

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: March Speaker Series: Wild Cranes in Art and History
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: My presentation will share images of Crane paintings over the last three centuries. We will examine their beauty, differing styles, and the ornithology behind them. Bird books seldom had bird photos back in the days when telephoto lenses and cameras were first being developed.  I grew up looking at illustrations in bird books and came to admire many great bird artists. In a lifetime of painting influenced by the very best bird painters I am very excited to share their work. 

A few of my own paintings will be included, including the keynote painting: Migration Reunion of Ancient Kin. This is the commissioned painting in the permanent collection at MONA featuring Sandhill and Whooping Cranes. I’ll discuss the choices and challenges involved in creating such a complex painting. 

The richly illustrated presentation lasts 45 minutes in duration. It will be relaxed, fun, exciting, and very informative. Don’t miss it.  Andrew Peters b.1954

Growing up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Andy developed an early fascination with birds and became a Junior Naturalist at Fontenelle Forest Nature Center. With that group he first saw Sandhill Cranes near Odessa, Nebraska in 1965. Inspired by the works of Audubon, he drew and sketched birds from life. It became his career and he has created some 1600 paintings over fifty years. He has traveled widely on four continents exploring and painting in wild places. He won a duck stamp competition and two gold medals at the Prix de West Invitational Exhibition.

His home Hazel Dell is surrounded by restored Bluestem prairie and native Burr Oak savanna in the Loess Hills of Council Bluffs, Iowa. His studio overlooks wetlands he created for wildlife diversity and natural beauty. School classes and artist groups visit to paint and learn. His favorite pastimes include filming wild birds, fly fishing, and upland hunting with his beloved bird dog Robin.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alda/march-speaker-series-wild-cranes-in-art-and-history/200029787171657
- **Event Categories**: Art, fine-arts, Workshops, Exhibitions, Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Alda
- **state**: NE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 9325 S Alda Road (Alda Exit #305), Wood River, NE, United States, Nebraska 68883
- **lat**: 40.79621
- **long**: -98.49347
- **full address**: 9325 S Alda Road (Alda Exit #305), Wood River, NE, United States, Nebraska 68883, 9325 Alda Rd S, Wood River, NE 68883-9565, United States, Alda

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Crane Trust (https://allevents.in/org/crane-trust/11837933)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 9325 S Alda Road (Alda Exit #305), Wood River, NE, United States, Nebraska 68883, 9325 Alda Rd S, Wood River, NE 68883-9565, United States, Alda
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Crane Trust
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, fine-arts, Workshops, Exhibitions, Contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about March Speaker Series: Wild Cranes in Art and History ?
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