Sunday May the 10th 2025 The day ended with a marvellous dinner, including several guests, 14 people together. Fright oysters and yellow eyed Red Snapper. A sweet cherry on the cake were a handful of songs and marvellous acoustic guitar performance by our long time friend and NC/ANF coordinator David…
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Sunday May the 10th 2025 A boat trip with Erin Cooper and her husband Sean, working for the National Forest Service, took 4 of us on a 6 hour boat trip over the Eyak river to the flats and to an abundant cannery. The day started with a complimentary breakfast…
Read moreThe 3 European ANF musketeers at Harney Bay, Cordova Alaska. From left to right: Laurent Willenegger, Ben Woodhams and Kokay Szabolcs.
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Impressions of our flight in 3 shifts to the largest ocean front lacier, the Columbia Glacier. Unforgettable Impressive! Columbia Glacier
Read moreLast day at Sea Otter Island. View from Sea Otter Island by Ben Woodmams Sea Otter Island from the air, photo taken during our flight. (Photo by Ysbrand Brouwers) View from Sea Otter House with the moon. (Photo by Ysbrand Brouwers) The Old Stump at Sea Otter flats. (Photo by…
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Karen Yoshitomi our great and dedicated cook and long time friend of Dune Lankard and David Grimes, who volunteers on this project because she believes in it! Breakfast, lunch and dinners, we are totally spoiled and surprised all the time! Karen Yoshitomi in the Eyak House kitchen Karen Yoshitomi and…
Read moreSlice painting by Ben Woodhams. Sea Otter Island. Slice painting by Ben Woodhams Ben Woodhams explains: I have been doing these paintings that I call 'slice paintings, for several years now. I was interested in the paradox of observational plein air painting - things are changing as you paint -…
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Wednesday, May the 7th 2025 A tranquil morning, no wind, small patches of blue and the snow covered mountains in the background, almost look unreal! Hard to paint something realistic that doesn’t look like a chocolate box….the varied landscape is so amazing! Laurent decided to take a dip in the…
Read moreTuesday, May 6th 2025 The day started gray and wet again. At 10.00, we all went by boat to Sea Otter Island. Another house owned by the Eyak Native Conservancy. A 15 minutes high speed crossings with Dune’s fishing boat with jet moters. Soon after our arrival with…
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Cordova, May 5th 2025 Again we had to struggle with constant light rain, but the area is breathtaking beautiful specially after all that rain these last days, there is plenty of running water! The trees are covered in different species of mosses, like the white hanging mosses called…
Read moreThe last two days the weather only got worse. First, almost constant drizzle and then the wind picked up, so umbrellas didn't work anymore as also the rains got more intense. But high spirits among the artists and many new experiences and landscapes and species never seen before!…
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After a long and tiring trip with a stop for an overnight's stay in Anchorage, the 3 European artists and the one from California arrived May the first in Cordova. After dropping off our luggage at Eyak House, we explored the surroundings by our 8 person's van. Many…
Read morePeter Partington was a much-loved member of the SWLA, contributing to countless projects, exhibitions, and books with his lively artwork. Moreover, Peter brought humour and good nature to every private view or artists meeting that he ever attended – he was always great company and will be sorely missed. Peter…
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”The Heartbeat and Lifeblood of an Alaskan Rainforest” Artists for Nature Foundation/ Native Conservancy Joint Project 2025 – 2027 Copper River Delta & Prince William Sound, Alaska After an earlier project in the area 27 years ago, ANF has been asked by The Native Conservancy based in Cordova Alaska, to…
Read moreMay / June 2022 University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Biotechnology Jamnikarjeva ulica 101, Ljubljana, Slovenia The aim of the ‘Art Camp’ is to reach beside wildlife enthusiasts, other target groups and raise awareness about tourists’ opportunities created by large carnivore presence among the wider community. With the help of external…
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To celebrate the 25 anniversary of the family estate “Westerheide" in the South of Hungary, ANF has been asked to organise a small project to connect and reconnect the family, staff and the villagers with the value and biodiversity of the estate. In October 2018 6 artists have visited this…
Read moreBook Offer A new book of our latest project is now available! Bringing the Dead Sea to Life Art and Nature at the Lowest Place on Earth 230 pages, full colour illustrations by 18 international wildlife & landscape artists. By the authors Hadas Marcus and Yossi Leshem. €49,50 excluding postage…
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Het is een ramp voor het milieu maar ook voor toeristen. De Dode Zee droogt op, omdat het waterpeil ieder jaar zakt. Het peil in Dode Zee is gedaald tot het laagste punt uit de geschiedenis. Badplaatsen die ooit aan het strand lagen, zijn verlaten. Bekijk de video op nos.nl:…
Read moreANF is delighted to share with you the location and dates of the exhibition of its 2017 project “Bringing the Dead Sea to Life”. This project took place around the Dead Sea surrounded Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. The exhibition will take place in: De oude School Kortenhoefsedijk 145…
