Terms & Conditions (Updated 2026)

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About / Mission Statement

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Art For Our Parks is an independent, community-driven platform focused on environmental storytelling through nature-inspired and environmental-themed creative work.

Its mission is to connect artists, photographers, writers, and creators through storytelling that explores nature, wildlife, land, and ecological systems, while encouraging awareness and thoughtful engagement with environmental themes.

We value:

  • Respect for wildlife and natural spaces

  • Ethical and responsible creative engagement with nature

  • Nature-inspired and environmentally themed artistic expression

  • Education, awareness, and storytelling through creative practice

  • Support for artists engaging with environmental themes

The platform exists to support creative expression and environmental storytelling, not as a scientific, regulatory, or conservation authority.

Platform Purpose

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Art For Our Parks provides opportunities for artists to share work, participate in storytelling campaigns, and engage with environmental themes through creative practice.

The platform is centered on storytelling, education, and creative engagement.

It does not function as a conservation authority, scientific institution, or regulatory organization.

Any references to conservation are used in a thematic, educational or storytelling context.

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Stories of the Land

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  • Stories of the Land is a curated storytelling section featuring narratives, visual work, and creative projects connected to nature, wildlife, and environmental themes.

    Content may include:

    • stories from individuals working in field-based conservation roles

    • independent communication campaigns developed by Art For Our Parks

    • independent research, exploratory studies, and analysis conducted by the platform’s founder

    • artist-driven storytelling and creative interpretations of ecological systems

    Independent research and campaigns presented through this platform are exploratory and informational in nature and do not represent formal scientific studies, institutional research, or regulatory findings.

    This section exists as a storytelling and educational archive and does not function as a scientific, regulatory, or conservation authority.

    Inclusion does not imply professional certification, institutional endorsement, or formal conservation affiliation.

Ethical & Content Guidelines

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Ambassador Program

Financial Transparency

External Opportunities

Non-Endorsement

Updates to Terms

Limitation of Responsibility

Independent Platform Notice

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Art For Our Parks encourages responsible and respectful engagement with nature and wildlife in creative practice.

We discourage:

  • Harm or distress to wildlife

  • Destructive behavior in natural environments

  • Misrepresentation of wildlife interactions

  • Unsafe or unethical treatment of animals for artistic purposes

We encourage:

  • Respect for natural environments

  • Nature-inspired and environmental-themed creative work

  • Awareness of sustainability in artistic practice

  • Ethical and non-invasive creative methods

These guidelines are intended for creative responsibility and do not constitute professional or regulatory enforcement.

The Ambassador Program is a community of artists sharing nature-inspired and environmental-themed creative work through their practice and platforms.

Ambassadors participate in storytelling, community features, and optional creative opportunities.

Participation does not imply professional conservation credentials, conservationist status, or formal affiliation with conservation organizations.

Program Fee

Annual fee: $25

Fees support platform operations including hosting, development, and community infrastructure.

Ambassador Participation

Ambassadors may:

  • Share creative work through their own platforms

  • Participate in optional storytelling features or campaigns

  • Access curated opportunities and resources (applied to independently; no guarantee or endorsement)

  • Choose independently whether to make personal contributions related to environmental causes (Art For Our Parks does not collect or manage funds)

No Guaranteed Outcomes

Participation does not guarantee:

  • exhibitions

  • residencies

  • funding

  • publication

  • partnerships

Art For Our Parks does not process, hold, or distribute funds.

Any financial transactions between artists, collectors, or third parties occur independently and are not managed by the platform.

  • The platform may share external opportunities such as residencies, grants, or exhibitions.

  • These are provided for informational purposes only.

  • Art For Our Parks does not guarantee outcomes and is not responsible for external decisions.

Inclusion of any organization, project, or opportunity does not imply endorsement, partnership, or affiliation unless explicitly stated.

Art For Our Parks is not responsible for:

  • third-party decisions or outcomes

  • external applications or funding results

  • actions taken by users outside the platform

  • financial or contractual agreements between third parties

Art For Our Parks is an independently operated, community-driven platform.

We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any organizations listed unless explicitly stated.

Participation in this platform does not imply conservationist status or professional conservation credentials.

Art For Our Parks may update these Terms & Conditions at any time.

Continued participation constitutes acceptance of updated terms.