The Biscayne Nature Center is delighted to collaborate with Miami Plein Aire to launch a new series of monthly plein aire outings: Join our artist-in-residence Jacqui Roch for a morning of painting inspired by the beauty of Crandon Beach! To paint en plein air is to step into a dialogue with the living world. The...
Join us for the Miami Watercolor Society's Fall 51st Anniversary Exhibition. The exhibition is a juried program featuring members' best work. See the magic of creating with watercolors! Free and open to the public. The exhibit will be on display through Saturday, December 13, 2025.
Join us for the Miami Watercolor Society's Fall 51st Anniversary Exhibition and Awards Reception. The exhibition is a juried program featuring members' best work. See the magic of creating with watercolors! Free and open to the public. The exhibit will be on display until Saturday, November 1, 2025.
Join us for a hands-on workshop with O, Miami where you’ll write and paint postcards celebrating the beloved coastal sanctuary. The finished postcards will be sent out to county commissioners and the mayor’s office in support of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center. The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP...
Artist Dafne Heinzmann joins us to discuss and sign her new book, Ethereal Moments. Not just a collection of photographs -- it is a sensory journey, a meditation on the transformative power of nature and the emotions it evokes. Captured entirely through the lens of her phone, these images of Key Biscayne challenge convention, embracing...
The paintings in this exhibit were created in a single day at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center as part of an inaugural Adventure Painting residency co-facilitated by Bridge Initiative and The Guild of Adventure Painters. Working en plein air alongside naturalists, the artists entered the shallow seagrass beds to observe, listen, and respond—brush...
Join our BNC artist in residence Jacqueline Roch as we open her new exhibit, Botanical Breeze. Layering pastels to create complex colors, Jacqueline is able to achieve a quality that’s reminiscent of an oil painting. Her work is highly distinctive with bold color choices and contrasts - best described as “tropical realism." RSVP for the reception...
In celebration of Earth Day, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center presents Earthfest 2026: Our Power, Our Planet This community-wide event, produced in partnership with the Village of Key Biscayne, will bring together families, students, and neighbors for a joyful day of learning, creativity, and stewardship of our precious natural resources and our shared...
Free and open to the public! Please RSVP here.
Free and open to public spectators: RSVP Artist participation: Register A "Quick Draw" is a dynamic, live art event where painters set up their easels outdoors and are given a strict two-hour time limit to paint a complete scene from start to finish. Spectators are encouraged to wander through the park, interact with the artists,...