Blossoming Beyond: Celebrating Queerness in Nature
2024-02-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-14 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-15 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-16 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-17 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-20 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-21 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-22 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 9 more dates | Massabesic Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH, United States
NH Audubon is thrilled to be partnering with Queerlective to provide a space to showcase their “Blossoming Beyond: Celebrating Queerness in Nature” exhibit. Blossoming Beyond explores the connection between queerness and nature, showcasing pieces of work that represent the resilience, strength, and beauty of both the natural world and the LGBTQ+ community. The exhibition celebrates diversity and the intrinsic bond between individuals and the environment. Queerlective works to help create a more inclusive world for the Queer, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities through art, impacting the LGBTQ community in New Hampshire and beyond. This partnership highlights NH Audubon’s commitment to protecting nature for all people, promoting diversity and inclusivity, and expanding opportunities to enjoy nature together. NH Audubon will be donating half of our typical commission to uplift Queerlective’s mission and to help foster the innate connection between nature and queerness.

Nature In Focus: Images of Flora, Fauna, and Landscapes of New England
2024-02-14 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-15 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-16 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-20 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-21 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-22 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-23 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-27 11:00 - 17:00 and 5 more dates | McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
An Exhibition of Nature Photography by Bob Fleck, N.H. Author and Photographer
“In all things of Nature, there is something of the marvelous.” – Aristotle
Photo one: Ruby-throated Hummingbird by Bob Fleck; Photo two: Pink Lady’s Slippers by Bob Fleck.
The selections of photography in this exhibition portray the artist’s interpretation of Aristotle’s ancient words. Curated from images photographed by Bob Fleck – Author and Photographer over the past decade, the overarching theme of the exhibit is “finding the marvelous” available to us in the natural world and bringing it into focus via photography. We need not travel beyond New Hampshire and New England to be in awe.
As you ponder the images presented, search for the details, the “marvelous”, the overall beauty that abounds in nature. Many instances presented by the photographer were but a moment in time, yet a memory forever. The collection represents such a small fraction of what is discoverable, if we only take the time to look and see (and sometimes lucky enough to capture) “something of the marvelous.”
