AT THE EDGE
New York Premiere of Film + Director Q&A

2 May, 3 PM in New York City

03/24/2026

Students at Gould Academy's Human Geography class are using Tony Foster's artist-explorer philosophy to embrace slow, place-based reflection in their work. Read more at

At Gould, we embrace technological fluency with slow, place-based reflection. By pairing the methodical “habit of hand” found in a watercolor kit with the “habit of mind” required to navigate global data, Gould’s Four Point teaches our students a vital lesson: the world is far more interes...

03/06/2026

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From the Dayton Art Institute: With a discerning eye, Foster records not only nature’s strength and resilience but also its vulnerability, even in landscapes once dominated by industry and later reclaimed. In a world where environmental change is often conveyed through striking images of global wa...

02/19/2026

We’re excited to announce our exhibition as part of 2027 ! The Foster Museum: Revisiting John Muir’s High Sierra

In 1986, British watercolorist Tony Foster painted his third wilderness Journey as he hiked the entire 215 miles of the iconic John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada. Foster’s Journey-based art practice explores themes of nature and environmental stewardship and involves painting en plein air in the world’s wild places. His detailed watercolors are complemented by diary notes and found objects. This exhibition reunites artworks presented in the first exhibition of John Muir’s High Sierra at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in 1989 and celebrates the artist's ties to Northern California which led to a museum dedicated to his art in Palo Alto.

From March 10-June 10, 2027 Further Triennial will celebrate Northern California’s creative and cultural life, bringing together more than 80 arts organizations across the Greater Bay Area. The Foster Museum is thrilled to participate in the first edition, Around Here. We look forward to celebrating Northern California’s vibrant art historical past and present with you!

Featured artwork: Tony Foster, Bishop Pass to Mather Pass, 1986. Watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper.

02/19/2026

We're just sent out a special, mid-February edition of The Foster Museum's newsletter welcoming our Executive Director, Bianca Patel, and announcing artist-explorer Tony Foster's visit to California this year. Read more below:

https://mailchi.mp/thefoster.org/welcome-from-executive-director-bianca-patel-tony-foster-at-the-foster-museum

02/14/2026

Have you seen that our popular class series "Nature Journaling: Explore, Express, Connect!" is back in Palo Alto for 2026?

Join artist Kate Rutter in this workshop focused on visually expressing curiosity through nature journaling. All skill levels are welcome; "art" is in the experience itself. Visit thefoster.org/natural-journaling for dates, session topics, pricing, and general information.

02/14/2026

Don't forget to spread the word and sign up for our amazing classes at The Foster Museum:
DRAWING CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE
February 18, 25, March 4, 11
Wednesdays from 1- 3PM

Learn how to draw wildlife indigenous to California with instructor Agnes Wong, working in graphite, colored pencils, pen and ink, and watercolor. All skill levels welcome. Visit www.thefoster.org/programs for more information, pricing, and to register.