Piping Plover Art Exhibition Update
12/15/2010
This past fall, nine year old Annie Buckton, fearful for the Piping Plover’s survival after learning that it would be passing through the oil-stricken Gulf of Mexico during its annual migration, raised funds through an art exhibition to support clean-up efforts in the affected areas. The Piping Plover is a small endangered shorebird that nests at Sauble Beach where Annie spends summers with her family at their cottage. Over the years, Annie watched as each season a dedicated group of volunteer guardians safeguarded the birds’ nests at the beach.
Here are few highlights of the exhibition:
- Number of artwork featured in the exhibition: 34
- Number of artists who participated in the exhibition: 21
- Money raised through artwork sales: $580 (9 pieces)
- Money raised through cash donations $55.00
In addition, Lake Huron Shoreline Coastal Conservation based out of Goderich, moved and inspired by Annie’s story, led a fundraising campaign with local businesses which raised approximately $1,000 for Annie’s Piping Plover cause.
Artists who contributed art pieces to the Piping Plover Art Exhibition are:
Mike Schwan Owen Sound, ON
Grant Murray/ Karen Murray Lion’s Head, ON
Dianne Sutter Shallow Lake, ON
Susan Gunter Hamilton, ON
Sharon Barfoot Sauble Beach, ON
Susan Enzensberger/ Glen Urquhart Kincardine, ON
Linda Bester Shallow Lake, ON
Cyndi Burgess Southampton, ON
Don Cavin Sutton West, ON
Jo Ann Strugeon Southampton, ON
Anna Nicholson Brantford, ON
Lynda Wills Southampton, ON
Carol Schmidt New Market, ON
Kate Kilty New Market, ON
Hannah Weaver New Market, ON
Michelle Van Nee New Market, ON
Steurat Scott Public School New Market, ON
Rhonda Uppington New Market, ON
Annie Buckton, New Market, ON
The proceeds from this exhibit and sale will go to Nature Canada to be directed to the National Audubon Society of the United States to support clean-up and recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Nature Canada and the Audubon Society are both members of BirdLife International, a global partnership of conservation organizations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. A special thank you to all contributed or helped raise funds for the Piping Plovers.
Photos were provided by the Southampton Art Gallery
