Wendell Gilley Museum

05/28/2026

Excited to welcome the Acadia Birding Festival back to the Gilley this year!
Check them out at www.acadiabirdingfestival.com

The Gilley hosts, livestreams and records the festivals presentations. As usual, it's a very interesting mix of speakers and topics.

05/25/2026

Check out Maine artist Ian Trask arranging "24 Water Molecules," one of his pieces in the Gilley's new summer art exhibition, "Water Proof: Maine Artists Reflect on Their Environment." Trask created it from recycled materials bound by string. "Water Proof" opens Wednesday, May 27.

05/05/2026

Tonight's the night! Join us online for renown children's author and illustrator Will Hillenbrand at 7pm for the Gilley's May People-Nature-Art presentation. Sign up at www.wendellgilleymuseum.org/calendar

04/30/2026

We had a blast with Ms. Snurkowski's first-graders from Pemetic Elementary at the Wendell Gilley Museum. We all experienced a little Loon Magic. Here the kids are doing their loon dance to scare off predators.

04/28/2026

Thank you Linda - it was a privilege to have your work in the Museum.

It has been an honor to be included in “Island Inspirations: Seven Artists Interpret Nature"exhibit at the Wendell Gilley Museum this season.

04/27/2026

It's time for Paint 'n' Sip at the Gilley, this Friday, May 1. A little wine, a little art, and a lot of fun. We'll be painting a Northern Parula. The workshop begins at 4:30 and ends at 6:30. We provide all supplies. Sign up at www.wendellgilleymuseum.org/calendar

04/25/2026

We were "leafing out" at the Gilley today. Check out these videos of students making realistic-looking leaves for their carvings or other art projects in a special workshop taught by Master Carver Ed Hawkes.

04/17/2026

Saturday, April 18, at the Gilley -- 2 fun events.
*Bird Chatter walk & talk with field biologist Seth Benz at 9am
*Papercutting workshop with Lynda Millar at 1pm
Sign up for either (or both!) at www.wendellgilleymuseum.org/calendar

04/11/2026

The Gilley’s program with Acadia poet Samantha DeFlitch is being rescheduled to September and will NOT happen on Friday April 17 as originally scheduled. A final date is still being determined.

An Acadia National Park Artist-in-Residence, DeFlitch will share poems from her in-progress manuscript, “Singing Ground,” at the Gilley. She is interested in how different registers of speech amplify the tension between loss and hope, and her work emphasizes the importance of perception in addressing environmental crises.

Following the reading, DeFlitch will lead a brief writing exercise .

This event is free and open to all, but registration is required.