ART with HEART for Orangutans!

Thanks for swinging by to find out more about our extraordinary LIVE ART performance - streamed direct from Los Angeles to you! 

Just one donation to The Orangutan Project will put you in the running to own an original Amy Burkman artwork!

The Orangutan Project was excited to host a Live Art performance by professional speed painter Amy Burkman on Tuesday 18 August on Facebook Live.

Amy transformed a blank canvas into a work of art in less than 10 minutes. Her performance was high energy, set to music and totally unique and you can watch it below!

You’ve now got just a few hours to bid for this unique painting and make it yours!

Make Your Donation

You can also watch a replay of the event on our Facebook page below...

How do I win an original piece of art? 

Throughout the 15 minute live streamed event and for 48 hours afterwards, you can make a secure, online donation to The Orangutan Project. Anyone who donates can win!

  • First Prize: The person who makes the largest donation will win the speed painting performed LIVE during the show. (30”x40” stretched canvas)
  • Second Prize: The next 4 highest donors will win a small painting by Amy (11”x14” canvas board).
  • Third Prize: Everyone who makes a donation, no matter what amount, will be entered for chance to win a small painting by Amy (11”x14” canvas board).
  • Bonus Prize: Everyone who makes a donation of $25 USD or more will receive a secure online link to download a high resolution digital copy of the original speed painting artwork.

How does this help orangutans?

Glad you asked!  This LIVE ART Performance is free, but it’s also an opportunity to help us secure the future for Critically Endangered orangutans, because if you love the art you’ve watched Amy bring to life you can make a donation.  

The proceeds will go straight to The Orangutan Project’s work to save orangutans from extinction and every donation will put you in the running to own an original Amy Burkman artwork!

 

Donations, and your chance to win Amy's art, are open until August 20th at 5pm Pacific Standard Time (PST)

Make Your Donation

Timezone
Live
Donations End
New York
8pm (Tue 18th)
8pm (Tue 20th)
Los Angeles
5pm (Tue 18th)
5pm (Tue 20th)
Auckland
12pm (Wed 19th)
12pm (Wed 21st)
Sydney
10am (Wed 19th)
10am (Wed 21st)
Perth
8am (Wed 19th)
8am (Wed 21st)
Berlin/Paris
2am (Wed 19th)
2am (Wed 21st)
London
1am (Wed 19th)
1am (Wed 21st)

Amy Burkman is a professional muralist, live art entertainer, animal lover and a cancer survivor. As a commissioned artist, Amy’s portfolio includes personal portraits, pet portraits, landscape and realism pieces and abstract imagery. Although she takes pride in her personal artwork, above all Amy strives to use her creative passions to help others. Her motto is “Art with Heart” and in her experience using art alongside business and social initiatives can help raise money to benefit communities all around the world. Amy raises money for organizations including animal rescue groups, cancer research, children's hospitals and many others. To learn more, follow Amy on Instagram @AmyBurkmanOfficial or visit www.AmyBurkman.com.

 

The Orangutan Project is a non-partisan organization that collaborates with orangutan conservation projects on the ground in Indonesia to support the conservation and rehabilitation of orangutans and the preservation of their rainforest habitat.  Founded by world-renowned orangutan expert Leif Cocks, The Orangutan Project’s goal is to ensure the survival of Critically Endangered orangutans in their natural habitat. Visit www.theorangutanproject.org