Traveling Exhibits

Art for Nature’s Sake:

Duck Stamps and Wetland Conservation

Art for Nature's Sake commemorates the 75th anniversary of one of our country's most successful conservation programs—the Federal Duck Stamp Program.

Since 1934, the sale of duck stamps to sportsmen and collectors has generated millions of dollars for the procurement and conservation of a resource often maligned and considered useless—marshes, swamps, potholes, and bogs, areas otherwise known as wetlands.

The initial purpose of the duck stamp program was to protect the wildlife inhabiting these places (especially waterfowl) at a time when the U.S. was awakening to the fact that it was squandering its wildlife and wild places.

Panels explaining the important benefits and diversity of wetlands, and existing threats  accompany 36 stamps and signed waterfowl prints—examples of some of the finest nature art from artists such as Maynard Reece, the Hautman brothers, John Ruthven, Nancy Howe, and Adam Grimm and many others.

Click here to download a Fact Sheet for this exhibit! Includes Letter of Intent.

Contents

• 36 framed original prints and stamps
• 7 graphics (one entrance, 6 informational)

General Requirements

• 100-125 linear running feet
• Environmentally monitored space:
• 7 foot candles lighting
• 45-55% humidity
• 68-72° F
• Skilled exhibition staff for install/de-install

Exhibit Rental Fees       

• $2,500 for 8-10 weeks

     •$500 deposit required with signed contract

• Actual inbound shipping fee
• Insurance during exhibit run and while en route to next site.

Supporting Materials

• Electronic images
• Text files
• Exhibit installation instructions
• Informational material from Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Nature Conservancy, and others

Itinerary Revised  4/7/09

2/7/09–6/7/09       Cincinnati Museum Center (premiere)

Summer 2009       Powdermill Nature Reserve, Pittsburgh, PA

Fall 2009

Winter 2010      

Spring 2010

7/27/10–10/24/10  Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN

Fall 2010

Winter 2011

*Tentative bookings subject to change

Call the Department of Traveling Exhibits at (800) 733-2077
x 17061 for additional information or venue availability.

Art for Nature's Sake is a production of Cincinnati Museum Center. ©CMC, 2009