Julia C. Butridge Gallery Exhibit: Recovering the Lost Words

David Cook, Texas Bluebell, Photograph, 2025

Recovering the Lost Words

David Cook, Emily Hansen, Helen Hartman, Danny Martin, Marsha Riti, Emma Schmidt, Anja Thomsen, CJ Williams
On Display: July 6 – August 15, 2026

Artist Reception: Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 7-9 p.m.
Artist Talk: Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 7-9 p.m.

“Recovering the Lost Words” brings together the artwork of eight Texas Master Naturalists to memorialize words from nature that were removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary in recent years. Through photography, illustration, embroidery, stained glass, painting, and mixed media, the exhibition reintroduces these “lost words” to encourage viewers of all ages to rediscover the wonder of the natural world.