The Big and You Presents

Art By The Sea 2012

Saturday, March 10, 2012 11 am – 5 pm
Historic Virginia Key Beach Park
4020 Virginia Beach Dr. Miami, FL 33149

ART BY THE SEA is an annual event designed to use various art forms to inspire youth to spread their message about environmental and marine conservation throughout the community. The attendees are able to construct art projects, i.e. posters, sand sculptures, painted surfboards, sand & sea animal art pieces & art “beach cleanup” (creating art out of found objects on the beach). Throughout the day, interactive performances by local artists will entertain the attendees with drumming and dancing. Art activities will include the following: create a graphic collage of sea animals with Benari Kamau, paint ocean murals with Meme Ferre and DeWayne Bowen, design colorful fishes made of recycled plastic bottles with Edwin Villasmil, photograph natural art near the ocean with William Sanchez and be a part of creating a traveling marine debris art installation with Kim Rizio and Amy Kyle Case.  Another exciting feature of the event will be a live sea creature Touch Tank brought by Biscayne Nature Center. The F.I.N.Sea Foundation will be hosting a special interactive science booth with hands-on learning activities that the whole family will enjoy. The entire event will be filmed and will include interviews of the participants and footage of all activities to create an episode which will be aired on a BB&Y web show. This event will enhance the artistic talent of participating children/youth and at the same time make them aware of the importance of preserving the ocean and the environment.