March 15 – April 27, 2025
A single drop of water—puddle, stream, river—flowing to the ocean.
Ocean Art: FLOW, installed at the Point of View Gallery (POV), features a collective painting created over the past year with wide community participation. The artwork explores the movement and circulation of water on its journey to the ocean. Timed to celebrate Earth Day, the installation weaves together six previous community creation events: WHIRLPOOL, OCEAN ART: Tribal Journeys, MAKING WAVES, FALLING WATER, WATER WAYS, and WONDERS OF WATER. This collaborative ocean art and ecology project honours the waters that surround us and invites engagement with the local environment.
Ocean Art Walk on Earth Day – Tuesday, April 22 from the art centre to the ocean at Witty’s Lagoon starting at 11am.
Metchosin Day | WHIRLPOOL – September 8, 2024
At Metchosin Day, community members, families, and friends contributed by painting continuous lines and marks that represented water currents, waves, ripples, and whirlpools—an artistic reflection on water circulation and the majestic, mysterious ocean that surrounds our island.
Tribal Journeys: SC’IANEW Landing – August 24, 2024
An Ocean Art painting project was presented as part of the annual reception for Tribal Journeys, which celebrated the arrival of canoes at Beecher Bay / SC’IANEW Lands.
MAKING WAVES – August 14, 2024
A participatory painting project was held with the SC’IANEW Youth Group, focusing on discussions about water circulation and the movement of ocean waves at SC’IANEW First Nation Lands / Beecher Bay.
FALLING WATER – August 10, 2024
The event launched with “Falling Water,” a dance performance that embodied a single drop of water, rain, and storm, followed by an open invitation to participate. Attendees contributed to a collective painting, drop by drop, in flowing water at Metchosin Arts and Culture Centre.
WATER WAYS – July 1, 2024
A painting event explored water circulation during Festavas, a community festival at Metchosin Arts and Culture Centre.
WONDERS OF WATER – April 12, 2024
A participatory sculpture invited close observation of water and was featured in the group exhibition, “Wonders of Water” at Metchosin ArtPod.
Ocean Art Parade of Events
With MACCA, Metchosin ArtPod, Sc’ianew Youth Group and CRDarts
Initiative of artist Dyan Marie
