Arts, Culture, and Ecology

Belwin is one of more than 20 host sites for the 4Ground: Midwest Land Art Biennial event taking place June through August 2022.

Learn more about the Minnesota Nature Photography Club members and their photos on display at the Lucy Winton Bell Athletic Fields.

Musicians of all kinds take to the trees at Belwin From 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on August 14 and 15, 2021, a diverse group of instrumentalists and vocalists will perform as part of Music in the Trees, a two-day outdoor event on the grounds near the Belwin Education Center. There will be a fully-accessible… Continue Reading Music in the Trees 2021

We are pleased to introduce Belwin’s 2021 Artist in Residence, Tom Bierlein. Tom is a Minneapolis-based sculptor, builder, and gardener who creates spaces to experience rest, connection, and reflection between people and the natural environment.

We spoke with with Tamsie Ringler, 2016-2017 Belwin Artist in Residence, about her newest project, Winter is Alive! A Cooler World Carnival taking place in Madison, Wis.

Truth and wonder and heartache and joy. All this and more was wrapped into “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate, at the U.S. presidential and vice-presidential inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2021. Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash We were so moved by the humanity and brilliance of Ms. Gorman’s… Continue Reading “The Hill We Climb”

In this issue of our biannual newsletter, you’ll read about a state-of-the art telescope you can visit at Belwin, what your landscape means to native creatures, and how our Arts, Culture, and Ecology program brought a Buckthorn Buffalo to Belwin’s land.