The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art

The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art was founded in 1993 to celebrate the life and works of its namesake, the nationally recognized wildlife artist, naturalist and writer Ned Smith. On October 9th, 2004 we opened our permanent home that includes gallery space, gift shop, offices and classrooms. The Olewine Gallery features changing exhibits of contemporary artists and photographers, including National Georgraphic's Joel Sartore and NPR commentator and artist Julie Zickefoose , The building is also used for the Center's extensive education programming , which serves nearly 4000 schoolchildren per year. The Ned Smith Gallery , which opened in June 2011, permanently features selections from the $1.5 million collection of hundreds of original paintings, drawings, field sketches, journal notes and manuscripts donated by Smith's widow, Marie.