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To our great shock and regret, we had to say goodbye to our friend the artist Greg Poole. I made the first preparation trip for the ANF project in India together with Greg and the late John Busby 24 years ago. An unforgettable trip and so many very fond memories…
Read moreConservation Results for 14 Projects: ANF Projects and Results 1990 - 2018 (PDF) >>
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When we woke up the first morning in the yard of Iwona and Reginald, a pair of Fieldfares was looking for worms next to the camper. From 3 sides we heard Cranes calling and the Golden Oriole was singing nearby as well. A White Stork was looking for something to…
Read moreHere is a fantastic film by Israeli filmmaker Yuval Dax of musician Paul Winter talking about the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is shrinking at an alarming rate due to man's need for water from its tributaries for human and agricultural consumption from all sides of the Rift Valley. The…
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The lowest place on Earth is getting lower and lower. I have had the enormous privilege to be part of the Artists for Nature Foundation's project to raise awareness of the plight of this unique place. I'm working while the memories are still fresh! So happy to have opaque media…
Read moreIsraeli TV Channel 1 news report from March 29th on the Artists for Nature Bringing the Dead Sea to Life through Art and Music project 2017 http://192.118.60.6/radiomp4/2017/03/29/7669960.mp4
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Here is some fantastic footage produced by Taiwanese photographer Chieh-Te Liang of a Steppe Eagle over the Eilat Mountains https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2foXyI--ubqaURjS1pvaHlobHc/view
Read moreChieh Te Liang filmed the Artists for Nature in Jordan. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2foXyI--ubqWk53blBuTkhmYkk/view
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Today the artists had a very early start to see the MacQueen's Bustard and the extremely elusive Sandgrouse. We set off at 5 am, which means in fact 4 am since the clock went an hour forward. With the very first sunlight we arrived at the hide close to the Egyptian…
Read moreFrom Amir Balaban we learned that the Desert Sparrow builds a large, hollow, round nest of sticks and twigs in which the female lay her eggs. The interior becomes a microclimate that keeps the eggs from becoming too warm under the hot Israeli sun, where temperatures can easily reach 50…
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Today the artists split in two groups. One part explored the National Park En Avedat, an expressive river bed with huge cliff formations, home to 6 pairs of breeding Griffon Vultures, plentiful ibex and abundant lizard life! The other group went to the Ben Gurion's burial place, a lush oasis…
Read moreAfter the gathering at the Wadi David Nature Reserve where Israeli, Bedouin and Palestinian children met and worked with the Artists for Nature group. The children went on to the Dead Sea in the afternoon and spelled out their wish for the future: 'Save the Dead Sea'. Israeli filmmaker Yuval…
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American musician Paul Winter performing at the Dead Sea Beach. A celebration of the Sea's strange beauty and a lament for the Dead Sea's plight. The Dead Sea is shrinking at an alarming rate due to man's need for water from its tributaries for human and agricultural consumption from all sides…
Read moreWhen King David had to hide from King Solomon, he went to the desert, to one of the nicest places in it. The Wadi David is a lush paradise in the middle of rough, reddish mountains and right above the Dead Sea. Two springs have created an oasis of wild…
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Professor Yossi Leshem from Israel and Mansour Abu Rashid from Jordan have worked very closely together for many years. It has not always been easy, and sometimes even very complicated. But they both won't give up, because they have a dream of peace, co-operation and preservation of the Dead Sea and…
Read moreTuesday 21st March Trip 1: Up into the Negev Desert, not too far from Ein Gedi The artists, led by Yossi Leshem, trekked to find nesting Bonelli's Eagles in a ravine where eagles of this species have nested for over 40 years (Yossi did his MA on breeding raptors of…
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Monday 20th March The journey from the Dead Sea in Jordan to an equivalent latitude on the Israeli bank took the artists through the agricultural landscapes of the Jordan River on both sides of the Rift Valley. Mile upon mile of poly-tunnels, date plantations, strawberry fields, courgette-picking activity and road-side vegetable…
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We are using the hashtag #afndsp (Artists for Nature Dead Sea Project) to identify posts on social media, twitter etc that relate to the Bringing The Dead Sea to Life Project which is running now. This is a bold new project to raise global awareness to the plight of the Dead…
Read moreSunday 19th March First stop Wadi Zarkee Main. For those not yet in the know a wadi is a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season. From miniature oasis to raging torrent each wadi has multiple personalities depending upon the rainfall and the season. The…
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After the workshops the Artists for Nature group took the plunge into the dead sea! ... and covered themselves in mud! [gallery ids="3751,3750,3749,3748,3747,3746" orderby="rand"]
Read moreOver 150 Jordanian children attended the Artist for Nature workshop day on the 18t March 2017. Artists from around the world shared techniques and their love of nature with the young people.
