A talk by local and international artist, and founder of Drawing for the Planet (DftP), Jane Lee McCracken, and auction of a print of her original Biro drawing in aid of chimpanzees.
TALK
Jane will deliver a talk about her journey as an artist, founding her charity DftP and the charity’s recent Chimpanzee Community exhibition in partnership with Born Free and Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue & Protection (LCRP) at Queen’s Hall on Wednesday, 19th of February at 7 pm.
The exhibition raised awareness of endangered chimpanzees through drawings by children from the UK, USA and Liberia. A short film created after her trip to Liberia delivering workshops to children there, and featuring extraordinary footage of LCRP’s orphan chimpanzees will also be screened.
During the event a print of Jane’s intricate Biro drawing Gardener of the Forest will be auctioned in aid of chimpanzees
Tickets for the event are priced at £5. For more information or to book tickets visit www.queenshall.co.uk/whats-on/jane-lee-mccracken-artist-talk-auction or call the box office on 01434 652 477.
“I am delighted to be delivering a talk at Queen’s Hall to share my passions for art, education and the conservation of nature as well as raise awareness and raise funds for one of our closest living relatives, chimpanzees”
Jane Lee McCracken, artist and founder, Drawing for the Planet
AUCTION
Jane is auctioning print 1/10 of her original ballpoint drawing Gardener of the Forest with all profit’s going directly to LCRP’s chimpanzees orphaned by the illegal bushmeat and pet trades, the continuation of DftP’s workshops in Liberia so that more children can learn about and draw chimpanzees, and Born Free’s education department.
This stunning print was displayed in the Chimpanzee Community exhibition at Queen’s, November 2024. Bidding on the print is now open through Charity Auctions Today via this link: charityauctionstoday.com/bid/chimpanzeedrawingauctioninaidofchimpanzees
CHIMPANZEE COMMUNITY PROJECT
The Chimpanzee Community project in partnership with LCRP, and Born Free, raises awareness of one of our closest living relatives – endangered chimpanzees – through environmental education and drawing workshops and the drawings created by children. The project exhibition at Queen’s Hall curated by Jane featured printed Biro drawings and projections created by over 500 children from schools in the UK, USA and Liberia. These schools included North East Schools, Belsay School and Ponteland Primary, who participated in workshops delivered by Jane, LCRP and Born Free. Also exhibited were photographs of LCRP’s orphan chimpanzees by Jenny Desmond, Co-founder of LCRP.
Please visit Drawing for the Planet’s project page for more information: drawingfortheplanet.org/pages/chimpanzee-community
DftP’s Chimpanzee Community Project was founded in 2022, in partnership with LCRP and international wildlife charity Born Free. Working with dynamic teams of educators and conservationists from the UK, USA and Liberia, itaims to encourage the growth of collective responsibility towards chimpanzee conservation and welfare while giving children, communities and chimpanzees, a voice.
