Rare Air: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies, & Bees
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January 21 – August 23, 2026
Evergreen Museum & Library, North Wing Gallery Homewood Museum\ Free for J-Card holders and Friends of the Museums | $5 for General Admission
Evergreen’s new exhibition celebrates the art of contemporary designer and illustrator Sarah Kaizar (b. 1983), whose biologically accurate pen-and-ink portraits of winged species help to draw attention to threatened and endangered animals in North America. In pairing Kaizar’s bold and lively works with rare books and decorative arts from Evergreen’s collections, the exhibition continues the legacy of John Work Garrett of Evergreen, a life-long bird enthusiast, collector, and amateur naturalist and reinforces the ancient, mysterious, and profound links between humans and birds, bats, butterflies, and bees.
About the Artist
Sarah Kaizar is an illustrator and designer based in Philadelphia. Her work has been exhibited nationally in galleries and museums including the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, the James A. Michener Art Museum, the Great Plains Art Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Catalina Museum of Art & History, the Woodmere Art Museum, and Delaware Contemporary. Sarah is the author of two books. HIKER TRASH: Notes, Sketches + Other Detritus on the Appalachian Trail is an illustrated work about long-distance backpacking culture. (Mountaineers Books, 2019) Her second book illustrates stories about North American bird conservation and citizen science and is titled RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies and Bees. (Mountaineers Books, 2023) This title was recognized as a finalist for Foreword’s INDIES 2023 Book of the Year in the Ecology and Environment category.
Sarah’s practice has been supported by awards including grants from the Joseph Robert Wood Foundation and the Puffin Foundation. She was honored as an inaugural Wind Fellow by InLiquid and the Dina Wind Foundation and was awarded a residency at the Cedar Point Biological Station at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is currently represented by Paradigm Gallery.
Sarah has served as a designer for a variety of design and cultural organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area including KieranTimberlake, the Wharton Esherick Museum, WHYY, the Science History Institute, the Museum for Art in Wood, and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. She currently serves as the Art Director for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Sarah is a member of the Board of Directors for Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia as well as an Affiliate Fellow at the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is also the author of the Webby Award Honored series the AT Feed, a satirical illustrated project examining the confluence of news media, artificial intelligence, and public understanding (or misunderstanding) of current issues regarding nature, the environment, and climate change.
Upcoming Programming
Shine On Stained-Glass Workshop
Sunday, February 22, Noon-3 p.m. | Evergreen Museum & Library
$60-65
Inspired by Rare Air: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies & Bees, this workshop led by Shine On Stained Glass allows participants to create exhibition-connected works of stained glass out of pre-cut pieces. Participants will also be able to tour the exhibition. During registration you will be prompted to select a project: Blue Jay, Cardinal, Honey Comb with Bee, Heron, or Butterfly. The time it takes to create each item varies depending on the project selected.
Advance registration required.
Past Programming
Rare Air Exhibition Opening + Owl Prowl
Thursday, February 5, 6-8:30 p.m. | Evergreen Museum & Library
Free
Celebrate the opening of Rare Air: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies & Bees with a panel discussion featuring the exhibition’s creator, Sarah Kaizar; JHU Museums Curator of Collections Michelle Fitzgerald; and founder and program director of Birds of Urban Baltimore, Eric Fishel. Following the panel, visitors may explore the exhibit, enjoy refreshments, and join Fishel on a tour of Evergreen’s grounds searching for owls!
- 6-7 p.m – Panel Discussion
- 7-8 p.m. – Exhibition Viewing and Refreshments
- 7:30-8:30 p.m. – Optional Owl Prowl with Eric Fishel of Birds of Urban Baltimore
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