Burchfield Homestead Society

10/16/2026

10/11/2026

Wild foraged wreaths are a tradition here at BHS. We had so much fun creating new designs with our friends and the bounty of nature🍁

10/05/2026

🎬 Film on Art

A free weekly film series at the Butler Institute of American Art

Join us every Tuesday at noon for Film on Art—a weekly series exploring artists, art, creativity, and the stories behind the work. From artists and their practices to the places and ideas that shape art history, each film offers a new perspective and an opportunity for conversation.

October Films

October 6
The Power of the Past: Florence with Bill Moyers (1990)

October 13
Conclusion of The Power of the Past: Florence & William Keith (1995)

October 20
Guest of Cindy Sherman (2008)

October 27
Conclusion of Guest of Cindy Sherman & Eva Hesse (2016)

📍 Butler Institute of American Art
🕛 Tuesdays at Noon
🎟️ Free & open to all

Come for the film, stay for the conversation.
See you Tuesdays at noon.

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09/06/2026

Tonight while reading, I heard the same weird wailing cry, as of a distressed puppy, and was suprised to hear Ephie [Burchfield's cousin], exclaim: "Listen—there's a screech owl!"

There it was. Someone else knew the very sound that had been puzzling me. It seems I do not know the simplest things! ["Oh will I ever be a naturalist!"] Will I ever learn to know birds & trees & plants any better than I do now. My life is leading me further and further from it. Can I ever, sometime, go back and learn anew? Perhaps. If not, I will at least always have with me a divine love of all nature which will be something.

Later on, we heard the shuddering mournful sound quite close.

Charles Burchfield, Journals, September 5, 1913

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), November Wind At Dusk, 1946-59; watercolor on paper, 34 1/2 x 29 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Archives

08/23/2026

As I sit in arbor writing an amateur violinist commences to play. At first I hear only its squeaking wiry sound and it jars. Then he commences to play “Over the waves Waltz”, and I become rapt as tho hearing grand opera. It was at this season when several years ago, when I commenced making my first collection of butterflies. At the time some people on the corner had a phonograph and this was one of their records, which was a favorite one as they played it oftener than any other. Thus my summer pursuit + this composition have become so woven together that when I hear it, I see the sunny clover-fields + white dusty roads I roamed I was amazed how tense I was when it stopped. Thus had my memories converted this poorly rendered song into music of the rarest sort. I always contrive to view the setting sun thru a tree, to see the gold sparkle.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 22, 1914

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Scattering Rain (Rain Drops), July 13, 1916; watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper, 18 x 13 1/2 inches; Private collection; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives (details)

08/16/2026

🎨 CALL FOR ART — 87TH AREA ARTIST ANNUAL

Calling all artists within a 75-mile radius of the Butler Institute of American Art! Ready to see your work on the walls of the museum? This is your chance to enter the 87th Area Artist Annual.
 
Eligible media includes oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, photography, ceramics, sculpture, drawing/illustration, and printmaking.
 
This year’s juror—Michael Gill 🏆 Co-founder of Collective Arts Network and founding editor/publisher of CAN Journal. An award-winning arts writer, administrator, and artist.

✨ Exhibition opens December 13th from 1-3pm with an awards ceremony at 2pm.

📣 ENTER ONLINE TODAY!
$30 entry fee • Deadline: September 27th

🔗 Full details & prospectus: https://butlerart.com/exhibits/87th-area-artist-annual/
 

08/12/2026

Idabelle Firestone Fine Art Exhibition & Sale