June 19, 2024 6:00pm
Join us at our new location, 55 N Glenwood Ste A, for a special conversation with Damien Mander, Founder & CEO of Akashinga, on community-based conservation efforts in Southern and East Africa. Akashinga is an innovative nature conservation organization that creates resilient ecosystems where nature, wildlife and communities will thrive together for years to come. Akashinga’ s approach to protecting nature at scale elevates and empowers communities and women as leaders protecting wildlife and the critical wilderness landscapes they call home. In a world where challenges like biodiversity loss, climate upheaval, and human welfare are inherently connected, climate justice solutions must also intertwine. In collaboration with local communities, Akashinga safeguards 11 million acres of invaluable wilderness, nurturing a planet protected for generations.



Damien’s Bio:



Damien Mander is an Australia-born, Zimbabwe-based environmentalist. In 2009 while travelling through Africa post-military, he was inspired by the plight of wildlife. Liquidating his life savings, he established the non-profit Akashinga, formerly known as the International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF), to usher in a new era of community-based, results-driven conservation in which all life can thrive.



Damien is also the co-founder of LEAD Ranger — an innovative, ISO 9001 certified, internationally recognised leadership training programme whose clients include some of the most reputable conservation organisations in Africa — as well as the Conservation Landscape Alliance (CLA), a collective of organisations working together to achieve landscape-scale conservation in the community owned wilderness areas of Africa.



He is the winner of the 2019 Winsome Constance Kindness Gold Medal, a prestigious international recognition for services to animals and humanity. Past recipients include Sir David Attenborough and Dr Jane Goodall. He was featured in the James Cameron documentaries The Game Changers and National Geographic’s Akashinga - The Brave Ones about his work with the all-female Akashinga Rangers. His TEDx talk at the Sydney Opera House on speciesism has been translated into 27 languages. He is a resident on the National Geographic Live Speakers Bureau and has spoken at the United Nations as well as Harvard University. He was featured in June 2019’s National Geographic Magazine, three times on 60 Minutes, and has been recognised by the Dutch Government as a Gender Champion.

RARE Gallery has moved to a new location!
~ 55 N Glenwood St on Broadway at Wort Plaza ~

After 17 wonderful years in our previous spot, we’re thrilled to continue our mission of bringing the best of Art for the New West to you in our new space. Our commitment to Museum-level art and a refined selection remains as strong as ever. Come browse our incredible Photography, intriguing Paintings, Sculptures, and more.

We look forward to welcoming you to our new location. Your visit will make this summer even more special!

Join us in celebrating and exploring the new space

~ RARE Gallery.

Keep your eye out for the 2018 summer highlights calendar. Each week throughout the summer we focus highlight a special artists' work here at RARE Gallery. You will have the opportunity to dive deep into the newest works and see the collections arriving. It's a great way to visit old favorites and find new favorites in our immense collection of Art for the New West! Join us!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

As Sturgess 2016 is under way, Featured Artist Bruce Cascia & Zach Proctor share this vision of Motorcycles and Great Americana scenes. Roll in and see!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

Come by RARE Gallery this week to enjoy the featured artist!

To learn about upcoming events in the gallery, please contact us at raregalleryjacksonhole@gmail.com!

ElkFest, a weekend of activities built around the 48th annual world famous Jackson Hole Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction, is an exciting time for celebrating nature, outdoor skills, hunting and ecological education and awareness. Every spring, thousands of elk wintering on the National Elk Refuge lose their antlers before they migrate to their summer range. The Boy Scouts assist the Refuge with harvesting the shed antlers and auction them to bidders from around the world who make furniture, wall decorations, jewelry and food products from them. This annual event, which includes the High Noon Chili Cook-Off and the Mountain Man Rendezvous kick-off, supports the National Elk Refuge with a large portion of auction proceeds going back to habitat enhancement projects on the Refuge. On the Jackson Hole Town Square.

Stop by the gallery during the weekend to view our Jackson Hole treasures!