Patagonia Toronto is excited to host a special evening with environmental activist and Canadian landscape painter, Kyle Scheurmann and the Nature-Based Solutions Foundation (NBSF) to kick off this year’s Art Auction for Old Growth (AAOG), an online charity art auction to help protect endangered old-growth forests in British Columbia.
Art Auction for Old-Growth joins some of Canada’s most renowned artists who come together each year to donate their artwork, with the hopes of protecting the ancient forests and ecosystems of British Columbia. 100% of the proceeds from AAOG support NBSF’s projects safeguarding endangered old-growth forests and Indigenous cultures in BC, Canada.
Guests will enjoy a private screening of “A Beautiful Resistance,” Kyle Scheurmann’s new documentary that captures how the artist uses his practice to bear witness to the deforestation happening in British Columbia. This will be followed by an intimate Q&A, presentation, and the opportunity to donate to AAOG.
There will also be a chance to take part in an Enter to Win, where the lucky recipient of the evening will be gifted a unique giveaway from Patagonia! Proceeds from the Enter to Win will go towards NBSF and Indigenous Climate Action.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1988, Kyle Scheurmann completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto in 2013. In 2018, Scheurmann went on to do his Master of Fine Arts at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver. Since 2019, the artist has kept studios in remote, wooded locations to document the incremental approach of climate change while simultaneously working on conservation and activism efforts. Scheurmann has been working towards systemic and legislative approaches for permanent environmental protection, including aligning himself with the conservationist group, the Nature-Based Solutions Foundations (NBSF), as the founder and chief organizer of the Art Auction for Old-Growth (AAOG).
The Nature-Based Solutions Foundation (NBSF) is a national organization founded by Western Canada’s most experienced conservationists. With decades of combined experience protecting scores of native ecosystems, NBSF is leveraging a proven conservation model to protect the most endangered areas while creating lasting positive impacts on communities across the country.
