2004

December 2003-January

Donation of project mural of 13 x 2 m² with the topic of “The Cuba's endemic birds”, for the walls restauration of the Holguín city, carried out by the artist Jorge Hernández Carballosa and students of the School of Arts Instructors.

Art Workshop “ The Colors of Nature ” for students of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prof. Lic. Nils Navarro, in classroom inside the Museum of Natural History Carlos of the Torre of Holguin city. It is carried in mourning to every Saturday.

Expo Art and Coexistence", conference and samples of artworks and Pottery to the community, Project about the craft has more than enough Bamboo (Reynel Saldivar) Moa, Holguín.

inauguration of the Exhibition “The Colors of the Nature” in the Alternative Galery of the Museum of Natural History, with the students' of the course works 2003-2004, from the 21 at January 31.

Moa, Project Bamboo. Trip to the field for seeds and and exploration exercises and artistic view with children of the community (primary and secondary), part. 57 children.

February

Presentation of the results of the Group of Work in the Shop of the IBA's, supported by Birdlife International, taken place in San José of the Lakes, Sancti Spiritus, February 2-7.

11 beginning of the new course The Colors of the Nature with 9 students of the Academy of fine arts The Alba."

18-20 visit of Joni Ellis, leader of Optics for the Tropics, donation greeting and showed results in the community of Gibara.

III Friday of every month · Meeting with the members of the Group of Work, Provincial Center of Fine Arts of Holguín. conference about Cuban Birds and slides presentation by MsC. Carlos Peña and Lic. Nils Navarro. 32 people attended.

· Presentation of the project on Art and Pottery on Bamboo by Reynel Saldivar of Moa.

· Presentation of the mural carried out by Jorge Hernández Carballosa and colaborators.

Moa, Field Exploration for search of effective areas for birding with students. Partic. 4 professors.

15 26 inauguration of Art Exhibition with watercolors paintings of students of the Academy of fine arts, Miró Gallery.

contact with National supervisors of fine arts of the National Direction of Arts Schools(CNEART) for presentation of the program created for promote the teaching of scientific illustration and the wildlife art in Cuba. Prof. Lic. Nils Navarro

journey preliminary for area study. Partic. 6 students and 2 professors.

March

3-6 visit of Phill Hoose (Birder's Exchange).

· presentation of results.

· Delivery of donation of B. Exchange.

· Travels to Moa for presentation of the project Bamboo.

· Visit of Phill Hoose to Exhibition in the Academy of Fine Arts “El Alba."

· Presentation of Mural to Phill Hoose.

Conference with the members of Photographers Club, center Prov. of Fine Arts.

Workshop of Bamboo Pottery, Moa, Project Bamboo. Partic. 20 students.

Visit to the the Museum of Natural History of Holguín with students of the Academy of fine arts.

17-19 trip of Nils to the Havana for presentation of the program The Colors of the Nature", in the national meeting of the National Center of artistic Teaching (CNART).

Coordination with the organizing Committee of the Symposium of Zoology for exhibition assembly.

Contact with members of the group in Havana, presentation of results and plans action for this year.

Trip to the field for the observation of birds, project Bamboo, Moa. 15 youths.

Promotion of an Art competition for children and young, with the topic of the biodiversity and landscape.

Trip to the Yayal Forest, for birdwatching and taking sketch and notes, with students of the Fine Art Academy.

April

Expedition to Pico Cristal with the Project for the conservation of pluvisilvas of the Foundation Antonio Nuñez Jiménez for Man and Nature.

· field Activities with the children of highlands village of Sierra Cristal.

· Competition of painting.

· Biodiversity inventory of the area.

coordination with the project leader “Coastal Wetlands of the Holguín Province, Cuba", RAMSAR, for poster execution in environmental education.

7 trip the coastal town of Gibara for the taking of pictures of different species and images of wetlands for the references of the poster preparation.

meeting of the Group. Presentation of the project “Coastal Wetlands of Holguin Province” for the MCs Frank Ocaña, RAMSAR and discussion on design of the poster.

21-22 trip to Gibara for assembly of Itinerante exhibition dedicated to the Day of the Earth"

· Inauguration of the Expo.

· Delivery of Prizes of the Competition “My Bay and their Mangroves” promoted by CITMA, RAMSAR and the Group of Work for the Art and the Nature.

poster preparation for project RAMSAR with the students' of the illustrations Course “The Colors of Nature."

May

34 May Recording of the Program of Radio “My Earth” directed by the speaker Mayi Serrano, to disclose the actions of the Group. CMKO, Radio Angulo, Holguín.

35 meeting of the Group.

· Presentation of show of slides about Cuban fauna by the MSc. Ernesto Reyes Mouriño.

31 rewarded of the Competition for the 35 Years of the Museum of Natural History Carlos of the Torre of Holguín.

Meeting with club of Photographers to promote a field trip to taking pictures for the exhibition “Holguín Saloon of Photographers", in the section of Fotonaturaleza.

Workshop about Wetlands, by Ph D. Elier Tabilo-Valdivieso, Coordinator of RAMSAR convention in Latinamerica.

