The Gilley is delighted to annouce the addition of Mae Wyler to the Museum staff as Development Director.

Mae brings a Bachelor's of Business Administration in Accounting, and extensive experience in municipal finance to the Museum, along with a wealth of volunteer work in nonprofit fundraising and wildlife conservation.

An avid naturalist and citizen scientist, she enjoys playing trivia; birding; watercolor and acrylic painting; running 5Ks with her husband, Jake Wright, and their black lab mix, George; and exploring her interests in British history, herpetology, and of course, ornithology. She lives on Mount Desert Island.

The Wendell Gilley Museum will be closed to the public from December 15 through January 8, 2026. Beginning January 9, 2026, the Museum will resume its usual winter schedule of being open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 4pm each day, with some programs and events at other times.

See you in 2026!

The Gilley is delighted to announce the addition of Diana Malcom to the Museum staff as Office Manager.

Diana lives in Southwest Harbor with her husband, Blair. They recently moved to Mount Desert Island from State College, Pennsylvania, where Diana provided senior administrative support at Penn State University's Child Maltreatment Center.

She and Blair enjoy spending time with their adult children: Lydia, who lives in the Pacific Northwest; and Wilson & Ellinor, who live in Sweden. Diana's favorite place is the outdoors, where she spends a good deal of time; and in the kitchen where she loves to create. 
 

The works in this exhibition were created with different materials and methods; each creator has a distinct point of view. But a current connects them-flowing through the glass and paint and canvas-to show nature as it was experienced by each of the seven artists: Kerry Eaton; Rob Finn; Kaitlyn Miller; Mischa Ostberg; Linda Perrin; Leeann Rhoades; and Shannon Westphal.