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We stopped on our travels for a breakfast at the amazing Kibbutz Sedi Eliyahu which has a focus on organic solutions to modern agricultural problems. Yossi explained about the Barn owls' nesting box scheme which had effectively reduced the rodent problem in the the Kibbutz and surrounding areas. This approach which…
Read moreMarch 16th 2017 – Day 1 Please find a link to a downloadable catalogue of the Dead Sea project here. The rest of the artists arrive in Ben Gurion Airport after travelling from many corners of the globe. The first stop for them in a packed schedule is the Israeli…
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Today we had a very early start to get out of Jerusalem before the Marathon started. But that gave us time to visit a dump in the North- East of Jerusalem. Minimum 1000 White Storks and Black Kites feed there every day. We stayed for a while and the artists…
Read moreToday almost all artists arrived in Tel Aviv and went to Jerusalem. While our friend James Coe got stuck in a snow storm in the US we landed in the nicest spring weather. Mosts of the artists visited the ringing station near the Knesset. Ysbrand arrived later, right in time…
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Dear friends of ANF, The preparations are going on now in full speed - tomorrow the Dead Sea Project starts. With 18 artists from all over the world we will try to bring the Dead Sea to live through art and music! Keep an eye on our daily blog! In…
Read moreBirds have inspired generations of artists to create a vast body of work that reflects their passion for the natural world. Their efforts help raise awareness about conservation through exhibitions, books and educational projects. But with increasing pressure on species and habitats from development, agriculture, tourism, hunting, and industrialization, the…
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Bringing the Dead Sea to LifeThrough Art and Music A Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli Initiative 16-27 March 2017 More information on our Project page > Downloads (PDF): Bringing the Dead Sea to Life - Project information > Bringing the Dead Sea to Life - General program > Gazelles, Vadim Gorbatov…
Read moreViktor Bakhtin Died! It's with great sadness that I have to inform you that Russian artist Victor Bakhtin (1951) who took part in Two ANF projects (Extremadura and Copper River Delta, Alaska) passed away. Victor lived since 1994 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA. As an artist he worked a lot for…
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[kc_row full_width="stretch_row" video_bg_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWFVKb2JqM" parallax_speed="1" parallax_background_size="yes"][kc_column width="12/12"][kc_column_text] Ysbrand Brouwers zet zich in voor bedreigde natuurgebieden over de hele wereld. Samen met kunstenaars wil hij mensen bewust maken van de het belang van de natuur. Vanmiddag is Brouwers daarom benoemd tot Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau. Burgemeester Cornelis Visser van…
Read more[kc_row full_width="stretch_row" video_bg_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWFVKb2JqM" parallax_speed="1" parallax_background_size="yes"][kc_column width="12/12"][kc_column_text]THE NATURE OF TOWER HILLAn artist’s year in the Garden Artist’s ReceptionMay 18, 6-8pmThe artist’s reception is free and open to invited guests.(Please bring your postcard invitation or tell the gate attendant you are there for the artist’s reception.)From April 2013 through April 2014, nature artist…
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[kc_row full_width="stretch_row" video_bg_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWFVKb2JqM" parallax_speed="1" parallax_background_size="yes"][kc_column width="12/12"][kc_column_text] Hans Steffelaar, who contributed three impressive, large oil paintings of windmills to our windmill project in 2005, is having a retrospective exhibition, entitled, “We Won,” in Rijks Museum Twenthe in Enschede, from 17th October 2015 until 27th March 2016. “We Won” shows, with over…
Read more[kc_row full_width="stretch_row" video_bg_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWFVKb2JqM" parallax_speed="1" parallax_background_size="yes"][kc_column width="12/12"][kc_column_text] Juan Varela Simó our ANF representative in Spain and dear friend has been awarded the BBVA Foundation Award for Knowledge Dissemination and Communication in Biodiversity Conservation in Spain. The award will be presented on November the 18th in a ceremony at the Marques de…
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[kc_row full_width="stretch_row" video_bg_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWFVKb2JqM" parallax_speed="1" parallax_background_size="yes"][kc_column width="12/12"][kc_column_text] What do rewilding and art have in common? Today, Rewilding Europe and the Artists for Nature Foundation have officially started cooperation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. Both organization have identified synergies and complementarities between their vision, mission and activities and have agreed to…
Read more[kc_row full_width="stretch_row" video_bg_url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWFVKb2JqM" parallax_speed="1" parallax_background_size="yes"][kc_column width="12/12"][kc_column_text] May the 19th Dr.Jane Goodall opened the exhibition of the school project ANF had organized together with 3 high schools in Wassenaar near The Hague. We share her opinion that nature conservation has to go hand in hand with nature education. It was a great honour…
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