June

4-5 assembly and inauguration of Exhibition dedicated at June 5 Environment´s World Day, Gallery Holguín, 9:00 p.m.

Donation of a work mural to the acrylic, with the topic of the endemic birds of Cuba, for a school for children with mental delay, in the town of Estrada, in San German, Holguin. For the artist Jorge Hernandez Carballosa and collaborators.

Travel to the Wetland “Bahia de Naranjo”, for taking of pictures with the members of the Photographers Club of Holguín.

July

July session to fotonature of the “Annual Photographic Exposition”:

· Selection of the works.

· Assembly of the Expo, Main Gallery, Center of Arts, Holguín

Inauguration of Exposition:

· Surrenders of the Prize of Fotonaturaleza, favored by the Group of Work and assigned to the work “ Via Crucis ” of Juan Pablo Carreras.

24 visit to Gibara for the coordination of the Art competition “Protegiendo las Aves” in their first edition for children and young.

September

Beginning of the school course in the Academy of fine arts of Holguín.

Radiostation Program “Café Milenio” dedicated to the artistic work of Nils Navarro. CMKO, Radio Angle, Holguín.

Realization of donation of project mural in the installation “Silla de Gibara” for the artist Dennis Tamayo and collaborators.

16 recording of the Program ”La Isla como Casa” dedicated to the artistic and scientific work of Nils Navarro. TAINO Radiostation, HOLGUÍN

October

6-7 visit Gibara for selection of the Prizes for an Art competition “Protegiendo las Aves”.

· Encounter with leaders of local groups of “pajareros”.

· Rewarded of the competition in the Basic Secondary Atanagildo Cajigal they participated where they participated around 550 students.

· videotape Recording a radiostation program (in lived) about birds conservation problems in Gibara.

trip to Gibara for film recorded of the “pajareros” in activity, capturing of birds during the migration and realization of surveys and interviews to local residents.

November

14-20 participation in the VI Symposium of Zoology, in Topes Collantes, presentation the results of Working Group.

· Inclusion of the artist's work Nils Navarro (Looks of the past") in the first Ist number of the magazine of the Cuban Society of Zoology.

· Donation of artwork of member of the Group to collect funds for the Society of Zoology.

21 discussion of Work of Thesis of the student's Degree Raciel Mendoza, advisored for the Lic. Nils Navarro, with the topic of the biodiversity, Center of Fine Arts, " Revelations ", obtaining the qualification of 100 points.

December

28-1 activity combined with the project “Free and Protected Nature” by the AID's international Day , taked it place in the Campismo Silla de Gibara, with the participation of students of the Academy and the community.

7 presentation of the work of Nils Navarro in the Project “Art in the Factory” it next to other musicians and writers of the county. This is the first opportunity in that a fine artist are presented in these activities. It was visited the Tobaccos Factory in San Andrés' town, Holguín.

12 meeting with Reynel Saldivar, leader of the project The art of the Bamboo", of Moa, for discussion of the actions of the project for the year 2005 and preparation of report of the actions of this year.

12-17 preparation of final reports of the Project to be correspondents to ONG's sponsors.

2005

Preparation for “Festival Comunitario Protegiendo las Aves”, Gibara 2005, that will take place in May in Gibara City, Caribbean Endemic and Migratory Birds Festivals.

Design of the Program of Festival.

Coordination visit to Gibara.

Opening of Exposition “Award of the City” 2005 where showed two artwork of the Group Members.

Premiation Day, Nils Navarro obtains the “Award of the City” with the painting “Blue illusion” with the bird theme.

Television interviewed in “Confluence” TV program, with Nils Navarro by has been get the Award of the City.

February

Pam Krannitz et al. from Canadian Wildlife Service brought the donation for the Gibara´s Festival.

Visit to Gibara.

Meeting with the artists that will participate in the “Canto por la Vida” art exposition.

March

Coordination visit to Gibara for the Festival.

Meeting with the government official people to prepare the Gibara Festival.

Trip to Santiago de Cuba, during one week, to get photorreference about insect, with the specialists in this groups.

April

Expediton to Birama Swamp to get birds photorrefence for databank.

Coordination visit for the Gibara Festival.

Graduation of Academy of Fine Art Students, with ecological theme.

Radio Station Program “Tierra Mia” about the Gibara´s Festival.

May

Presntations of the “Student Birdwatching Club” in the High school.

17-21 May- Communitary Festival “Protegiendo las Aves” Gibara, Holguín. Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival, International Migratory Bird Day, International Day of Biodiversity (Activities in attachment ANEXO 1).

Activity and let to know the winners of the Art Competition for children in the Holguín Museum of Natural History.

June

Presentation of the results of the Gibara´s Festival in the workshop “Ecology and Archaeology” for the World Environmental Day”, where was selected as a RELEVANT WORK.

Presentation idem. In the Forum in Holguín City, where was selected as a RELEVANT to.

July

Opening of the Itinerant Exposition “Canto por la Vida”, about bird theme with artwork of the important artist from Holguín province, in the central Gallery of city.