Verity Petraits Gets Selected as a Finalist for an International Art Competition.

2023, ‘Jewel of the Seabed’, Portrait of a Thorny Seahorse, Watercolour, 297x420mm

Sketch for Survival is an international, art competition that has been running since 2016. It was set up by the Explorers Against Extinction Trust; a community of explorers with connections to the wider industries, such as the corporate and creative industries. This Trust was set up in 2017 and has since raised a staggering £300,000 GBP for animal conservation, thanks to their annual, art auctions.

Sketch For Survival aims to raise awareness of endangered animals and terrains, that are particularly vulnerable to climate change and poaching. Artists across the world, professional and amateur, are encouraged to donate one artwork of an endangered animal or landscape. Then the top 100 artworks that best represent these themes, are then selected and shown at the prestigious OXO Gallery, at the OXO Tower Wharf, Central London. These artworks are then auctioned at the end of the exhibition and the donations go towards a global initiative such as, the 21 For 21 conservation projects.

Celebrities such as Stephen Fry and Dame Judi Dench also like to donate artworks to the cause!