Metabolic Studio Open House To Introduce LA Noria
Metabolic Studio will host an open house to introduce LA Noria, the first water wheel connecting the Los Angeles River in 135 Years. LA Noria will bend the Los Angeles River and deliver water to the planned wetlands at the downtown Historic State Park. It will open on November 5, 2013 to commemorate the centenary […]
Explore Grant Makes Live Web Streaming of Annual Polar Bear Migration Possible
Now through the end of November, you can watch the annual migration of polar bears in the wilds of the Canadan tundra from your own home for a personal connection to this important species living in a changing environment. Vice President and Director of the Annenberg Foundation Charles Annenberg Weingarten and his team at explore.org recently awarded […]
Arclight Productions Wins 2011 Cine Golden Eagle Award for “Water: Our Thirsty World”
Hollywood, CA (June 29, 2011) — Arclight Productions is pleased to announce that its film Water: Our Thirsty Worldhas won a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award. The documentary short examines the precarious state of the world’s fresh water supply through the lenses of six acclaimed National Geographic photographers. The result is a visually arresting study of […]
Explore Presents Dog Bless U.S.A.
A Patriotic Campaign to Pair Service Dogs with War Veterans Who Suffer from PTSD Wants to Enlist You with a Simple “Like.” From now through Independence Day (July 4th), Dog Bless You, a community created and led by filmmaker, Annenberg Foundation Director and Founder of explore.org, Charles Annenberg Weingarten, is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness […]
Explore Presents Dog Bless U.S.A.: Hounds Across America
The is a light-hearted celebration of summer that highlights the role dogs play in the lives of people across America. There are weekly photo contest themes. Winners will be highlighted on the Dog Bless You Facebook page and will receive Dog Bless You gear. Anyone can upload a photo to the Dog Bless You Facebook page to […]
Explore Showcased in USA Today
Charlie Annenberg Weingarten and Explore were featured in a recent article in USA Today. An excerpt from the piece: Explore’s mission, he says, is to champion the selfless acts of others and inspire lifelong learning. It’s also to tell stories. “If you listen to the media, you’d think everyone in the Middle East is a terrorist, […]
The Power of the Majestic Orca and the Spiritual Nature of Humans Brought to Light in Two Documentaries
LOS ANGELES, CA — Explore, a philanthropic multimedia production organization, premieres two of their documentary short films at the 19th Annual New Orleans Film Festival Saturday, October 11 at 6 p.m. at Prytania Theater and Tuesday, October 14 at 3:30 p.m. at Contemporary Arts Center. Orca Guardians (10 mins) follows philanthropist and filmmaker Charles Annenberg […]
Three Documentary Films Showcase Musician Jack Johnson as Environmentalist; Middle Eastern Youth in the West Bank; and the Music and Culture of India
LOS ANGELES, CA — Explore, a philanthropic multi-media production organization, premieres three of their documentary short films at the 31st Mill Valley Film Festival Saturday, October 4 from 5 to 6:20 p.m. at Sequoia Theater in Mill Valley and Monday, October 6 from 7:15 to 8:35 p.m. at Smith Rafael Theatre in San Rafael. Philanthropist […]
Farmlab Presents Exhibit and Speaker Series Free of Charge for the General Public
One of the Annenberg Foundation’s newest initiatives, Farmlab, has opened to the public part of its warehouse space with the presentation of an exhibit created as a proposal for Confluence Park, “Garden of Brokenness.” Confluence Park is a location in Los Angeles, California that has been described by environmental historian Dr. Jennifer Price as “one […]
Annenberg Foundation Moves the Remaining Trees off the South Central Farm Site
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Annenberg Foundation announced today it will begin moving the remaining trees off the South Central Farm in Los Angeles in order to save them as the developer clears the land upon which the Farm operated. The Annenberg Foundation, through a new initiative named Farmlab, also announced plans to develop a […]