Photo: Wildlife Jewels receives the City of Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grant at the Cultural Arts Grants Award Ceremony
Wildlife Jewels Awarded City of Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grant
We are honored to share that Wildlife Jewels® has been awarded a City of Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grant for The Art of Newport Beach Wildlife: Community Painting & Showcase.
This free public art program will invite participants to help create collaborative artworks inspired by Newport Beach’s marine life, coastal birds, pollinators, native plants, and wildlife.
Through a series of community painting events and a public showcase, participants will explore Newport Beach’s natural beauty and sense of place through art.
Thank you to the City of Newport Beach and the City Arts Commission for supporting community arts, creativity, and place-based cultural programming.
Program details coming soon!
On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, Wildlife Jewels celebrated the official launch of the Wildlife Jewels Rescue Crew program with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Solana Beach.
Wildlife Jewels is a proud new Member of IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, joining a global network dedicated to conserving nature and protecting biodiversity.
Wildlife Jewels has been awarded a City of Newport Beach Cultural Arts Grant for The Art of Newport Beach Wildlife: Community Painting & Showcase, a free community art program celebrating Newport Beach wildlife.
Wildlife Jewels received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Congressman Dave Min for its wildlife conservation and community impact.
Wildlife Jewels is pleased to share that our Executive Director, Azi Sharif, PhD, will be speaking at the Solana Beach Chamber Mix & Mingle Luncheon on “Protecting Coastal Wildlife in Solana Beach: How Our Community Can Help.”
Wildlife Jewels hosted its 2nd Annual World Wildlife Day Community Celebration at the Newport Beach Civic Center Community Room and Civic Center Park, bringing together more than 130 community members and over 70 volunteers for an inspiring afternoon of wildlife education, art, and hands-on conservation action.
Join Wildlife Jewels for a special Wildlife Conservation Day Walk at La Jolla Cove, followed by a Sunset Savor at Brockton Villa!

Wildlife Jewels was honored to be presented with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition during the Wildlife Jewels Rescue Crew ribbon-cutting ceremony.