Wildlife Jewels® Presents
The Art of Newport Beach Wildlife
Community Art Showcase
Celebrate Newport Beach Wildlife Through Art—Overlooking Beautiful Newport Harbor!
Join Wildlife Jewels for a FREE afternoon of art, wildlife, and creativity at the beautiful, historic Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory in Corona del Mar!
We're excited to return to the stunning waterfront location where we launched The Art of Newport Beach Wildlife in June for a special showcase celebrating Newport Beach's extraordinary wildlife through community art!
Made possible through the City of Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grant Program, this showcase brings together three large-scale collaborative paintings, originally designed and hand-drawn by Wildlife Jewels' founder-artist, Azi Sharif, and brought to life by participants of all ages through guided community painting workshops.
✨ What to Look Forward To
🎨 Explore Three Collaborative Wildlife Artworks!
Discover the colorful community paintings inspired by:
Jewels of Newport Beach – Celebrating the beauty and diversity of our local wildlife.
Marine & Coastal Wildlife – Exploring the extraordinary animals of our ocean and shoreline.
Pollinators – Discovering butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, and other essential pollinators.
🖌️ Get Creative! Enjoy a special interactive wildlife-inspired painting activity!
🦋 Discover Newport Beach Wildlife! Learn about the remarkable animals that inspired each artwork and why protecting them matters.
🌊 Enjoy the Waterfront! Experience art and nature overlooking beautiful Newport Harbor.
Whether you participated in our earlier workshops or are joining us for the first time, everyone is welcome!
Come celebrate Newport Beach's extraordinary wildlife through art, creativity, and community! 💙💎
Event Details
📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
⏰ 3:30–5:30 PM
📍 Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory
Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California
🎟 Free Admission
👨👩👧👦 All Ages Welcome
Registration is required as space is limited. Reserve your spot below.
About The Art of Newport Beach Wildlife
The Art of Newport Beach Wildlife is a Wildlife Jewels community art series that brings people together through collaborative painting experiences inspired by Newport Beach's wildlife and natural environment. Throughout the series, participants help create large-scale community artworks while learning about local species and habitats. The series culminates in a public community showcase celebrating creativity, community, and Newport Beach's remarkable wildlife.
About Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory
Located on Newport Harbor, Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory has been a center for marine science and discovery since 1930. Operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the laboratory supports innovative marine research and technology development. Event participants will have the opportunity to learn about the laboratory and its connection to the coastal environment that inspires this community artwork.
This event is part of Wildlife Jewels’ The Art of Newport Beach Wildlife community art series, supported by the City of Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grant Program. Artwork created during the series will be featured in a public community showcase this fall.
Inspired By #NatureForAll
Wildlife Jewels is honored to be a part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) #NatureForAll community!
#NatureForAll is a global movement to inspire, celebrate and restore love of nature. It is founded on a very simple idea: the more people experience, connect with, and share their love for nature, the more support and action there will be for its conservation.
Wildlife Jewels is honored to join the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a Member, bringing our wildlife conservation, rescue, education, and arts programs into a global Union dedicated to protecting nature and conserving life on Earth.
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Our Vision
“We dream of a world where wildlife thrives untouched by human activities, roaming freely in their natural habitats. In this world, every person recognizes the magnificent beauty and value of living wildlife, and takes significant action to ensure safety and protection of wildlife.”
— Azi Sharif, Founder & Executive Director Wildlife Jewels®
Would you like to make a donation?
We offer this event free of charge. Wildlife Jewels is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and operates on donations. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Would you be interested in making a tax-deductible contribution to express your support for our mission to protect wildlife from human-caused threats?
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