Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Metchosin, Vancouver Island

Ocean Art Walk from Metchosin Arts and Culture Centre to the Ocean at Witty’s Beach, Metchosin, Vancouver Island. Free, Family Friendly, Art, Ecology, Adventure.

The Ocean Art Walk begins at the Metchosin Arts and Cultural Centre (MACC), with an 11:00  orientation, map and tour of the exhibitions – FLOW: Where Water Leads Us at the Point of View (POV) Gallery and AIR: Exploring Our Place in the Atmosphere at Metchosin ArtPod.

From MACC, walk left onto Happy Valley Road, pass the Metchosin Corner Store, then turn left onto Metchosin Road to see historic St. Mary’s Church and Cemetery, known for its spring flowers.

Turn right onto Wootton Road to reach Sea Bluff Farm. With the farmer’s permission, enjoy special access through the farm between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Regrets, no dogs allowed.) The Sea Breeze Outdoor Learning Shelter offers a resting place and picnic table—bring a lunch or share potluck-style. Please pack out what you bring in.

Sea Bluff: Launch of the FireSmart Invasive Species Scotch Broom Removal, hosted by Spirit Bay at 12:00 p.m. Then, participate in the family-friendly Flower Power—a hands-on community painting inspired by the spring colours blooming across Metchosin. Create and paint using brushes made from Scotch Broom!

12:30–1:30 p.m. – Join a guided tour with Sasha Kubicek at Sea Bluff Farm to learn about native pollinator hedgerows, seed beds, and Garry Oak meadows—along with restoration techniques and ways to support pollinators.

Exit the farm on Witty’s Beach Road turning right and continue down the forested road to Witty’s Lagoon Regional Park, where a trail leads to a breath-taking ocean view and stairs to beach. At low tide, explore vast sand flats and tide-pool marine life, shifting vegetation, and sculpted coastal cliffs.

On your return walk along Witty’s Beach Road, enjoy roadside folk art installations, then complete the loop back via Happy Valley Road. Watch for Chosin Pottery, a well-known ceramic studio set in a Japanese garden.

Throughout the walk, discover artworks in progress—including Fish Run sidewalk murals by Art Brendon, Flower Power painting at Sea Bluff Farm, and a photography project in progress by Edward Peck and Phyllis Schwartz—while taking in Metchosin’s vibrant wild life: native flowers, butterflies, bees, berries, trees, lichens, mushrooms, succulents, and moss.

Whether you walk the full route or pause along the way, we invite you to slow down, look closely, breathe deeply, and explore our place in the atmosphere.

Ocean Art Parade of Events
Ocean Art Walks on EarthDay: April 22 · World Ocean Day: June 8 · Canada Day: July 1

With MACCA, ArtPod, Sc’ianew Youth, Sea Bluff Farm, and CRD Arts

Information: MetchosinOceanArt.substack.com /// http://civicstudies.ca/ocean-art/
Initiative of artist Dyan Marie