School of Plastic Fish: Upcycling Plastics into Sustainable Fish Mobiles

Cost: $15 
Pre-register at 604-925-7270 (course #166537) or online.
 

Canadians throw away 3 million tons of plastic waste every year, only 9% is recycled, and most plastics end up in landfills. Using materials that will remain on our planet forever, this workshop offers a meaningful aesthetic intervention: instead of going to the landfill, they will hang in homes to remind us that what we discard does not disappear.

Internationally exhibiting artist Lori Goldberg will show you how you can take your ‘would-be garbage’ and turn it into an amazing one-of-a-kind–fish mobile. All you need is curiosity and some plastic packaging. All ages are welcome (children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult). No experience is needed. All materials are supplied but feel free to bring any packaging you’d like to work with.

This workshop is part of Sustain, a series of community-engaged exhibitions and programs focussing on sustainable practices and countering climate change anxiety, with funding support from the West Vancouver Foundation. 

Artist Bio: 

As an artist, Lori Goldberg has always sought intersections with broader communities, developing collaborative and mutually instructive inquiries about how art can impact positive changes in ourselves and the environment. She has spearheaded socially engaged projects in Akumal, Mexico, Governors Island, NYC, Vancouver, and Squamish, BC.
 

Lori Goldberg studied at Ontario College of Art and Emily Carr University of Art and Design. She is the recipient of many awards, including Canada Council Grants, two Tony Onley Artist’s Project Scholarships, and the Vermont Artist Award. 

Her work is in the Canada Art Bank, Contemporary Art Gallery, the City of Vancouver, Michael Audain private art collection and VGH Foundation. Lori is represented by  L.L. Contemporary Gallery in Richmond Hill, ON, and Art Junction in Whistler, BC.