Migratory Moments: An Exhibition Celebrating Our Connection to Rivers, Fish, and Wildlife

The Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC), in partnership with Connecticut-based painter John H. Sargent, is organizing a community celebration through art to coincide with fish migration season in the Connecticut River watershed. This exhibition of 2-dimensional works will tell stories of our connection to rivers and to the fish, birds, and other wildlife that live here, as well as to our creativity, curiosity, and interconnectedness with the natural world. The exhibit aims to explore our deeper sense of place and belonging in the watershed.

The show will feature two large riverscape paintings, The Source and The Estuary, by Connecticut-based artist, John H. Sargent. Each of his central paintings are bordered by a series of smaller panels portraying the flora and fauna of each region of the watershed, created by the following artists: Mark Lewchik, Emma Yount, and Gretchen Saverson, Morgan Allen, Melia Pisano, Finn Kellert, and Jade Johnson. At the conclusion of the South Hadley exhibition, these two collaborative paintings will permanently hang in the Connecticut River Conservancy’s office in Greenfield, MA.

Additional artists have been invited to show their work on this theme of migration. Check back here for updates as artists are selected.

Migratory Moments is a month-long art exhibit from May 2-28. A reception will be held on May 7, 4-6pm. There will be a children’s activity on the same day, 3-4pm, to kick-off the afternoon.