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| World's Top Artists Commit $13M For Conservation |
3/19/2007 - The Artists for Conservation Foundation's "Art for Conservation" program is reaching new heights having developed millions of dollars in potential committments from its leading artist membership for over 100 conservation organizations. |
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| AFC Announces Fifth Flag Expedition To Study Endangered Painted Dogs |
2/14/2007 - The AFC (Formerly the WNAG) is pleased to announce its fifth Flag Expedition, awarded to Signature Member and watercolor artist Alison Nicholls, of New York. In late August 2007, Nicholls will embark on a six-week expedition to northwestern Zimbabwe to study endangered Painted Dogs in their natural habitat so as to communicate their plight. |
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| WNAG Announces 4th Flag Expedition to Bhutan |
10/5/2006 - WNAG Signature Member, Pollyanna Pickering, has been chosen for the WNAG's fourth Flag Expedition for her unique story and its relevance to conservation, endangered species and threatened habitats. The location of her expedition is Bhutan, and her objective is to study and paint in one of the world's last true wilderness environments and document the remarkable range of flora and fauna which survives there. Pickering will embark on her month-long journey in the Spring of 2007. |
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| WNAG Announces George River Boreal Forest Flag Expedition |
9/12/2006 - Participants in WNAG Flag Expedition #3 - "Visions of the Boreal Forest" have embarked on their 200-kilometer (140 mile) journey down the George River in northern Quebec, Canada. |
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| WNAG To Honour First Recipient of the Simon Combes Award |
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4/19/2006 - The Worldwide Nature Artists Group will be honouring the recipient of the First Conservation Award, U.K. artist David Shepherd. David Shepherd is known internationally as one of the world's leading nature artists and is founder of the David
Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, a leading UK charity supporting wildlife conservation. |
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| WNAG Announces Two New Flag Expeditions for 2006 |
3/21/2006 - Following the success of its inaugural Flag Expedition into the jungles of Panama in early December 2005, the WNAG is proud to support two new adventures into bold and unfamiliar territories. The first is 'The Sacred Source – A Portrait of the Ganges', which will involve an artistic study of the Indian Himalayas and the Ganges headwaters region by renowned watercolorist David Rankin.The other is 'The George River Boreal Forest Expedition' and will involve a group expedition to explore Arctic Quebec's George River and boreal forest region – migratory grounds for the George River woodland caribou herd. Artist Rob Mullen, WNAG, will paddle and paint a large section of the George River in the company of several other internationally-recognized nature artists and signature members of WNAG, including Robert Bateman, Lindsey Foggett and Jay Johnson. |
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| Endangered Raptors Enrapture Artist – Victorious Inaugural Flag Expedition |
3/8/2006 - David Kitler is back on familiar terra firma, yet his spirit is still soaring. David recently returned from a month away in the jungles of Panama where he and the endangered Harpy Eagle shared the same forest canopy.
The expedition is, and will continue to be important in demonstrating the power of artists in drawing attention to endangered species and habitats. See his photographic account of his trip along with with his fascinating daily journal. |
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| WNAG Announces Recipient of First Annual Simon Combes Conservation Award |
11/28/2005 - Ottawa, Canada (November 28, 2005)— The Worldwide
Nature Artists Group (WNAG) is pleased to announce this year's recipient of the Simon Combes Conservation award. Artist David Shepherd was chosen among the WNAG monthly award winners for his outstanding artistic excellence and extraordinary support of conservation. |
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| First WNAG Flag Expedition heads into the jungles of Central America |
11/7/2005 - Ottawa, ON (November 7, 2005)— The Worldwide Nature Artists Group (WNAG) is pleased to announce its first fellowship grant of $5,000 US awarded to artist David Kitler under the WNAG's Flag Expeditions Program. Kitler will explore the jungles of Panama to observe and portray the endangered Harpy Eagle and its habitat in what will likely be the most comprehensive artistic study ever of the powerful and extremely rare bird. |
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