Overview SEWE is a non-profit founded in Charleston in 1983, celebrating wildlife art, nature conservation and outdoor pursuits as the largest event of its kind in the nation. The weekend runs across five host venues, with programming built around live art, animal demonstrations and conservation talks rather than a single stage. On site Brittlebank Park hosts DockDogs and family programming, the Gaillard Center stages marquee wildlife presentations with conservationists and biologists, Marion Square runs hands-on conservation demonstrations from birds of prey to rare species, The Charleston Place houses the Fine Art Gallery, and the Charleston Marriott runs the Sporting Showroom with talk-show style programming. Across the weekend, attendees move between live painting and sculpture, chef demos, decoy carving, fly fishing lessons on the water, wildlife encounters, a black-tie Gala and an oyster roast soiree. Audience Art collectors and travel enthusiasts, landowners, sportsmen and women, conservation leaders, and business and tourism executives come together with Lowcountry locals around a shared interest in wildlife, fine art, conservation and the outdoors. Talent and Influencers More than 80 painters and sculptors demonstrate live throughout the weekend, alongside conservationists, biologists and TV personalities presenting animal shows, and a Featured Artist whose signed posters are offered as keepsakes. Track record SEWE is marking 45 years in 2027. Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, has called it