Martin Hofer controls hot air balloons, and his presentation he shares stories that relate to his airborn adventures. (in German) 

Self-proclaimed "Presentation Magician" Charles Greene III speaks on the most famous magician of all time: Harry Houdini. He goes into depth on Houdini's life, illusions, accomplishments, and the escape art that catipulted him to worldwide fame. 

"Presentation of the Day" on January 11, 2014.

What if you could help protect the wildlife and other endangered species by air? What if you thought of a completely new way to protect forrest and sea? Speaker Wietse van der Werf wondered if he could set up a network of pilots to help from above. And as it turned out, he created a worlwide network of citizens who wanted to help him protect there local nature en envorinment. Now he and his Wildlife Air Service are an imortant partner for large environmental organizations.

Speaker Stephen Washington, an artist living in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, believes strongly in the power of art—particularly plein air painting—to  help save the landscapes it so beautifully captures. 

Naoday Miyata give a special performance on AIR guitar!

Julia Mai is a “self Taught” artist, drawing on her design eduction and many artists workshops over the last 15 years. She paints Plein Air and in the studio and in many locations, mainly Kalapana Hawaii, and Naramata BC. Painting a variety of subjects, styles and mediums- a testament to her continued curiosity and exploration in the visual arts. She can be found in several galleries in Hawaii and is currently exploring representation in BC.

"Now young man, what do you wnat to do with your life?!"

"Actually I kinda want to be a landscape painter, having great adventures, travelling near and far, all to follow my artistic vision and catch the light for the perfect composition."

"Well, La Di Frickin' Da! We got ourselves an artist here! Well, you're gonna be doing a lot of landscape painting when you're LIVIN IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!"

Ever wanted to try plein air painting? You don't need an art degree, and you don't even have to show anyone your work! Loraine Stephanson takes artists outside every year at the Meadowlark Nature Festival in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.

Barbara Thomas has been painting all her life. She first came to the East End of Long Island as a child in the 1960s, and has been painting here full time since the early 1980s. Barbara's work has always centered on land and nature, and changing seasons. Over her many years painting here, she has built a wide following as a plein air landscape painter, a garden, landscape, and house portraitist. More recently her work has expanded into installation, including video pieces, for which she composes and performs the music, which also center on nature themes. Barbara has been teaching painting here at the Parrish for nine years, as well as in New York City.