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The Society of Animal Artists 66th Annual Exhibition

Experience breathtaking wildlife and nature through exceptional works by internationally acclaimed artists in the Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition.

The Artist, the Patron, and The Reaper: A 60-Year-Old Elliott Museum Mystery

Discover the fascinating 60-year-old Elliott Museum mystery surrounding artist Samuel L. Margolies, patron Anne Shepard, and the elusive intaglio print The Reaper. Can you help solve the story?

Thunderstorms Couldn’t Stop the Fun at Our June Member Mixer!

Despite a summer thunderstorm, nearly 30 members gathered for a fun behind-the-scenes June Member Mixer at the Elliott Museum’s Boomerang Car Racking System.

A Wonderful Evening Celebrating Two Extraordinary New Exhibitions

Celebrate the opening of Charles Fazzino and 3D Doubt Your Eyes at the Elliott Museum. View photos from the VIP reception.

The Tempest Makes Headlines

The House of Refuge Museum’s immersive installation, The Tempest, was recently featured in the news. Discover the storm experience everyone is talking about.

High Tea at The E makes the NEWS!

The Elliott Museumโ€™s charming High Tea at The E was featured in TC Palmโ€™s Luminaries! Guests enjoyed tea, fashion, laughter, and unforgettable memories.

Coastal Colors Paint Out Makes Headlines!

The Elliott Museumโ€™s Coastal Colors Paint Out and Reception was featured in Hometown News, celebrating plein air artists and the historic House of Refuge.

Mom’s & Mimosas

The Elliott Museumโ€™s Momโ€™s & Mimosas member event was a sparkling success with mimosas, brunch, pastries, giveaways, and a relaxing sound healing experience.

Coastal Colors Come to Life

Artists gathered at the House of Refuge Plein Air Paint Out to capture the coastline in real time. Explore highlights, photos, and the story behind the event.

HIGHWAYMEN PAINTING RAFFLE DRAWING

A lucky Friday the 13th at the Elliott Museum as Josh Fine wins an original $8,000 Highwaymen painting by renowned artist Sam Newton during a special drawing tied to the museumโ€™s popular Highwaymen exhibit.

CLASSIC CARS VIDEOS

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Itโ€™s Featured Friday at the Elliott Museum! ๐ŸŽ‰ This week, our President and CEO, Rob Steele, is highlighting our remarkable 1920 Hudson limousine, once owned by legendary opera singer Enrico Carusoโ€ฆ And also, taking you for a ride inside the Boomerangโ€” our one-of-a-kind car racking system! ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿš˜

Caruso was one of the most celebrated performers of the early 20th century, and this elegant automobile offers a fascinating glimpse into the glamorous world he knew. With its grand design, spacious interior, and incredible connection to music history, it is more than just a beautiful car. It is a true piece of history on wheels!

Come see it for yourself at the Elliott Museum. โœจ

#FeaturedFriday #ElliottMuseum #EnricoCaruso #VintageCars #AutomotiveHistory
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๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐“๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ...๐๐ˆ๐† ๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐†๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐!

Ready to turn tiny tiles into a one-of-a-kind work of art? Join ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ at the Elliott Museum for a fun, hands-on introduction to the colorful world of mosaics!

Youโ€™ll choose from an assortment of colorful mosaic tiles and create your very own ๐Ÿฒโ€ณ ๐˜… ๐Ÿฒโ€ณ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒโ€”completely unique to you!

๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐œ ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž? ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ! Antoinette will walk you through the entire process, from arranging your design to adding the finishing grout. Youโ€™ll leave with a beautiful piece ready to display, gift, or show off!

๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ

๐—•๐—ข๐—ก๐—จ๐—ฆ! Every attendee receives a $๐Ÿฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป to use at Stuart Ceramics!

๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€
๐Ÿ“… ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ | ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿฏ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป

โš ๏ธ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, and spots are expected to fill quickly! Please get your tickets at least 3 days in advance so supplies can be prepared.

