AFC Member Update

AFC Members Insight Newsletter | February, 2021

Dear Fellow Artists,

I hope this email reaches you in good health and rising spirits.

With hope on the horizon through mass COVID vaccination programs now underway and the prospect of a start of return to normalcy by late summer, we're very excited to be sharing some important updates with you.

After a monumental pandemic year, we are grateful that The James Museum will continue to host AFC's 2020 Exhibit - opening on March 13th. The museum is open to the public with COVID-safety protocols in place.

The 2021 AFC Exhibit Artist Prospectus is now posted with schedule of key dates. Registration opens on Monday, February 15th. This year's deadline for exhibit entries is May 10, 2021.

Be safe in the weeks and months ahead. Although it will take more time, our AFC community will emerge stronger than ever.

Your friends in art and conservation,

Jeff & the AFC Team

Download the 2021 Artist Prospectus

AFC Exhibit Opening at The James Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida

The 2020 AFC Exhibit Tour opens next month (March 13-May 22) at The James Museum. The museum is also planning a tribute to John Seerey-Lester and a virtual reception (6-7pm EST on March 12). Virtual event details will be provided closer to the date. All members will be welcome to join.

Visit The James Museum for more info.

Kenya Safari with Gregory Wellman & Jackson's African Safaris

November, 2021

After schedule changes due to the pandemic, the next AFC Kenya Safari is on-track for this November with Gregory Wellman and Timothy Jackson (owner of Jackson’s African Safaris). A few spaces remain open. The expedition will raise funds for AFC and Soysambu Conservancy. New dates are Nov 19 - Dec 1, 2021. Please contact Timothy Jackson from Jackson's African Safaris for more info.

Download the details (PDF File)

Watch t he video about the last safari...

Upcoming Events

The James Museum

The 2020 AFC Exhibit Tour dates are March 13 to May 22. Due to COVID, the opening reception will be a virtual.

2021 Festival Dates

The 2021 AFC Festival is scheduled for September 23-26, at VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, BC. Save the dates! .

Desert Museum

The 2021 AFC Exhibit will return to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in January, 2022. We're working with the museum to organize a multi-day program of activities for artists and public alike. Stay tuned!

2020 Combes Award Honoring Anne London

As a result of the pandemic, we're delaying the presentation of the 2020 Simon Combes Award until the next AFC Festival - this fall in Vancouver. We are optimistic that travel restrictions currently in place, will have been lifted.

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Enjoy a special musical video by composer and viola maestro, Thomas Beckman, composed and assembled to accompany the 2020 Artists for Conservation Exhibit..

Header Image credit: "The Sunset" painting by Dr. Ahsan Qureshi.

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.