AFC Newsletter Special Edition | April 22, 2021
ARTISTS FOR CONSERVATION CELEBRATES

EARTH DAY 2021

We're celebrating the second #EarthDayLive of the pandemic this April 22. As an unprecedented global vaccination program rolls out, we're encouraged to see light at the end of what's been a long tunnel.

As we've seen, working together for a common cause can make a difference. By trusting the science and working together, we can tackle common challenges that impact us all, inspire others and achieve amazing things - such as tackling Climate Change - the theme of year's Earth Day.

So tomorrow, tune in to Earth Day Live (2021) to watch, discuss and participate in a livestream featuring stories, performances, and opportunities for digital collective action.
AFC IN THE YEAR AHEAD
AFC's 2020 exhibit is on display at The James Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida through May 23. Accompanying the AFC exhibit, the Museum is also hosting a tribute exhibit to John Seerey-Lester (1945-2020), an active member of Artists for Conservation. Never before displayed at the museum, we hope you can see it all in person. Check out the video walkthrough (right). Visit the James Museum website.
AFC artists are hard at work finishing art for this year's AFC exhibit. At the same time, we've been working hard toward launching an exciting new online experience for AFC, very soon. We can't wait to share with you the next evolution of appreciating art for a cause online.

We're also super excited about plans for an expanded event at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum next January, 2022. More on this soon!

And a shout-out to Timothy Jackson of Jackson's African Safaris for organizing the next AFC Kenya (Boma) Safari and Conservation Benefit with Gregory Wellman - on track for this Nov/Dec.

In the meantime, we encourage you to visit our virtual exhibits and, if you can, invest in art by AFC members. By doing so, you will be supporting both the arts and the natural world. We look forward to celebrating with many of you in person this fall, and through an increasing number of ways online.

Save the dates: AFC Festival 2021 | Sept 23-26, 2021

Stay safe and healthy!

Yours in art & conservation,

Jeff Whiting
AFC Founder & President
Visit our Virtual Exhibits Online
AFC Kenya (Boma) Safari and Conservation Benefit
AFC Films Now Streaming Online
All three of AFC's films are available for viewing online.
Retrace the footsteps of a legendary explorer deep into the Congo, and learn the story of an artist who saved the Mountain Gorilla from extinction and helped found Africa’s first National Park a century ago.
Experience Africa and the story of one of the world’s most successful wildlife painters who fought to conserve endangered species and one of Kenya’s most precious and unique areas.
Learn how a marine artist-biologist Guy Harvey is championing marine conservation efforts and how artists is working to help protect an underwater paradise and share it with the world before it is lost.
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.

Image Credits: Header image: Paintings by , Carrie Cook (left), Jacquie Vaux (center, top) Laurie Riley (center, bottom) and Megan Kissinger (right); Youth education banner: Depicting artist Joseph Koensgen and photo by Anna-Louise Pickering.