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On Saturday, February 13, 5–7pm, Trident Gallery will host a public wine and cheese reception to celebrate the exhibition Nest, a third annual partnership with the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon to present a program of visual and performance art with a natural history theme. This year's program explores bird nests as wondrous natural objects, as emblems of shelter, and as the monuments of crucial junctures in the cycle of life and death. On view from January 30 through March 6 will be six prints from John James Audubon's Birds of America and Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America; a painting by Audubon's associate and Massachusetts native Isaac Sprague; a remarkable series of photographs of nests by California artist and author Sharon Beals; photographs by Winston Swift Boyer and Nadine Boughton; and a drawing by Gabrielle Barzaghi. Public gallery hours during Nest are Saturday 10–7; Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday 10–5. On Saturday, February 6, at 7:00pm, an evening of performance art will develop the exploration and invite public participation. For further information on Trident Gallery and Nest, including important details about attending the performances, visit TridentGallery.com or call the gallery at 978-491-7785. Trident Gallery shows beautiful and intelligent contemporary art in all mediums, emphasizing the work of artists continuing Gloucester's rich legacy as a center for new American Art. Gallery Director Dr. Matthew Swift curates and produces the exhibitions, drawing on over twenty years of multi-disciplinary scholarship, teaching, and creative exploration. The Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon is a professional art museum within New England's largest conservation organization, connecting people and nature through art. Located on a wildlife sanctuary in Canton MA and directed by Amy Montague, the museum houses Mass Audubon's extensive art collection and mounts exhibitions of art by internationally recognized artists insp