Title: **Connecting with Earth: How the Florence Griswold Museum Integrates Nature into Art**
Synopsis: The Florence Griswold Museum masterfully underscores the intricate relationship between nature and artistic expression through its events and exhibitions, notably ‘Their Kindred Earth’. This exploration delves into how the museum brings attention to nature’s influence and presence in art, particularly through the lens of William Earle Williams’ photography. The exhibition, curated by Jenny Parsons, Ph.D., in collaboration with the Museum’s third Artist-in-Residence, Williams, and historian Carolyn Wakeman, highlights significant sites in Old Lyme, Connecticut, that are crucial to understanding the historical landscapes related to enslavement, abolition, and emancipation. Through gallery talks and virtual lectures, Parsons guides audiences to appreciate how Williams’ photographs reveal the intersection of geography and history while celebrating the contributions of often-overlooked Black and Indigenous communities. The Florence Griswold Museum, with the support of organizations like CT Humanities and WSHU Public Radio, continues to foster dialogue about our shared environment and cultural heritage through art.