• Purvis Young – Opening Reception Brunch

    Purvis Young Art Opening Brushes with the Street: The Art of Purvis Young Exhibit Opening Reception Brunch Sunday, December 15th, 2024 – noon to 3:00pm Exhibit Open Daily from 9:00am – 3:00pm Exhibit shows until February 2, 2025! Free and open to the public. Limited capacity in the gallery. Visit The Art Gallery

  • A Day of Art & Celebration Featuring Xavier Cortada and Purvis Young

    50th Anniversary of Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Join us in celebrating and taking part in Xavier Cortada's eco-art project, Seahorse Society, dedicated to protecting our threatened seagrass meadows. And, don't miss your last chance to view our extraordinary exhibit of Purvis Young's iconic paintings! The event is free and open to the public. See invitation.

  • Paint Out with Miami Plein Aire

    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...

  • Miami Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition

    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.

  • Miami Watercolor Society Fall Exhibition & Awards Reception

    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.

  • Ode to Marjory with O, Miami

    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...

  • Biscayne Day: Notes from the Shallows

    Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center 6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, Florida

    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...

  • POSTPONED! Meet the Artist Opening Reception: Jacqueline Roch

    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...

  • EarthFest 2026: Our Power, Our Planet

    Paradise Park and Civic Center 530 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL

    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...