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Emilio Sweet-Coll

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Acadia Artist-in-Residence Emilio Sweet-Coll invited visitors to embellish drawings of a blue heron in flight to contribute to this animation.

Composite grid of 16 photos of people holdings drawings they made in front of them
Visitors who contributed drawings to outreach activities led by artist-in-residence Emilio Sweet-Coll

Courtesy of Emilio Sweet-Coll

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Portrait of a person standing outdoors in front of a steamy body of water
Emilio Sweet-Coll

At-Large Residency 2023

Emilio Sweet-Coll (he/him) is a queer trans Mexican-American animator and musician based in Los Angeles, CA. His work explores the visualization of music and the sounds of the natural world. As part of his residency at Acadia National Park, Sweet-Coll will create animated interpretations of the songs of birds native to the park, offering visitors a new way to experience sound in the outdoors.

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Last updated: July 30, 2025