Baby Gray Whales Exhibit Coming to Southern California’s Waterways on March 5 in Dana Point!
Landmark public art and marine conservation campaign to be revealed at Festival of Whales, March 5
coming to Orange County as part of “Streams of Hope”
A sprawling exhibition of 40 brightly decorated baby gray whale murals is making its way to Orange County as part of “Streams of Hope™;” an awareness and action campaign to reduce pollution and marine debris along the coast this spring.
The first mural in the project will be revealed at an unveiling ceremony at 11:45 AM Saturday, March 5, in Dana Point Harbor as part of the Festival of Whales.
The eight-foot-long whales, affectionately known as “Stella,” are being painted by artists across Orange County to be exhibited in shopping centers, city halls, schools, and along Orange County storm channels to remind people about the impacts of land-based pollution on marine ecosystems. The brainchild of OC’s non-profit Wyland Foundation, the campaign is in partnership with the Orange County Conservation Corp, Municipal Water District of Orange County, and the County of Orange, with additional support from the Toro Company, USA Surfing and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
The campaign will culminate on Earth Day with a series of waterway and coastal cleanups.
“We want everyone who comes in contact with Stella to gain a better understanding of the problems of water pollution and how people can help fight the problem every day,” said Steve Creech, president of the Wyland Foundation. “Gray whales are the monarch symbol of our state, but as majestic as they are, they are highly vulnerable to pollution like so many other species.”
The campaign will include a website with a range of ways people can learn about local issues and take specific actions to improve the health of waterways upstream where much of the marine debris starts. Features include a “Streams of Hope” web application which will help people identify and adopt areas in their community where trash collects, an instructional art video by renowned marine life artist Wyland, who inspired the exhibition, links to the Adopt-A-Channel waterway clean up program, activities for schools, art lessons in the wild with Dana Wharf Whale Watching, and a gallery of the statuettes and a map to find them.
As part of the unveiling event at the Festival of Whales, the Wyland Foundation will host two days of painting activities on a 12-foot long mural painting easel for families to paint their own version of Stella.
For more information about the effort, please visit www.mystreamsofhope.com [going live March 5].
Streams of Hope
A Public Arts and Community Clean-Up Campaign Kickoff Overview – ROS
EVENT LOCATION:
Time: 11:45 AM,
DATE: Saturday, March 5, 2022 at the Festival of Whales, at Dana Wharf.
Address: 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629.
—11:45 AM, Saturday, March 5, 2022
Festival of Whales, Dana Wharf, Dana Point, Calif.
–8:30 AM Wyfo team arrives
• Set-Up / Ladder Paints /Drop Cloth / Clean-Up Supplies
• AV / Podium / City Seal
• Chairs
• Signage
—9:00 AM Road into Dana Wharf Closes
—11:30 AM Dignitaries/VIPs/Media Arrive
—11:45 AM Press Conference / Speaker Remarks (Roster TBD)
—Welcome – Steve Creech, Wyland Foundation – 5 Mins
—Board of Supervisor Lisa Bartlett – 5 Mins
—Mayor Dana Point – 2 Mins–
–MWDOC Rep – 2 Mins
—County of Orange Rep – 2 Mins—
–OCCC – Katharyn Muniz – 2 Mins
— Reveal Stella – Everybody
— Guests Invited to paint at Wyland Mural, adjacent
—12:00 PM Event Ends
• Photos with VIPS / Program Signage
About the Wyland Foundation
Founded in 1993 by environmental artist Wyland, the Wyland Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving the world’s oceans, waterways, and marine life. The foundation encourages environmental awareness through community events, educational programs, and public art projects. For years, WylandFoundation.org has rallied the support of mayors and cities nationwide to urge constituents to consider their environmental impact through its National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. The group works on educating constituents about CO2 emitted from our homes and everyday habits. Thousands participate nationwide annually pledging to save billions of gallons of water.
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