Weir Farm Presenting Take Part In Art

WILTON — On Saturdays in August and September, beginning August 15, Weir Farm National Historic Site’s popular Take Part in Art program will feature a professional artist who will provide informal guidance and instruction to anyone interested in painting with watercolors en plein air. Local artists Marc Chabot and Bobbi Eike Mullen, along with watercolor supplies provided by the National Park Service, will be available from 1 to 4 pm every Saturday.

All are welcome to participate in this free program, regardless of age or experience level, and enjoy the unique opportunity of working alongside a professional artist in a landscape that has inspired artists for generations.

Weir Farm National Historic Site was home to three generations of American artists. Julian Alden Weir, a leading figure in American art and the development of American Impressionism, acquired the farm in 1882. After Weir, the artistic legacy was continued by his daughter, painter Dorothy Weir Young and her husband, sculptor Mahonri Young, followed by New England painters Sperry and Doris Andrews.

Today, the 60-acre farm, which includes the Weir House, Weir and Young Studios, barns, gardens and Weir Pond, is one of the nation’s finest remaining landscapes of American art.

For more information, call 203-834-1896 or visit www.nps.gov/wefa.