Wildlife Jewels Presents
The Art of Newport Beach Wildlife: Pollinators & Native Plants
A Paint the Jewels Community Art Experience
Join Wildlife Jewels for a free bayfront community art experience at the Back Bay Science Center’s native plant garden and trail.
Surrounded by native plants and the beautiful habitats of Upper Newport Bay, participants will help create a collaborative artwork inspired by Newport Beach’s pollinators, and native plants. Through art, guests will learn the stories of the pollinators and species they are painting, and how native plants support wildlife, habitat restoration, and conservation.
Guests are invited to contribute to Jewels of Newport Beach: Pollinators, a collaborative textile collage composed of pollinators, native plants, and local wildlife line art created by Wildlife Jewels founder and artist Azi Sharif. Participants will help bring the composition to life with color and texture, and the finished artwork will be displayed alongside the other pieces in our community showcase this fall.
Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 PM
Location: Back Bay Science Center | 600 Shellmaker Road, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free | All ages welcome | No art experience required
Registration required as space is limited.
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.
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.
Registration is required as space is limited. Reserve your spot below.
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?