Founded by artist John Dyer, Last Chance to Paint educates through art. Focussed on global conservation, John and his team travel the world, visiting conservation projects and spending time with local tribes.
Last Chance to Paint takes place in various locations world wide. Each project forms a chapter of the story. Highlighting environmental issues and conservation efforts around the world.
Archival inkjet media manufacturer Innova Art will be sponsoring the second chapter, Last Chance to Paint: Person of the Forest. In September 2019, John and the team will travel to Borneo to meet the local Penan tribe. They will also spend some time at an Orangutang sanctuary, capturing the experiences using paint and canvas as well as video and photography.
Schools that choose to take part in the project can get involved in real time or within their own timetable. Students have the chance to ‘travel’ with John, asking questions via the blog and watching live videos thanks to satellite technology. Teaching resources for each chapter are available to download from the project website, these are targeted at key stage two but can be easily adapted to suit any learning level.
Students will get an opportunity to learn about the environment through various conservation efforts. Virtually meeting members of local tribes, learning how environmental issues impact on their daily lives and asking direct questions via the Last Chance to Pain blog and social media. The project also encourages students to think about what impact their local actions may have on the global environment.
Last Chance to Paint also gives young artists an opportunity to showcase their work: the online gallery is open to submissions from artists of any age. It is free for schools to take part in Last Chance to Paint. To learn more about the project and register your school to receive teaching resources and updates, visit www.lastchancetopaint.com