10-day annual international festival – inspiring public education and awareness of conservation issues, through art, lectures, film, demos and workshops with master artists. Learn more.
Flag Expeditions - Fostering collaborative art and science field work to study and promote the preservation of endangered species and their vanishing habitats. AFC has supported over 12 expeditions since 2005.
Inspiring Future Generations - AFC connects youth with nature thorough art and environmental education.
Artists for Conservation produces the world's top conservation-themed annual exhibit.
AFC celebrates artistic excellence and extraordinary contributions to conservation causes. Pictured: 2012 Simon Combes Conservation Award recipient Pollyanna Pickering with past recipient Robert Bateman.
2013/06/06 - Vancouver, BC., CANADA – June 6, 2013 - Artists for Conservation (AFC) is proud to announce the list of 2013 exhibiting AFC Signature Member artists accepted into the Artists for Conservation Exhibit - the world's top conservation-themed exhibit and sale, benefitting the conservation cause. This is AFC's 6th annual exhibit of members' artworks and third annual exhibit to open in Vancouver, BC.
2013/05/02 - Vancouver, B.C. CANADA - May 2, 2013 - Artists for Conservation Foundation (AFC), is excited to announce a partnership with Dr. Guy Harvey to establish a new marine conservation program. AFC's new "Explorer's" program will foster artistic and scientific collaboration in the field to drive awareness and education around marine conservation and marine life. It will also provide opportunities for AFC artist members to study marine species and their ecology in the field under the guidance and expertise of leading scientists.
2013/06/04 - Aleta Karstad and biologist husband will partner with the Nature Conservancy of Canada in a pilot project of Landscape Art & Science on two of its properties this spring and summer.
2013/06/04 - Pollyanna Pickering was pleased to be asked to contribute a story about her most memorable cup of tea to a brand new book! She chose a moment from her AFC flag expedition into Bhutan to feature in the charitable publication.
2013/02/24 - Cory Trepanier's Into The Arctic II film has been sharing the spectacular Canadian Arctic, through his unique artistic journeys, on televisions across Canada and internationally, and on big screens in numerous cities.
Someone once said that true success is doing something you really love to do, being good at it, and being recognized for it. In my art career I have the superb satisfaction of directing my talents and endeavors toward artistic creations...