Audubon calls on artists and photographers
amanda burgos acosta
The Belize Audubon Society is one of the environmental groups that works all year round to promote sustainable development and preservation of the country’s resources. You may want to dust off your canvas or photos of nature, because as part of its public awareness campaigns, the Audubon has devised several activities for May which are inclusive and beckon participation from young and old alike. Amanda Burgos Acosta, Audubon’s Program Advocacy Manager, explained the art and photography components of the upcoming activities.
Amanda Burgos Acosta, Program Advocacy Mgr., Belize Audubon Society
“Through the month of May we have the Green Wave initiative that we are working on; going to schools, educating children about biodiversity, some tree planting again. And what’s making it special this year is we are having an art competition. It’s photography and art, everyone is invited to enter. It is submission of one letter size page, either still life, some form of biodiversity, whether it be plants animals, whatever. It’s open to anyone. Basically we are going to narrow it down based on submissions to about fifty people who we will be displaying their art or photography and the top three will be winning prizes. We basically have a deadline of the fourteenth of May. Then they have that time to submit it to the office to miss Derise Chuc, who is the education program manager. And basically it’s whatever expression they have that can show biodiversity highlighting life forms and if you have a great picture, submit it. And we will be having an exhibit that runs for a week at the Mexican Institute from the eighteenth of May to the twenty-second. On the twenty-second, we will be having an international day of biodiversity. We will be having a little show, a little exhibit talking about some of the work we’ve done in addition we’ll have a skit and some basic activities with youth and children.”
If you would like to know more about the art exhibit or the green Wave Initiative, you can call the Audubon’s office at 223-5004.