Come play with color, get creative, and turn a handful of tiny tiles into something ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น!

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†! bit.ly/mini-masterpiece-abstract-mosaic-tile-art
#ElliottMuseum #ElliottMuseumWorkshops #MosaicArt #MosaicWorkshop #MosaicTileArt #PinchPlaceCreate #StuartCeramics #CoastalArt #FloridaArt #CreativeWorkshop #ArtWorkshop #MartinCountyFL #StuartFL #SupportLocalArtists
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Get creative with us at the Elliott Museum! ๐ŸŽจโœจ

Join Antoinette from Stuart Ceramics Stuart Ceramics for Pinch, Place & Create, a fun and beginner-friendly mosaic workshop where youโ€™ll design and create your very own one-of-a-kind 6โ€ x 6โ€ mosaic plaque! ๐Ÿฆ€๐ŸŒŠ

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, September 1
โฐ 1:00โ€“3:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Elliott Museum
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $39 per person
๐Ÿ‘ฅ Limited to just 20 participants

All materials are provided, so just bring your creativity and get ready for an afternoon of colorful, hands-on fun!

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today! Visit our website to register: hsmc-fl.com/special-events/

#ElliottMuseum #MosaicWorkshop #StuartCeramics #ThingsToDoInStuart #TreasureCoast
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Host Your Event Somewhere Truly Unforgettable!

Itโ€™s never too early to start planning your next epic Holiday Party and what a better place to host it other than the Elliott Museum or The House of Refuge! ๐ŸŽ‰

You will be sure to surprise and delight your beloved guests at your next event held at one of our lovely museums. Make your event one to remember! ๐Ÿ’ซ

We still have a few dates available in November and December for Holiday Party bookings.

Contact Grace today for a venue tour at gphillips@hsmc-fl.com or 772-225-1961 ext. 124.

#UniqueVenues #MuseumEvents #ClientEvents #HolidayParties #HistoricalSociety
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๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บโ€ฆ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ!

Ready to turn a little paper into a LOT of fun? Join local artist ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ for a hands-on workshop at the Elliott Museum where youโ€™ll learn the magic of ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด and create ๐—ง๐—ช๐—ข ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฝ-๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€!

The best part? Open the card and watch a beautiful ๐Ÿฏ๐—— ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ!

Debbie will guide you step-by-step as you cut, fold, design, and assemble your cards using colorful papers and simple techniques. No crafting experience necessaryโ€”just bring your creativity and have fun!

๐Ÿ˜Š Perfect for adults of ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ | ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿฐ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป

โš ๏ธ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, and this workshop is expected to fill quickly! Please register at least 3 days in advance so supplies can be prepared.

Come spend a creative afternoon making something beautifulโ€”and maybe discover a new crafty obsession along the way!

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†! bit.ly/the-art-of-the-pop-up
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๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๏ฟฝ

๐†๐„๐“ ๐‘๐„๐€๐ƒ๐˜...๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐–๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ ๐€๐…๐“๐„๐‘๐๐Ž๐Ž๐!

What if you could travel the world, encounter incredible wildlife, and experience some of natureโ€™s most unforgettable moments! ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž?

Join international photographer ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป at the Elliott Museum as we celebrate ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† with an incredible visual journey around the globe!

For decades, Gary has traveled to some of the worldโ€™s most spectacular places in search of extraordinary wildlife. From powerful predators and elusive creatures to colorful birds and fascinating animal behaviors, his photographs capture moments most of us will never get to see firsthand.

๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ! Gary will take you behind the lens to share the adventures, unexpected surprises, patience, persistence, and sometimes downright wild experiences that went into capturing these incredible images.

Whether you love wildlife, photography, travel, or simply amazing stories, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ!

๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„!
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฐ | ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿฏ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐—”๐——๐— ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก: $5 Members | $18 Non-Members
Valid membership card required for member entry.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜!

๐†๐„๐“ ๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐Š๐„๐“๐’ ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜: bit.ly/wildlife-in-the-world-in-the-wild
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