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AFC's annual Festival informs and inspires the public to conserve our natural heritage through visual and performing art, lectures, films, and workshops. In 2017, the AFC Festival toured to Lanwan Eco Art Park in Qingdao, China.

AFC has supported over 15 Flag Expeditions since 2005. Fostering collaborative art and science field work to study and promote the preservation of endangered species and their vanishing habitats.

Artists for Conservation connects youth with nature thorough art and environmental education. In 2018, AFC launched the youth "Silent Skies" mural project working with schools. #AFCFestival2018

AFC's annual exhibit is the world's premiere conservation-themed juried exhibit in the world today. International artists compete for the honor to participate, which raises funds for conservation and tours to world class venues.

AFC's Silent Skies Mural project is an international collaborative 100-ft installation super-mural mosaic featuring 678 endangered species of birds of the world. The mural was formed the centrepiece of the 2018 AFC Festival in Vancouver, BC. The mural is avaliable for tour.

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AFC Tours to Arizona

AFC's 2018 Fall Tour to Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Sept 22 - Nov 25th. Learn more
Silent Skies Mural

AFC's "Silent Skies" Mural Project. Featuring 678 endangered species of birds. #AFCbirdmural2018 more
Conservation Artist

AFC honours Ilse de Villiers as Conservation Artist of the Month for October 2018. more


	2018 AFC Exhibit Tours to Arizona 2018/09/21 - Vancouver, British Columbia – Artists for Conservation (AFC),is pleased to announce that on September 22, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM) will host AFC's touring exhibit comprising most of the artwork from the recent 2018 AFC Festival in Vancouver. Over 60 artworks will go on display to the public through November 25, 2018. A special program featuring many exhibiting artists will run November 9-10. Read more...
	Artists for Conservation Festival to Unveil World’s Largest Mural of Bird Paintings in Vancouver 2018/08/16 - Read more...
	Gary Hodges Launches Book and Auction for Conservation 2018/07/15 - UK's best selling pencil artist, AFC Signature Member Gary Hodge's has just released his latest book featuring artwork from his latest conservation charity event The event is hosted at at the renowned Nature in Art museum in Gloucestershire, from 10-22 July 2018, and is 100% in aid of six conservation and wildlife art charities. Central to the event is an online and live auction featuring 50 specially embellished prints. Each are drawn over with 1,000s of pencil strokes making them all unique and collectable. Read more...
	Ahsan Qureshi Brings Wildlife Art to Pakistan 2018/07/14 - Two hours drive from Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad is a mountain resort town of Nathia Gali. This summer, the town will host its first wildlife art exhibit featuring the artwork of AFC's Dr. Ahsan Qureshi. The show venue is Hotel Elites Nathiagali, and will run August 4th and 5th. Read more...
	Award Winners for 2018 Exhibit 2018/06/29 - Vancouver, BC CANADA - June 29, 2018 - Artists for Conservation (AFC) is pleased to announce the award winners of the tenth annual AFC International Exhibit of Nature in Art to be held this August 22-25 in Vancouver, BC. The awards include five AFC Medals of Excellence, which recognizes at least five outstanding artworks in the exhibit, and an Environmental Statement Award. AFC has also created a new Best in Show Award this year, in recognition of the highest scoring artwork by the jury panel in the annual exhibit. Artists receiving the awards are as follows: Read more...
	AFC 2019 Calendar Revealed 2018/06/25 - Vancouver, BC CANADA - June 25, 2018 - Artists for Conservation is pleased to announce that Signature AFC Member, James Hough's painting "Times Like This" depicting a Laughing Kookaburra, has been selected for the cover of the 2019 AFC Environmental Calendar. For the first time, the calendar has been themed on a specific subject - birds. The theme corresponds to a unique collaboration between AFC and the world's most important bird studies event - the 27th International Ornithological Congress - held every four years since 1884. Read more...
	AFC's 2018 Book Cover Celebrates Bird Diversity 2018/06/15 - Vancouver, BC CANADA - June 15, 2018 - Artists for Conservation is pleased to announce that a mosaic of no fewer than 72 artworks are featured on the latest AFC book jacket. The works are a sampling of hundreds of paintings depicting all endangered species of birds of the world in AFC's collaborative Silent Skies Mural. The annual hardcover "coffee-table" book is published on sustainably forested paper, as a companion to the 10th annual AFC International Exhibit of Nature in Art. Read more...
	Guy Combes to Receive AFC's Highest Honor 2018/05/09 - Vancouver, BC CANADA - May 9, 2018 - This August, internationally acclaimed Kenyan artist, Guy Combes will be recognized for his conservation leadership and artistic achievement with Artists for Conservation’s (AFC's) top honor: the Simon Combes Conservation Artist Award. The award is especially significant in that it was established in memory of Guy's father who was a world-renowned wildlife artist and prominent conservationist. AFC bestows the award annually to individuals for exemplifying the achievements and dedication of the award's namesake. Read more...


