Montgomery Parks is hosting a free exhibit featuring paintings by top naturalist artists who are finalists in this year’s Federal Duck Stamp and Junior Duck Stamp contests. The exhibit is open 7 a.m.-6 p.m. in the lobby of Montgomery Parks Wheaton Headquarters, 2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton. The exhibit will be available to view through Feb. 26, 2025.
The exhibit includes nearly 20 works from the national contest, including Adam Grimm's winning painting of a nesting pair of spectacled eiders. It also includes 53 best of show entries from Junior Duck Stamp contests across the nation.
The Federal Duck Stamp art contest started in 1934 with the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act. That law requires hunters to purchase a yearly stamp as a license to hunt waterfowl. Since its inception, the program has raised more than one billion dollars for wildlife conservation and funded the conservation of more than six million acres of land for wildlife.
“The Federal Duck Stamp competition emphasizes realistic and accurate representation of waterfowl, down to the placement of individual feathers,” said Jen Scully, Montgomery Parks waterfowl expert and 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Contest judge. “You don’t have to be a bird lover to appreciate the detail and artistry that goes into these works, so we hope the public will come take advantage of the opportunity to see this fabulous art for free.”
