July 22, 2026
The Great Hollow Photographers Club presented a check for $1700 to Chad Seewagen, Executive Director of Great Hollow Nature Preserve on July 22, 2026. The money was raised by the ninth Great Hollow Juried Art Show 2026 to support Great Hollow’s environmental education, research, and conservation initiatives.
” We love having this art show and appreciate the celebration of nature in our area while also raising important funds to support Great Hollow’s mission. This was the biggest show in nine years. Having Gate House Barn full of wonderful paintings and photographs depicting nature and full of art and nature lovers is a great tradition. We are grateful to the artists, organizers, sponsors, and visitors who made the show a success and wonderful event for the community.” says Chad Seewagen.
The Ninth Annual Great Hollow Juried Painting and Photography Show 2026 was held in-person May 15 – 17, 2026 at the Gate House Barn, Great Hollow Nature Preserve and online May 15 – June 30th on shermanartists.org. Sponsored by the Great Hollow Photographers Club, the show featured 165 selected works of art by 59 artists that depicted beautiful scenes of nature within and near the preserve. The show also included children’s artwork by the Great Hollow Camp Programs. Prizes were donated by local Danbury, New Fairfield, New Milford, Sherman, Patterson, and Pawling businesses. To view the artwork and our sponsors, visit: shermanartists.org
The Winners, Honorable Mentions, Jurors and Committee Members will be part of an invitational show at the Sherman Library, August 28 – October 14, 2026. The opening reception will be held on Friday August 28, 6-8pm. shermanlibrary.org
For more information about Great Hollow, please visit www.greathollow.org. For more information about the Great Hollow Photographers Club visit the GHPC Facebook page: www.facebook.com/GHPClub.
Image: Check Presentation – L to R- Phyllis Chadwick, Susan Locke, Linda Hubbard, Karen Golden, Christy Bonaiuto, Chad Seewagen, Jeff Ginsburg, Masumi O’Donnell, John O’Donnell, and Gary Stanford.
