AFRICAN
WILDLIFE TRUST HOSTS INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS' RETREAT TO COMBAT
POACHING
African Wildlife Trust,
in conjunction with Safari Legacy, hosted an international group
of artists retreat in Tarangire
National Park, Tanzania.
This retreat is to
raise awareness and funds to combat the international poaching
crisis, particularly in hard-hit Tanzania, where tens of thousands of
elephants are slaughtered annually.
Many renowned artists
from several countries were reviewed and ultimately nine were invited
for participation by AWT. The artists invited include Jan Martin
McGuire and James Gary Hines II (USA); John Agnew (USA); Julie
Askew (England); Robert Caldwell (USA); Paul Dixon (South Africa);
Tony Pridham (Australia); Sandy Scott (USA); and Dale Weiler (USA).
African Wildlife Trust is
an African based NGO that was developed out of concern and spreading
much needed awareness for the escalated poaching crisis in Tanzania.
Ongoing projects include establishment of anti- poaching units, and
working with a team of conservation consultants to focus on
proactive, effective wildlife law enforcement.
The Artists
The Ambassadors
Ambassadors with Elephant skull
Beautiful Bull with baobab
Julies' field sketchbooks
Julie Plein-Air with armed guard - there was a pride of seven lions in the area.
Pleain Air painters Jan Martin McGuire, John Agnew & Julie