ArtSea Festival at
the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre
October 10, 2012
SIDNEY, BC – Celebrate the 3rd
Annual Peninsula ArtSea Festival at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre from
October 15th to 21th by painting with the fishes!
Teachers with students in grades
5-12 are invited to join us for a special program titled Art in the Aquarium offered
from Mon-Thurs at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre during the ArtSea Festival. The
idea is to have students explore our Centre and glean inspiration from the
vibrant fauna and flora they see around them. They will then be invited to sit
down in front of their favorite creature and use watercolors, pastels, and
sketching pencils to recreate what they see. It’s a fantastic way to combine an
unlikely duo: marine science and art! (Classes MUST pre-book; call 250-665-7511
for more information).
On Friday and Saturday (20th
& 21st) general admission visitors will have the opportunity to
get ArtSea too! Various stations will be set up throughout the Centre all day
long for all guests to enjoy. Stations will include crafts and activities, such
as “Create a Creature” which challenges visitors to construct a marine animal
out of recyclables. Who knew that paper towel rolls could make such life-like
replicas of sea cucumbers? Us, that’s who!
In addition to art and
activities, local sculptor Fred Dobbs will be joining us at the Centre from
noon to 4pm Monday through Friday as our resident artist. Fred will spend his
time actively working on his current sculpture, Mother of Pearl, and will also lend
his expertise to our budding young artists.
Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre’s
Visitor Experience Director, Tina Kelly, has been looking forward to welcoming
ArtSea enthusiasts again this year after its huge success in the past. “This is
the third time we’ve offered Art in the Aquarium here at the Centre, and I’m always
amazed to see the fantastic work that kids can create…and adults too!” says
Kelly. “We’re really looking forward to watching the creative process unfold”.
And capping it all off, there
will be a ‘Thank You’ event hosted by ArtSea for all of the local artists and
businesses who participated and made the Festival possible. The event is by
invitation only, and will be held at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre on
Wednesday October 17th from 7pm to 9pm.
ArtSea Festival Events
at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre
Date Event Time
October 15-19 Art in the Aquarium for Students
(must pre-book) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
October 15-20 Resident
artist Fred Dobbs Noon – 4:00 pm
October 20-21 ArtSea
Arts & Crafts open to all visitors 10:00
am – 4:00 pm
*October 17 ArtSea ‘Thank You’ Event
(invitation only) 7:00 – 9:00 pm
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