AFC Tour & Mural Update

December 6, 2018

AFC Member Update

2018/2019 Tour Update

The AFC Exhibit tour at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum came to a close on November 25th. Thank you to our partners at ASDM for a spectacular display of the AFC exhibit and hosting a special artist/patron weekend. Also thank you to over 20 artists who joined us on this weekend. Congratulations once again to several artists for receiving awards:

2017/2018 ASDM Sonoran Desert Awards given for Artistic Merit within works on display at the Desert Museum connected to Sonoran Desert Species.
Kim Duffek (2017)
Anni Crouter (2018)
3 ASDM Purchase Awards for Permanent Collection
Kathy Kleinsteiber (USA) "Nevermore"
Kim Middleton (USA) "Great Green Macaw"
Dorset Norwich-Young (Canada) "Just Pondering"

If you have not already seen it, visit AFC's Facebook photo album for photos of the ASDM Tour and other past events.

AFC's is tentatively scheduled to return to China in 2019. Specific dates and show roster will be confirmed once we have received the necessary government approvals.

Silent Skies Mural Update

We are excited to share with you our first Silent Skies outdoors mural display which will be revealed in early 2019 in Freeport, Tennessee. Thank you to a new AFC Signature Member and mural contributor, Suzanne Barrett Justis for connecting us with the City of Kingsport for the Office of Cultural Arts to make this happen. Suzanne joined us for the AFC Festival in Vancouver and participated in the artists mural unveiling ceremony. She reached out to us immediately to showcase the mural in her hometown.

Last Call for Mural Species

Thank you to all the nearly 170 artists who have participated in the Silent Skies Mural project. We are very proud to have showcased AFC's first international collaborative mural project featuring 678 endangered species of birds of the world this past August. A few species remain to be completed. We're doing a final call to all members for your support and involvement to complete the remaining 19 species. Once we have received this final round, the mural will be complete!

In early 2019, we will be launching a fundraising and sales report tool on participating artist's AFC websites. Proceeds of the giclee canvas's are shared between the artist, AFC and bird conservation.

If you are not already registered, register here and use the secret code "iocongress2018". If you have already registered and wish to select a species, login here.

DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: MARCH 1, 2019

Mural Tour

AFC is now seeking exhibit partnerships with mission-aligned cultural and scientific institutions worldwide, to host the Silent Skies mural as well as our annual exhibit tour. The Silent Skies mural exhibit is designed to:

Raise awareness and educate the public about endangered bird species ;
Inspire and engage the public in crucial scientific discussion through the arts;
Support AFC's youth education program;
Raise funds for bird conservation.

We are reaching out to as many qualified venues as possible to host the mural over the next 3 years. We have prepared an exhibit prospectus that outlines the display requirements and four different options for indoor and outdoor installations of the mural.

We welcome referrals or introductions to potential venues by members, or if you are interested in approaching a potential partner directly, please contact Jeff Whiting by email or by phone at 1.778.340.0749.

Other Developments

AFC Virtual Exhibit

Several weeks ago we announced the new AFC's Virtual Exhibit. If you haven't already done so, there are plenty of reasons to take 5 minutes to browse the new exhibit online. As always, we welcome and appreciate your feedback.

Browse the Virtual Exhibit

Your Personal AFC Artist Site

Congratulations to the many artists who have already transitioned to their new artist website. If you haven't already done so, please make it your New Year’s resolution to transition to the new AFC structure. You will immediately benefit a great deal from doing this. We are working on several new website enhancements and features over the next year. Various features such as "Artist of the Day", news and events postings, workshops, conservation projects and annual dues will be transitioned to the new platform in 2019. If you upgrade your personal site it will directly integrate with everything new we're launching.

We understand it takes time and sometimes you may require assistance. We are here to help and if you would like support on making the transition, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Visit the AFC Website

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.