	2018 AFC Exhibit Tours to Arizona 2018/09/21 - Vancouver, British Columbia – Artists for Conservation (AFC),is pleased to announce that on September 22, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (ASDM) will host AFC's touring exhibit comprising most of the artwork from the recent 2018 AFC Festival in Vancouver. Over 60 artworks will go on display to the public through November 25, 2018. A special program featuring many exhibiting artists will run November 9-10. Read more...
	Artists for Conservation Festival to Unveil World’s Largest Mural of Bird Paintings in Vancouver 2018/08/16 - Read more...
	Award Winners for 2018 Exhibit 2018/06/29 - Vancouver, BC CANADA - June 29, 2018 - Artists for Conservation (AFC) is pleased to announce the award winners of the tenth annual AFC International Exhibit of Nature in Art to be held this August 22-25 in Vancouver, BC. The awards include five AFC Medals of Excellence, which recognizes at least five outstanding artworks in the exhibit, and an Environmental Statement Award. AFC has also created a new Best in Show Award this year, in recognition of the highest scoring artwork by the jury panel in the annual exhibit. Artists receiving the awards are as follows: Read more...
	AFC 2019 Calendar Revealed 2018/06/25 - Vancouver, BC CANADA - June 25, 2018 - Artists for Conservation is pleased to announce that Signature AFC Member, James Hough's painting "Times Like This" depicting a Laughing Kookaburra, has been selected for the cover of the 2019 AFC Environmental Calendar. For the first time, the calendar has been themed on a specific subject - birds. The theme corresponds to a unique collaboration between AFC and the world's most important bird studies event - the 27th International Ornithological Congress - held every four years since 1884. Read more...


	Remembering Murray Phillips 2018/03/04 - It is with deep sadness that I share with you the passing of our friend Murray Phillips, AFC artist, conservationist and board member (2014-2017). Murray was an inspiring and passionate champion for nature, through his art and an... more...
	Sharon Schafer's 'Two Deserts, One Sky' Environmental Education Project 2018/02/25 - AFC artist Sharon K. Schafer has returned to India to connect cultures and continents - an introduction of Rajasthan students to their Nevada, U.S counterparts. Her 2018 project is 'Two Deserts, One Sky' - art-based global... more...
	AFC artists selected for Ducks Unlimited Canada - 2018 National Art Portfolio 2018/02/02 - Congratulations to AFC Canadian artists Jodie Dansereau, Kevin Johnson, Joseph Koensgen, Terry Isaac, Ron Plaizier and Valerie Rogers. Artist Joseph Koensgen was awarded the 2018 Artist of the Year. Only 11 artworks were selected... more...
	HEART & SOUL CHARITY EXHIBITION 2016/04/12 - A star studded private gala night on 18th April will kick off this week long exhibition in the heart of London, just up the road from Buckingham Palace. Gary Hodges AFC has deliberately kept back a few of his rare sold-out editions for... more...

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