ABOUT US

The Queensland Wildlife Artists Society Incorporated was established in 1983, in Brisbane Australia, by a small group of artists interested in fostering the study and appreciation of wildlife art specifically relating to Australia’s unique flora and fauna. Since then membership has steadily grown to include artists from all over Australia as well as overseas.

Our objectives are:

• To engage the general public and to educate them through art, on the importance of preserving Australia’s unique natural heritage, and the imperativeness of environmental sustainability.
• To organize and publicise environmentally themed art exhibitions with a large number themed to Australian species.
• To assist young and emerging artists to achieve their potential with access to workshops, demonstrations and mentoring by leading master artists.
• To use exhibitions to increase awareness of species and habitats covering a wide spectrum of flora and fauna that are threatened, from around the world.
• To generate career support and professional development opportunities for artist members.
• To facilitate art sales and commissions to support conservation and artists

JOIN US

We are constantly on the lookout for new members whose talents would mesh well with the society. If you are a highly skilled artist who is passionate about depicting nature in their art, or are a newly emerging artist interested in fostering this interest in subject matter with the help of more experienced mentors, you may consider applying for selection to this not for profit organization.
As a group we work together to promote our work, participate in member’s only exhibitions and at the same time promoting our conservational and environmental message through art.
While we are a not for profit incorporation staffed by volunteers, we do have many expenses that are shared among the members (please see membership dues)

Associate Membership

Hobby artist, gallery owner, art collector etc.

$30 annual membership.

 

Exhibiting Membership

To preserve the high standard of work presented, membership is by selection only. You will be notified when the selection committee has viewed your work, this may take one to eight weeks. When applying to be considered please follow the steps below:

1. Submit at least three pieces of work (go to Apply Now) to be considered for selection.
   Online: If your work is already posted on the internet, send the web address or email images with size and medium details to qwasiwildlife@iprimus.com.au
   By Mail: Send photos (not slides) of your artwork or a CD of your work to

   257 Crowson Lane,
   Munruben , QLD 4125,
   Australia.

2. Send details of your interest and commitment to conservation, wildlife and/or the environment. This may include donations of artwork to relevant causes, volunteer work, affiliations or memberships of relevant groups, donations of a percentage of profit to a conservation cause.
   
3. If you know a current member you may like to ask him or her to support your application with an email.
   
4. While membership normally continues as long as dues are paid, QWASI reserves the right to subject any financial member to a review process if it is felt their standard of work has dropped. QWASI reserves the right to revoke membership of members whose work is deemed no longer up to standard.
   5. The QWASI financial year starts January 1st with a small discount to membership after 1st July

BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP

• You will be contributing to the QWASI mission of Education through Art.
• You will feel the prestige of being accepted into one of Australia’s leading wildlife Art Societies.
• You will be eligible to enter QWASI exhibitions which are open to members only (unless organized on behalf of a particular environmental group). There may be up to three major shows in a year.
• You will have full representation on the official QWASI website which is updated regularly. Once selected you will be asked to provide all the relevant materials for your page which is linked to your personal website.
• You will receive the QWASI newsletter which comes out every two months in full colour. It contains up and coming open exhibitions, member's art news, world art news, coming events and much more.
• You will have the opportunity to post exhibitions, news and events on the website and in the newsletter.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

• One time Joining Fee AUD $20
• Annual website fee AUD $30
• Annual Exhibiting membership AUD $60
• Annual Emerging Artist membership (for 3 years only) AUD $40
• Annual Associate membership AUD $30
• Annual Junior membership AUD $25
• Annual Overseas Exhibiting membership AUD $70
• Annual Overseas Associate membership AUD $30

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QWASI is a not for profit incorporated society and for all of its 27 years has been run by volunteers. We need your support to continue to grow and provide nature artists with a way to help share their passion and their commitment to conservation and the environment. If you would like to support our aims and activities please consider becoming a financial benefactor.

The following levels of support are available.

 

PERSONAL:
Patron of the Arts $100+ (per annum)
QWASI Benefactor $1000+ (per annum)

 

CORPORATE:
Patron of the Arts $1000+ (per annum)
QWASI Benefactor $5000+ (per annum)

 

DONATE

Send a one off donation amount via cheque

made out to QWASI to the below address

QWASI Treasurer,
PO Box 800,
Sanctuary Cove, Qld 4212.