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| African Eagle Owl at 2019 SEWE Media Luncheon |
The countdown is on for the 2019 edition of the Southeastern
Wildlife Exposition, better known as SEWE. It’s no accident that this weekend
for wildlife lovers also falls on Valentine’s Day weekend, providing a good
reason to take your sweetie to SEWE. Television show host Jeff Corwin will
anchor the daily live animal shows at the Gaillard Center, providing
interaction and education for SEWE patrons. The artwork at SEWE this year
returns to its roots with a Southern outdoors theme, including the 2019
featured print depicting a covey of quail flushing in front of a BoykinSpaniel.
For the last few years the S.C. Junior duck stamp contest
winners have been announced just before SEWE, and then going on display
downtown. New for 2019, this year’s S.C. Junior duck stamp competition will
take place later in the calendar year. Also new for 2019 is the YETI coolers
wildlife scenery auction, where two of the most popular SEWE artists paint a
one-of-a-kind wildlife scene and then auction it off for conservation. Artists Ryan Kirby and Chad Poppleton attend SEWE regularly and both have an active
presence on their respective Facebook pages.
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| Sporting Art at Hall's 5 Faber Street Facility |
There are
five venues at the SE Wildlife Expo but the most popular is Brittlebank Park
along the Ashley River. The exhibitors on site tend to celebrate the sporting
lifestyle that Lowcountry outdoorsmen cherish, and to have so many quality
vendors in one place is truly rare. Food options, live music, sheep herding and
dock dogs all take place at Brittlebank and new for 2019 the SEWE staff is
expanding their footprint to include a larger section for family fun. General
admission tickets admit you to any of the venues, and they can be purchased for
any single day, or a three-day pass option is available.
To view the entire feature article in the newspaper click on Colletonian.
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