INDIAN RIVER BIRD & NATURE ART SHOW

11th Annual Indian River Bird & Nature Art Show
October 10-19, 2025

The Pelican Island Conservation Society is sponsoring the eleventh annual Indian River Bird & Nature Art Show in conjunction with National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 11-18, 2025. This year’s event will be hosted by the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, at their facility in the old Sebastian Public School at 1235 Main Street, Sebastian. Be sure to get out and visit the Pelican Island NWR, or your favorite refuge during NWR Week, or anytime!

The National Wildlife Refuge Association, in celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week, produced Finding Refuge, a report that celebrates “… the National Wildlife Refuge System and the diversity of imperiled species that call it home, reveal critical threats to refuges and their wildlife, and look to the future of America's public lands network dedicated to our wildlife.”

This is a juried show and the artwork will be for sale, which supports the artists and PICS - thank you for your support! The show will be open Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm. In addition, the show will be open Saturday, October 11th and 18th - please see the full events schedule below.

Please note, all artwork will be sold “virtually” at this year’s show. Below is a listing of the artists and each piece of work entered in the show. Please click on the item/artwork name link for information, a description of the work, and the option to purchase. If a piece has already been sold, it will not show available for sale. At the show gallery, each artwork label will also include a QR code that will link to this same information and an item may be purchased at that time, if available. Once purchased, the work will remain in the show but no longer show available for sale. All items purchased are to be picked up at the end of the show from the NEP office, on Sunday, October 19, between 1 and 4pm. If you are not able to comply with any of these requirements, alternative arrangements may be possible by contacting PICS at 772-202-0697. President Theodore Roosevelt answers our calls so please leave him a message - thanks!

Please note that the images of artwork are intentionally not high-quality, in order to protect the rights of each artist.

Art Entry Form - Click here to download a copy of information for artists about show rules, requirements, and entry application. Additional information about the show will be posted on the IR Bird & Nature Art Show Facebook page as it becomes available.

Participating Artists

Gallery links and additional artists coming soon.

• Ginny Beeby

  • Lazy Beach

• Bertelle Brooking

  • Baby Spoons

  • Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly

• Susan Clifford

  • Bald Eagle With Fish

  • Friends

• Sandy Johnson

  • Heron

  • Leaping Fox

• Esther Jones

  • Board Meeting

  • Roseates

• Peter Jordan

  • Three Sisters Point

• Carol Ann Knapp

  • Pink Waterlily with Frog

• Carol Kroegel

  • Cypress Spoonbills

• Buddy Lauer

  • Six Eyes Over Blue Cypress Lake

  • Wait Your Turn

• Sarah Logemann

  • Deep Sea Bowl

• Stephanie Lovallo

  • Fly Away

  • Just Before Dusk

  • Scrub Jay

• Phyllis Petrillo Maheu

  • Albatross

  • Frigate

• Valerie Mayton

  • Born to Be Wild

  • Come Fly With Me

  • Stuck in the Middle With You

• Dan McLaughlin

  • Brimming with Life

  • Morning Gathering

• Susan Miiller

  • Pelicans in the Storm

• Mike Nelson

  • 2029 AD

  • 2030 AD

  • Reef Scene

• Mary O’Neal

  • Hey You

• Iris Peters

  • Small Breaking Wave

  • Stately Heron

• Jody Rawley

  • Free Bird

  • Start Me Up

  • What a Wonderful World

• Dorothy Napp Schindel

  • Into The Wild

• Jerry Smietanka

  • Lagoon Greenway

  • Osprey Acres

  • Wabasso Causeway

• Dominique Tynes

  • Fire Sky

  • Heron Paradise

• John Wartman

  • Florida Gator

  • Spoonbill

• Pam Webb

  • Lagoon Sunset

  • Orange Torch Ginger

  • Serenity Marsh

• Linda Weeks

  • Nature’s Advocate

  • Visitor on the Well Pulley

• Janice Wilson

  • Building a Nest

  • First Flight

  • Low Tide

• Event Schedule

The show is being held at the IR Lagoon NEP office at 1235 Main Street, Sebastian

October 10 through 19 - Art Show exhibit, Second Floor, IR Lagoon NEP office. **Please note - the show is NOT open on Sunday, October 12. The Sebastian Area Historical Museum is located on the ground floor of the old school, as well. Plan to stop in and visit them - they have limited open hours, check their website for more info or call 772-581-1380.

October 11, 2 to 4pm - Artists’ Reception will be held in the show gallery at the NEP office with presentation of awards for winning artworks. The public is invited and light refreshments will be served.

October 14, 1 to 2pm - Scrub Jay Conservation. Nora Fosman, a volunteer with Indian River County’s Scrub Jay monitoring program, will give a presentation on efforts to protect the jay. She will be joined by Stephanie Lovallo, a retired art teacher (who has work entered in the art show), for a demonstration on the importance of birds in local art. Stephanie is also a member of the Vero Beach Art Club, a teacher at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, and passionate about nature and birds. Scrub Jays are the only endemic bird in Florida, are right here in our backyard, and are federally protected. This event will be at the IR Lagoon Estuary Program offices, second floor, is free and open to everyone. Nora and Stephanie will provide handouts to attendees, so please join us for an interesting, informative, and fun presentation.

October 18, 6:30pm - Owl Prowl. Join Dee and David Simpson for an owl prowl walk at the North Sebastian Conservation Area, 1245 Main Street, Sebastian. Reservations are required at a cost of $30/person. Click here for more information and online reservations.

Additional activities and tours may be planned as we celebrate the Pelican Island NWR and National Wildlife Refuge Week. Details will be posted on our Calendar as they become available.

National Wildlife Refuge Week

** Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge update - as of today, the Pelican Island NWR is open for visiting, but due to lack of appropriations funding, staff and volunteers are not allowed to access the Refuge. This will continue until action is taken by Congress to provide funding, which is required for Refuge staff and volunteers to participate in any activities in celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week, as described next. **

October 11-18, 2025 - The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the nation’s first Refuge, established in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, will be celebrating the National Wildlife Refuge Week with volunteers onsite to provide information and answer questions, on Friday and Saturday of that week. In addition, they will be available to assist those needing transport to reach some of the viewing areas along the trails. You may wish to check their Facebook page for possible updates and information, at www.facebook.com/PelicanIslandNWR.

Pelican Island Wine and Cheese Cruise

This is one of the more popular events we hold during the Art Show. We anticipate holding at least one of these trips this year and plans will be announced once they become available.

The video below is a slideshow of photos taken on the Sunset Cruise to Pelican Island, during the 2019 IR Birding Fest & Nature Art show, by PICS member Sandy Peterson.  Wildlife seen on the trip included brown and white pelicans, white and glossy ibis, great blue herons, cormorants, black vultures, wood storks, white egrets, osprey and dolphin.  The tour was led by Master Naturalist Heather Stapleton.