The Art in Nature Program is made possible by the Ronald D. Russo Charitable Fund.
Experience the unique shoreline preserve of Allin’s Cove, rich with birdlife, at mid-tide as the sun is setting on Wednesday, May 20, from 6-8 pm.
Visual and literary artists working in a variety of media are invited to participate. We’ll encourage each other as we explore and document the natural world. Each participant should bring their own journal and pens, pencils, watercolors, easels, camera or whatever supplies fit your practice.
This gathering is focused on the creation of artwork in a natural environment and sharing of ideas and experience among participants. It is not an instructional workshop.
We welcome people of all skill levels, from beginner to professional. Youth under the age of 14 may participate if accompanied by an adult.
Allin’s Cove
Allin’s Cove Conservation Area is a 20-acre stretch of marsh, grassland and wooded upland surrounding a tidal cove along the Providence River in the Northwest corner of Barrington, RI. The Cove was named for General Thomas Allin, whose grave still stands in a nearby graveyard.
In the early to mid-1900s, manufacturing facilities in the nearby Bay Spring Village pumped pollution from dye vats and other sources directly into the Cove. In 1959, the Army Corps of Engineers disposed of dredge spoils on 11 acres of salt marsh and tidal flats at the Cove.
In the late 1990s, restoration efforts began through a partnership with neighborhood advocates, Save the Bay, the Town of Barrington, and the Barrington Land Conservation Trust. The Coastal Resource Management Council obtained a reparation agreement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, resulting in a $760K project to relocate the channel in the cove and restore the salt marsh.
The cove supports a variety of aquatic species, raptors, song birds, mammals and pollinating insects.