Founded 2010 Type 501(c)3 Area served International | Founder Angela Haseltine Pozzi Location Bandon, OR | |
Focus Environmental impact of plastic pollution | ||
Washed Ashore is a project of the Artula Institute for Art and Environmental Education U.S. 501(c)(3) grassroots non-profit environmental organization that works to bring awareness to the world's growing plastic pollution problem through art. Washed Ashore is a large touring exhibit composed of massive sculptures made up of marine debris collected by volunteers primarily along the southern coast of Oregon.
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The mission statement is "To bring awareness to the ocean’s plastic pollution problem and influence consumer habits by creating community built aesthetically powerful art."
History
Founded in 2010 by Angela Haseltine Pozzi, an artist and educator for over 30 years, the unique non-profit organization has built over 45 giant sculptures from over 12 tons of ocean garbage, and the exhibit, including educational signage, has appeared at numerous venues including SeaWorld Parks throughout the USA, The Virginia Aquarium, San Francisco Zoo, The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California Newport Visual Arts Center, the Chula Vista, California Nature Center, Portland Community College, America's Cup Healthy Oceans Exhibit and the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
Workshop
Based out of Bandon, Oregon, the project uses local and area volunteers in workshops held at Bandon's Harbortown Event Center Tuesdays through Saturdays and two other workshop locations. The workshops consist of assembling "piece work" which involves drilling holes through plastic and stitching the plastic to wire mesh. These panels will later be fastened by Lead Artist, Angela Haseltine Pozzi, and her team, to the welded structure.