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The Art of Conservation 2008
On its 10th anniversary year, the Artists for Conservation Foundation will launch its first annual juried exhibition – The Art of Conservation – An International Exhibition of Nature in Art – featuring the nature art of its members. The exhibition celebrates artistic excellence in the depiction of nature art, raises awareness of conservation issues and directly supports organizations dedicated to addressing them.
The purpose of the exhibition is threefold: I) To support conservation through fundraising and education; II) To showcase the extraordinary pool of artistic talent in the AFC; and III) To expose the nature art genre to new prospective collectors in audiences outside the conventional nature/wildlife art collecting circles.
The exhibition will be launched in September 2008 at the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum (HBAM) – one of the world’s leading museums for nature and wildlife art – situated half an hour from New York City. The HBAM will host this four-month, inaugural exhibition along with some exciting associated events, including a special weekend reception.
Beneficiary: Wildlife Conservation Society
An important part of the exhibition will be to serve as a public relations and fundraising vehicle for a leading, internationally oriented conservation organization. The exhibition will educate the public and highlight the projects and initiatives of the annual conservation beneficiary partner. In addition the beneficiary will receive a share of the revenues resulting from the sale of artwork in the show. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), based in New York City, has been selected as the beneficiary for 2008 and will be actively promoting the exhibition to its membership.
The Wildlife Conservation Society is the world’s leading conservation organization for front-line conservation field research in nearly 60 countries. As one of the world’s largest and most respected conservation organizations, WCS publishes Wildlife Conservation magazine with worldwide distribution and, as part of its public outreach, operates the five zoos and aquarium in and around NYC (Bronx, Central Park, etc).
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