…….IWOKRAMA collaborates with Linden Mayor and International Partners to launch Wildlife Art Project

The Iwokrama International Centre has embarked on an exciting collaboration with Mayor of Linden, Waneka Arindell, along with several international partners, spearheaded by artist Jane Lee McCracken based in the United Kingdom, with the aim of collaborating on a wildlife art project to mark the occasion of International Biodiversity Day 2020.

Every year, May 22 is celebrated as the International Day for Biodiversity designated by the United Nations. This year’s theme ‘Our solutions are in nature” explores the importance of working together at various levels to build a future that puts us in harmony with nature, a release from the Iwokrama International Centre said.

The project “WHERE DID ALL THE ANIMALS GO?” (WDATAG) is an art and environmental education project, with drawing, one of the oldest forms of communication. at its core. The project gives children, communities and wildlife a voice.

“The project teams’ intention is to give children, communities, and wildlife a voice. Project Founder, Artist, Jane Lee McCracken, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, is sharing her passion for drawing and wildlife, in partnership with international wildlife charity, Born Free, and a dynamic group of North East England teachers and outreach partners in Guyana, Africa and California. This project provides, through art, environmental education to communities across the globe,” Iwokrama said.

The release said that, through the project, children and communities will have the opportunity to learn about and draw vulnerable species using Jane’s medium of choice, the humble ballpoint pen, nurturing compassion and collective responsibility for wildlife. It said Jane has created an online gallery for the project. Wild Postcard Gallery is open to all ages to submit ballpoint-pen drawings of wild animals.

“The aim of the project is to spread the gift of drawing and the beauty of wildlife, bring communities together and, through drawing, create emotional connections with vulnerable species to further help in their conservation. If we care, we want to conserve. Enjoy drawing and expressing yourself and the next time you pick up your pen, think of the animal you drew and how the world is a better place for its existence. And Remember, EVERYONE CAN DRAW!,” the release said.