Living on the bucolic New England farm he purchased in 1882 for the price of one of his paintings and $10, American artist Julian Alden Weir adopted the en plein air (in the open air) painting style ...

This sounds like a lot of fun, provided there are no requirements to create a museum-worthy masterpiece. Weir Farm National Historic Site has opened the Weir Art Farm Academy in partnership with ...

WILTON -- "I have never seen the beauty of spring before, which is something to have lived and suffered for," artist Albert Pinkham Ryder once said. "The landscape and air are full of promise." Ryder ...

WILTON — Have you always wanted to work for the National Park Service? Well now you can, as a Maintenance Worker at Weir Farm National Historic Site. Applications ...

On warm summer days in the late 1800s, impressionist painter J. Alden Weir would wander the rolling hills of his Branchville farm, searching for inspiring landscapes to sketch en plein air. After Weir ...

With the change in seasons at Weir Farm, there is also a change in name for the arts program at the historic site. . With the new name comes a new push to make the art programs at Weir Farm more a ...

One in a series of occasional stories marking the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. WILTON, Conn. — Helping visitors see the world through an artist's eyes is a priority at Weir Farm ...

1. Weir River Farm is in Hingham right off East Street (Route 228). Please note that there are two parking lots to access Weir River Farm: Weir River Farm Barnyard Parking Area: From Route 228, turn ...

Weir River Farm, a 75-acre preserve in Hingham, seeks to make its many virtues — a farmyard with domestic animals from potbellied pigs to llamas, a network of trails, and a spectacular view of the ...