Artist Volunteers to Paint Murals in Rural Ecuador

Talented mural artists are needed to paint images of bears on the walls of schools and other community buildings in rural Ecuador for the Andean Bear Conservation Project.  The murals will incorporate messages about conservation and the importance of saving Andean bears from extinction.

No qualifications needed, just talent and enthusiasm.  The spectacled or Andean bear is not easy to portray accurately so you do need genuine artistic talent.  There could be the chance to run art or painting workshops for local children in the villages where you are painting murals, if you are interested.  Basic Spanish would be useful for this but is not essential. 

Your work as a mural artist volunteer will strengthen relations between the local community and the Andean Bear Conservation Project.  You will also be helping the next generation to grow up with an appreciation for the environment they live in and the importance of conserving the cloud forest with all its biodiversity, from tiny insects to the large, timid Andean (spectacled) bears.

This is a unique opportunity to use your artistic talent to help in wildlife conservation while adding to your portfolio and getting off the beaten track in a beautiful part of the world.

Minimum time commitment: one week.  For more information see http://www.andeanbear.org/mural-artist.html .  Please quote reference SDMurSep10 when you apply.