Paine Art Center & Gardens
- 1410 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901
- (920) 235-6903 |
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ABOUT
Nathan and Jessie Paine created an estate that reflects pride in their English heritage and Wisconsin home. In 1925, they commissioned Bryant Fleming, an architect from Ithaca, New York, to design a Tudor Revival-style country estate. Both Nathan and Jessie’s ancestors were English, which likely inspired their selection of this architectural style and much of the interior design and furnishings. Architect Bryant Fleming varied the house’s interior and exterior architectural features, such as arches, doorways, columns, window panes, and chimney stacks, to give it the appearance of being built over three centuries in evolving English styles. Much of the estate’s architecture, décor, artworks, and landscaping derives from English country houses while utilizing and accentuating the natural resources and beauty of Wisconsin. The rooms and hallways of the Paine mansion display many items from Nathan and Jessie Kimberly Paines’ collection of fine art and decorative objects, most notably, French Barbizon and American landscape paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily purchased in the mid-1920’s. The estate’s gardens also feature several sculptures as focal points of the outdoor “galleries.” While a majority of the collection was acquired by the Paines, it has also grown substantially through donations and purchases while continuing to reflect the subjects and spirit of the founder’s original gift. The Paine estate features twenty garden areas for public enjoyment and education. In concert with the historic architecture, the garden designs create outdoor “rooms” showcasing a wide variety of plants. Like the Paine mansion’s rooms and galleries, the gardens are designed to create a variety of intimate and grand settings. Set against the backdrop of the mansion, the gardens showcase perennials that are especially hardy in Wisconsin’s climate as well as trees, shrubs and wildflowers native to the state. Displays of annuals and bulbs change each year and present new varieties and unusual combinations to inspire every level of garden enthusiast.
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- excerpt: Nathan and Jessie Paine created an estate that reflects pride in their English heritage and Wisconsin home. In 1925, they commissioned Bryant Fleming, an architect from Ithaca, New York, to design a Tudor Revival-style country estate. Both Nathan and Jessie’s ancestors were English, which likely inspired their selection of this architectural style and much of the interior design and furnishings. Architect Bryant Fleming varied the house’s interior and exterior architectural features, such as arches, doorways, columns, window panes, and chimney stacks, to give it the appearance of being built over three centuries in evolving English styles. Much of the estate’s architecture, décor, artworks, and landscaping derives from English country houses while utilizing and accentuating the natural resources and beauty of Wisconsin. The rooms and hallways of the Paine mansion display many items from Nathan and Jessie Kimberly Paines’ collection of fine art and decorative objects, most notably, French Barbizon and American landscape paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily purchased in the mid-1920’s. The estate’s gardens also feature several sculptures as focal points of the outdoor “galleries.” While a majority of the collection was acquired by the Paines, it has also grown substantially through donations and purchases while continuing to reflect the subjects and spirit of the founder’s original gift. The Paine estate features twenty garden areas for public enjoyment and education. In concert with the historic architecture, the garden designs create outdoor “rooms” showcasing a wide variety of plants. Like the Paine mansion’s rooms and galleries, the gardens are designed to create a variety of intimate and grand settings. Set against the backdrop of the mansion, the gardens showcase perennials that are especially hardy in Wisconsin’s climate as well as trees, shrubs and wildflowers native to the state. Displays of annuals and bulbs change each year and present new varieties and unusual combinations to inspire every level of garden enthusiast.
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- Quick Info: Capacity 200, four acres of botanical gardens, historic venue
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- South of the Fox River
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EVENTS
Tom Uttech: One With Nature
Feb 11, 2023 - May 21, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Feb 22, 2023 - Feb 22, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Mar 29, 2023 - Mar 29, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Apr 26, 2023 - Apr 26, 2023
Spring Tulip Showcase
May 01, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Free Admission at the Paine Art Center & Gardens on Mother's Day
May 14, 2023 - May 14, 2023
Festival of Spring
May 20, 2023 - May 20, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
May 31, 2023 - May 31, 2023
Rodin: Contemplation and Dreams
Jun 17, 2023 - Oct 08, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Jun 28, 2023 - Jun 28, 2023
Faire on the Green
Jul 09, 2023 - Jul 09, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Jul 26, 2023 - Jul 26, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Aug 30, 2023 - Aug 30, 2023
Jazz in the Gardens
Sep 09, 2023 - Sep 09, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Sep 27, 2023 - Sep 27, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Oct 25, 2023 - Oct 25, 2023
Nutcracker in the Castle
Nov 17, 2023 - Jan 08, 2024
SPARK! at the Paine
Nov 29, 2023 - Nov 29, 2023
SPARK! at the Paine
Dec 27, 2023 - Dec 27, 2023