The Washed Ashore community project aims to educate and create awareness about marine debris and plastic pollution through art. Washed Ashore is sponsored by Artula Institute for Arts & Environmental Education whose mission is to provide opportunities to express and teach environmental issues through the arts.
- The Washed Ashore exhibit is now at the Chula Vista Nature Center. READ MORE...
- Washed Ashore launches Global Tour!
- FREE community art workshops every Saturday & Sunday 2-5 pm. READ MORE...
- Make a gift!
Community members are working together to clean-up our beaches and process the debris into art supplies to construct giant sculptures of the marine creatures most affected by plastic pollution. This has resulted in thousands of pounds of debris cleaned up from Oregon beaches and an educational touring art exhibit to showcase the sculptures.
Washed Ashore in action.
When will the debris arrive from the March 11, 2011 tsunami in Japan? Take a look at this animated map put out by the International Pacific Research Center.
Join the Global Tour
Meet Lidia the Seal
Your support allows workshops to continue. Make a gift now.
Meet Henry the Giant Fish
15' x 8' x 9' (lwh)
Some of the exciting sculptures featured are a walk-through oceanic gyre replica, a styrofoam coral reef, Henry the fish, a plastic bottle jellyfish, a replica oil-spill, and a musical sea star! An interdisciplinary environmental arts curriculum and a feature-length documentary are in progress to accompany this work.
Lead Artist/Educator Angela Haseltine Pozzi orchestrates the construction of these towering, aesthetically striking sculptures of marine life with many volunteers.
The Washed Ashore exhibit is now on display! See the exhibit schedule here.
Participate in the project... make a DONATION today!
