AFC Member Update
February 26, 2019
AFC 2019 Exhibit Registration is Now Open
Submission Deadline: May 5, 2019
AFC's annual exhibit is the world's foremost conservation-themed art exhibit in the world today. Each year it assembles many of the world's top nature artists in a common cause for conservation. Following its premiere in Vancouver, Canada, the exhibit tours internationally.

In addition to a live exhibit of an expected 80-90 artworks, there will ALSO be a virtual exhibit featuring approximately 200 artworks including the artwork of the live exhibit. The purpose of the exhibit is three-fold: 
  • To support conservation through fundraising and education; 
  • To showcase the extraordinary pool of artistic talent in the AFC; and 
  • To expose the nature art genre to new prospective collectors in audiences outside the conventional nature/wildlife art collecting circles to sell artwork. 

The live exhibit will premier at the Artists for Conservation Festival at VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver, Canada from September 26-29. Following the opening, most artwork will then tour internationally. 
Following are some key guidelines:
  • Maximum 4 entries allowed.
  • Artwork must have been completed in 2016 or later.
  • Artwork must not have been exhibited in a previous AFC juried exhibit (i.e. must not have appeared in a previous AFC book).
  • Artwork does NOT need to be for sale or available for the live exhibit - you can optionally submit for the virtual exhibit/book only.
Exhibit Registration System
In 2018, we transitioned to a new registration system integrated with your NEW AFC website. Please login here. If you have forgotten or misplaced your username/password, you can retrieve it by clicking on "Request New Password". If you have any trouble accessing your site, do not hesitate to email us at info@artistsforconservation.org.
About the 2019 AFC Festival
For our premiere weekend, we are pleased to be returning to VanDusen Botanical Garden - a 55-acre garden of 7300 plants with a stunning state-of-the art "living building" visitor centre, with satellite activities at the Bloedel Conservatory - a domed "biosphere" featuring 3 biomes, more than 200 free-flying exotic birds, and over 500 exotic plants and flowers, within its temperature-controlled environment.. For more information, visit the AFC Festival website.
Exhibit Tour Update and New China Exhibit Opening Date

2018 Tour
AFC’s 2018 Tour will continue through 2019 with its next stop at Lanwan Eco-Art Museum in Qingdao, China. Artwork will travel to China this summer and a special artists weekend has been scheduled for October 19, 2019. We recently announced an anticipated opening date in late April, but had since requested a later opening to allow for current global political climate to improve between China and Canada/USA, while also allowing an opportunity for AFC artists to attend. We are awaiting the selection results for which artwork will travel (expected in March) and will notify artists directly once we have this information. We will begin returning any artwork not selected for the China tour shortly thereafter.

2019 Tour
We're pleased to confirm that the 2019 AFC Exhibit will travel to Arizona Sonora Desert Museum from January 18 through March 30. Details, including about the opening reception, awards event and other artist activities will be shared as early as possible.
Did you Know?

Did you know that the recently launched next-generation virtual exhibit allows visitors to customize the background color to preview how a painting might appear on different wall colors. Have a look here if you haven't already seen it (go to any artwork details page).


Yours in art and conservation,

Jeff
Artists for Conservation is the world's leading group of artists supporting the environment. Founded in 1997, the non-profit organization comprises a membership of 500 of the world's most gifted nature artists from 27 countries, across five continents. Our mission is to support wildlife and habitat conservation and environmental education through art that celebrates nature.