The Exhibition
Highlighting extraordinary wildlife from around the world and their intriguing conservation stories through captivating photography, video, workshops, and powerful interpretation. This exhibit takes a multidisciplinary approach to combine science and art in a way that can benefit the community and our local ecosystems.
Wildlife photography is an incredible tool that provides an exclusive look at the world through the eyes of wildlife. Each photo depicts a wild animal behaving naturally in its own environment unless influenced for scientific purposes only by authorized researchers.
Schedule:
The Grange Insurance Audubon Center of Columbus | April 9th - June 18th, 2021
Above: Images of the gallery in the Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus Ohio. Visitors come face to face with incredible images of wildlife and their conservation stories.
EXHIBITION FEATURES
America’s Forgotten Wolf - The rarest canid in the world lives right here in the United States. View the cutting edge conservation work that has been put into saving this species from extinction and see the process from puppies being born in managed care to the release of wolves back into the wild for the first time in decades.
Hall of Threatened Species - Learn about some of the worlds rarest species and species found in your backyard in this interactive exhibit. You can watch videos, comment on an online website dedicated to the gallery and create your own piece of art to contribute to Columbus’ wildlife stories.
Planet Indonesia - Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse and threatened regions in the world. Learn about one organization that is preserving at-risk ecosystems and endangered wildlife through village-led partnerships.
WORKSHOPS
Converting Photography into Video
Introduces the differences between taking videos of wildlife and taking photos. It will explore the settings, the techniques and the equipment necessary in order to record eye catching wildlife videos. Some equipment will be necessary like tripods for participants to get the most out of the workshop.
Introduction to Wildlife Photography
For younger or amateur photographers. This workshop will go over the basic settings and equipment needed for wildlife photography as well as techniques to getting the best photographs. This workshop can also be done with cell phones.
Using Media to Interpret the Natural World
For individuals interested in learning about storytelling and how to use videos and images in a way to tell a unique story about the wildlife they are seeing. This workshop will be lecture style and done mostly in a classroom but could also be offered virtually.
All proceeds of metal print sales will go to the conservation organization that is working with each species in the photo. Your support is saving wild animals.
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