A Journey of Art and Soul for the Earth
by Rama, the Elephant, Calley O'Neill, and Jeb Barsh
RAMA: AMBASSADOR FOR THE ENDANGERED ONES
Speaking Passionately on Behalf of Those who Cannot Speak
RAMA, AMBASSADOR FOR THE ENDANGERED ONES is a journey of art and soul for the Earth.  When it opens in 2013, this international traveling exhibition will be a call to action, intended to stir the hearts, minds and souls of all who see it, inspiring people to think and act in ways that benefit humanity, nature and our healthy future.

The Rama Exhibition springs from a unique collaboration between visionary artist Calley O’Neill and Rama, the Oregon Zoo elephant who paints, his innovative zookeeper Jeb Barsh, who choreographs their creative contact, and a growing team of creative thinkers.

Through 36 large-scale paintings portraying the planet’s vanishing ones, 36 Wildlife Prayer Wheels, 36 stained glass windows of life representing the biodiversity hotspots, an Endangered Species Animal Wheel and The Action Room, the exhibition takes visitors on a journey of the heart to learn what’s happening to life on Earth, and why it is essential to preserve it.
After being greeted by life-size photographs and videos of Rama painting, visitors will enter a guided journey in the first stained glass biodiversity chapel, then venture into the main painting chambers, The Valley of the Endangered Ones.   Through finding their place on the Animal Wheel, and exploring The Action Room, visitors will leave with their mission in heart and hand to activate their contribution to restoring Earth's balance. 

Our goal is a wildly successful exhibition to help close the gap between the quality of our knowledge and our ability to affect the quality of life on the planet, and create a future that is better than we can imagine.  The Rama Exhibition will travel to museums of natural history and art in the United States and abroad, speaking passionately on behalf of those who cannot speak for the world we all want.
The most important thing we can do is realize that everything we do matters.  Jane Goodall