Washed Ashore

Washed Ashore

Founded	2010
Type	501(c)3
Focus	Environmental impact of plastic pollution
Location	Bandon, OR
Area served	International
Product	Educational art of sea life made from ocean debris
Employees	11
Volunteers	10,000+
Website	www.washedashore.org

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. Angela Haseltine Pozzi is the founder and creative director.

History

Founded in 2010 by Angela Haseltine Pozzi, an artist and educator for over 30 years, the unique non-profit organization has built over 66 giant sculptures from over 17 tons of ocean garbage, and the exhibit, including educational signage, has appeared at numerous venues including SeaWorld Parks throughout the US, 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 in Bandon, Oregon, the project uses local and area volunteers in workshops held at Bandon's Harbortown Event Center Thursdays through Saturdays (winter hours). 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 welded structures and other artwork as part of Washed Ashore's Traveling Exhibits.