Artists For Conservation Festival Preview Weekend

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À propos

The Artists for Conservation Festival is a multi-day nature-themed arts and culture event that immerses visitors in a cohesive blend of visual art, musical and First Nations cultural performances, art workshops/activities, plein-air sketching, live music, art demos and films. A centerpiece of the event is the premiere showing of the world's leading conservation-themed art exhibit, featuring artists from BC, across Canada and from around the world. The festival returns to VanDusen Botanical Garden from September 25 to 28 in Vancouver as the primary programming base. Programming is free with standard admission (VanDusen Botanical Garden) with easy access from the street.

A special Festival Preview Weekend returns to Maplewood Flats Conservancy in North Vancouver, in collaboration with Wild Bird Trust of BC, on September 20 and 21. Featuring the opening of the 7th annual "Pacific Coast Portraits" - a curated print exhibit by members of Artists for Conservation - remaining on exhibit through October 4. Weekend program highlights include live music, painting demonstrations by leading local artists and aboriginal carvers, live birds of prey encounter and special cultural performance by members of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. The art exhibit features some of the top nature and wildlife artists in the Lower Mainland and across BC with proceeds supporting the Wild Bird Trust of BC. All programming is free and no admission required to enter the conservancy, which is filled with beautiful nature trails.

Liens

• AFC Festival artistsforconservation.org
• AFC Organization artistsforconservation.org
• VanDusen Botanical Garden vandusengarden.org
• Maplewood Flats wildbirdtrust.org

Organisateur

Artists for Conservation International Foundation

Artists for Conservation is a Canadian based non-profit representing approximately 500 artists from over 30 countries, in the nature/wildlife art genre, who are committed to conservation. Many of the world's most recognized names in the field are actively involved. Through festivals, exhibits, collaborative art projects, art-science expeditions, awards, publications, films and leading online initiatives, we engage, inspire and inform the public, and empower passionate professional artists as effective ambassadors for the environment.

We dedicate our resources to nurturing our world-class community of artists, and leveraging this unique pool of talent to support our mission through a variety of programs and initiatives, including:

-Engage and educate individuals and organizations through artistic expression to convey the importance and urgency of sustaining our natural heritage;

-Maintain the world's largest gallery of nature inspired art and leading online initiatives in support of conservation;

-Support art-science field research expeditions to study endangered species and threatened habitats;

-Produce art exhibitions, special events, education workshops and publications in support of conservation;

-Facilitate member art sales to raise funds for conservation;

-Recognize artists and other individuals and organizations for their commitments and actions in support of conservation;

-Partner with conservation and value-aligned organizations for special projects, events and expeditions.