Art Exhibition supports marine wildlife

The ART FOR THE EARTH exhibition held at The Pinewalk exhibition stands in
Bournemouth was a chance for one artist to raise money and awareness for marine conservation issues.
Lynne Humber decided to support Dorset’s seahorses by donating money from the event to Dorset Wildlife Trust.

There was a fantastic collection of earth-inspired art work being displayed by local artists, from professional photography to landscape, African art and original abstract art work plus the Earth Fashions catwalk show, showing off an original collection of one-off garments made from recycled materials.

" vibrant and inspiring"

Lynne’s Paint for The Planet was a giant painting by numbers style canvas which the public helped to complete. Lynne said: “we now have a very vibrant and inspiring painting of a seahorse with a boat’s anchor, which helped us to spread the word about the destructive effects that can result in seahorse habitats from anchoring boats down at our local Studland Bay. We will be displaying this somewhere prominent!”

Lynne raised over £125 for Dorset Wildlife Trust and a similar amount for the Marine Conservation Society. Also at the event was a fantastic collection of earth-inspired art work being displayed by local artists, from professional photography to landscape, African art and original abstract art work plus the Earth Fashions catwalk show, showing off an original collection of one-off garments made from recycled materials.
 

What is Art for the Earth?

Art For The Earth was launched at Bournemouth’s most popular live music venue, The Winchester Pub, on 26th August; this was a huge success and featured an amazing selection of musicians to come and help party for the planet, including live band Freefall Collective and local DJ’s Judda, Lee Nazari, Jimmy Summers and Dave Jevons (Comedy DJ’s). There was plenty of information up around the venue that night, raising awareness for local conservation issues and the big screen behind the band was playing footage of seahorses from Studland Bay. Many people asked if the footage was taken somewhere tropical; Its clear that people don’t realise the beauty of our underwater wildlife here in Dorset, so all the more reason to save it!

If you “like” the Art for the Earth page on Facebook you will be guaranteed not to miss the next event and can have a browse through all the great photo’s that were taken www.facebook.com/theearthwiseproject.

You can find out more about Studland’s amazing seahorse habitat at www.ssssg.org.uk

For more information please contact Emma Rance at Dorset Wildlife Trust on 01929 481044.
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About Dorset Wildlife Trust www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
Dorset Wildlife Trust was founded in 1961 to protect the wildlife and natural habitats of the county and now has over 25,000 members and manages over 40 nature reserves. Most are open daily and there are visitor centres providing a wealth of wildlife information at Brooklands Farm, Lorton Meadows, Kingcombe Meadows and Brownsea Island Nature Reserves, The Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve and the Urban Wildlife Centre at Upton Heath Nature Reserve.

The largest voluntary nature conservation organisation in Dorset, DWT plays a key role in dealing with local environmental issues. It leads the way in establishing the practices of sustainable development and engaging new audiences in conservation, particularly in the urban areas.