“COYOTE MEDICINE” is a piece of artwork currently on display at Midcoast Conservancy as part of its “Coyote Connections” exhibit.
“Coyote Connections,” a collection of artists’ depictions of coyotes, is currently on exhibit at Midcoast Conservancy in Wiscasset. From sculpture to canvas, 17 works of art portray coyotes in their natural habitat, in spiritual representation and through fanciful imaginings.
“This art exhibition is all about coyote connections, or we might say, relationships,” said exhibit curator Geri Vistein. “This exhibition is meant to inspire, but also educate deep in the crevices of our spirits … where we experience and honor those connections that are important to the essence of who we are.”
According to Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, “the coyote expanded its range north and east into Maine in the 1930s, slipping into the niche that wolves once occupied as largest canine predator. These intelligent and adaptable animals now occupy almost every conceivable habitat type, from open agricultural country to dense forest to downtown urban areas.”
Vistein notes that when coyotes expanded their range to Maine, they quickly rediscovered their connections with the land, with their food, and with their fellow wildlife.
Artists taking part in the show include Michael Boardman, Sandra Crowell, Evelyn Dunphy, Anne Garland, Forest Hart, Mark McCullough, Judith Mitchell, Linda Murray, Linda Shepard, Elizabeth Starr, Gwen Sylveste, Lisa Tremblay, Geri Vistein, Helen Warren and Carol Whelan.
Midcoast Conservancy welcomes visitors to the exhibit weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Aug. 4. For more information, call (207) 389-5150.
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