Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby

Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby
2025 Seasonal Exhibition, May 10–October 12, 2025

The Robinson farm is set in a strikingly beautiful landscape. The ever-changing woodlands, ponds, and fields — abundant with flowers, plants, and animals domestic and wild — and nearby shimmering Lake Champlain crowned by Adirondack Mountain peaks, inspired the art of Ann Stevens Robinson and her daughters Rachael Robinson Elmer and Mary Robinson Perkins.

Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby shares a small portion of the work they produced. We invite you to draw inspiration from this exhibit to nourish your own creative expression.

Ann King Stevens Robinson, “Anna”
(1841–1920)

Rachael Robinson Elmer
(1878–1919)

Mary Robinson Perkins, “Molly”
(1884–1931)

“Our business is to become better (in every sense of the word) human beings, and Art is only to be regarded as an inestimable aid in making us so. Its chastening and intensifying power cannot be over valued — but never lose sight of the fact that it is only a means.”

— Rachael Robinson, Personal Diary, 1901.

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This weekend, stop by Rokeby Museum and experience our seasonal exhibit, "Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby"

See how the strikingly beautiful landscape of the Robinson farm, the ever-changing woodlands, ponds, and fields, inspired the art of Ann Stevens Robinson and her daughters Rachael Robinson Elmer and Mary Robinson Perkins.

Once you`ve admired their work, Rokeby invites you to draw inspiration from the exhibit and try your hand at your own creative expression!

#art #history #museum #stilllife #Vermont #womenartists #inspiredbynature

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May 16

Open

This weekend, stop by Rokeby Museum and experience our seasonal exhibit, "Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby"

See how the strikingly beautiful landscape of the Robinson farm, the ever-changing woodlands, ponds, and fields, inspired the art of Ann Stevens Robinson and her daughters Rachael Robinson Elmer and Mary Robinson Perkins.

Once you've admired their work, Rokeby invites you to draw inspiration from the exhibit and try your hand at your own creative expression!

#art #history #museum #stilllife #Vermont #womenartists #inspiredbynature

Rokeby Museum is officially open for the season! Come celebrate with half-price admission all day today.

Immerse yourself in the struggle for freedom in our main exhibit, "Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family"

Admire the art of our newest exhibit, "Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby"

Take a guided tour of the historic Robinson home, offered twice daily, 11:00am and 1:30pm

Explore our historic outbuildings and learn how Rokeby functioned as a commercial farm

Pair your visit with a walk on one of our interpretative nature trails!

#museum #history #literature #art #nature #tourism #nature #VermontHistory

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May 10

Open

It`s the 1st of May, and that means Rokeby Museum is less than 10 days away from opening!

Rokeby Museum will be open daily from May 10 to October 12, 10-5. Join us on May 10 for half-price admission, all day long!

#museum #Vermont #history #undergroundrailroad #art #literature

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May 1

Open

Attention all educators!

Rokeby Museum will be participating in the Educator Idea Fair, Saturday, May 3rd, at the Community Sailing Center in Burlington.

This free, drop-in program, hosted by @lakechamplainmaritime, is an invitation for all classroom teachers and homeschool educators to stop by, mingle with their peers, and discuss ideas. Rokeby Museum will be on hand to offer resources and information on all our educational programming.

#education #teaching #homeschooling #lakechamplain #museum #nonprofit #communitymatters

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Apr 25

Open

Attention all educators!

Rokeby Museum will be participating in the Educator Idea Fair, Saturday, May 3rd, at the Community Sailing Center in Burlington.

This free, drop-in program, hosted by @lakechamplainmaritime, is an invitation for all classroom teachers and homeschool educators to stop by, mingle with their peers, and discuss ideas. Rokeby Museum will be on hand to offer resources and information on all our educational programming.

#education #teaching #homeschooling #lakechamplain #museum #nonprofit #communitymatters

This 🌎Earth Day🌎, Rokeby Museum honors the work of Rowland E. Robinson (1833 - 1900); author, outdoorsman, and staunch conservationist. From 1877 until his death, RER wrote letters, essays, and articles calling for stronger fish and game laws, shaming those who violated them. When Vermont established its Fish and Game League in 1891, they elected RER as an honorary member in their very first meeting.

In 1896, RER published "In New England Field and Woods," a collection of essays dedicated to nature. A melancholy strain runs throughout the book, as RER mourns the ecological impacts of the late 19th century. This quote is taken from one essay, "A Plea for the Unprotected." It`s an eloquent call for not only stronger conservation laws but also the widespread adoption of a new conservation mindset.

#EarthDay2025 #earthmonth #nature #VermontHistory #literature #conservation

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Apr 22

Open

This 🌎Earth Day🌎, Rokeby Museum honors the work of Rowland E. Robinson (1833 - 1900); author, outdoorsman, and staunch conservationist. From 1877 until his death, RER wrote letters, essays, and articles calling for stronger fish and game laws, shaming those who violated them. When Vermont established its Fish and Game League in 1891, they elected RER as an honorary member in their very first meeting.

In 1896, RER published "In New England Field and Woods," a collection of essays dedicated to nature. A melancholy strain runs throughout the book, as RER mourns the ecological impacts of the late 19th century. This quote is taken from one essay, "A Plea for the Unprotected." It's an eloquent call for not only stronger conservation laws but also the widespread adoption of a new conservation mindset.

#EarthDay2025 #earthmonth #nature #VermontHistory #literature #conservation

Rokeby`s trail camera has caught another late-night visitor to the Red Trail, a familiar one to many Vermonters. This raccoon, one of Rowland E. Robinson`s "midnight prowlers", stopped by a few times over the course of a week. RER had many colorful nicknames for the raccoon (free-booter, robber, despoiler of cornfields), but he also had a great fondness for the animal:

"This little brother of the bear is one of the few remaining links that connects us with the old times...when all the world had not entered for the race to gain the prize of wealth, or place, or renown. [It is pleasant] to know that he survives...if he too shall not then have gone the inevitable way of all the wild world." - RER, "The Raccoon", In New England Field and Woods, 1896

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturetrail #earthmonth #conservation

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Apr 14

Open

Rokeby's trail camera has caught another late-night visitor to the Red Trail, a familiar one to many Vermonters. This raccoon, one of Rowland E. Robinson's "midnight prowlers", stopped by a few times over the course of a week. RER had many colorful nicknames for the raccoon (free-booter, robber, despoiler of cornfields), but he also had a great fondness for the animal:

"This little brother of the bear is one of the few remaining links that connects us with the old times...when all the world had not entered for the race to gain the prize of wealth, or place, or renown. [It is pleasant] to know that he survives...if he too shall not then have gone the inevitable way of all the wild world." - RER, "The Raccoon", In New England Field and Woods, 1896

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturetrail #earthmonth #conservation

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Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby

Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby2025 Seasonal Exhibition, May 10–October 12, 2025

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Inspired by Nature: The Women Artists of Rokeby
2025 Seasonal Exhibition, May 10–October 12, 2025