by David L. Witt | Aug 14, 2015 | Curator's Notes
Annual Ernest Thompson Seton Birthday Celebration at Academy for the Love of Learning Seton Birthday Reception & Gallery Opening and Lecture with Julie A. Seton, Ph.D. Huge Persona in a Tiny Package: Julia M. Seton, My Grandmother Date: Friday, August 14, 2015...
by David L. Witt | Oct 23, 2014 | Curator's Notes
The ever-changing Seton Gallery is now showing additional ETS works in open storage display drawers. Museums generally have more stuff than can be shown on the walls. The rest goes into storage. The solution: store artwork where it can be seen by the public. Adjoining...
by David L. Witt | Oct 6, 2014 | Curator's Notes
The Seton Gallery at the Academy for the Love of Learning is officially open twice a month (second and fourth Wednesdays), but really is open any time I am there – a day or so every week and by appointment. Free admission. Late last month Japanese scholar of American...
by David L. Witt | Aug 19, 2014 | Curator's Notes
The following photographs were taken on August 14 (Ernest Thompson Seton’s 154th birthday) in and around the campus of the Academy for the Love of Learning. (David L. Witt)
by David L. Witt | Aug 7, 2014 | Curator's Notes
An article from a British Columbia newspaper, the Gulf Islands Driftwood, September 18, 1991, subtitled, “Sociologist’s report credits nature-based movement,” validates Seton’s original purpose in creating his movement. The first Woodcraft camp took place in March...
by David L. Witt | Jun 26, 2014 | Curator's Notes
This years display of Glandularia bipinnatifida – Dakota vervain – added wonderful color to the Castle. It is one of several plant species attracting insects and birds to the Academy for the Love of Learning campus this summer. Birds and bird lovers are...
