Arts & Culture

Hoosier Painter's Traveling Bicentennial Exhibit Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of State Park System

89.1 WBOI | By Julia Meek

Published July 20, 2016 at 5:45 PM EDT

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American bison at Wells County's Ouabache State Park was Wison's 1st painting of the project.

Courtesy/Rick Wilson

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A view of McCormick's Creek State Park in Owen County, Indiana

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Rick Wilson, on location, working on one of the 70 State Park paintings included in his traveling exhibit, "The Nature of Art: Painted Parks."

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Scene from Spring Mill State Park's Pioneer Village, near Bloomington, Indiana

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Winding down the day at Tippecanoe River State Park in Pulaski County

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Rick enjoying a summer plein air painting session

Courtesy/Rick Wilson

Thanks to the Richmond Art Museum's Legacy Project, Hoosier artist, Rick Wilson is celebrating Indiana's State Park System's 100th anniversary, and the state's Bicentennial, with a traveling exhibit he calls "The Nature of Art: Painted Parks."

The 70 piece show opens Thursday evening, right here in Fort Wayne, at the Castle Gallery, with an opening reception that features a talk and painting demonstration by the artist.

WBOI's Julia Meek met with Wilson earlier this week, to learn what fuels his deeply-rooted Hoosier pride, and where this artistic adventure has taken him.

Event Information:

The Nature of Art: Painted Parks Exhibit
@ Castle Gallery, Fort Wayne Indiana
July 21st through August 13th, 2016
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 21st
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Find more exhibit information at Castle Gallery's website.
Find more artist information at Rick Wilson's website.