Walking as Art - Art as Service - Upcoming Local Beach Cleans.
- Jill Price
- May 11, 2025
- 2 min read
Well it has been an interesting year trying to find my new footing as an artist. As many others will agree, transitioning from an academic setting back into one's everyday practice and life is much more difficult than doing a graduate degree. Luckily I have had the opportunity to attend three artist residencies over the last 10 months - with each of them helping me to put one foot in front of the other while exploring new approaches to performativity, writing, and image making while still respecting values outlined within my UN/making Methodology.
As a result, I am currently in the last leg of creating a multi-modal exhibition for the MacLaren Art Centre that will open on July 10th. Entitled Between Here and There: Walking for Tomorrow - this project is a continuation of a project I began last summer and fall entitled Wht-trSH that has led to five more regional beach clean-ups, which will contribute to installations and assemblages within the exhibit.
So, if you love to spend time at the beach and need to get in a few extra steps each day, I encourage you to join me starting today at 4:00 pm on Centennial Beach where we will spend a little bit of Mother's Day caring for Mother Earth. I have enough gloves, buckets, garbage pickers, and UN/making Network shirts for 10 participants, so simply click on the Eventbrite links below to register.
As part of this project, I would like to give a big shout out to Patricia and Sammy at Simcoe Printing for working with me to create these new shirts using used goods.
Upcoming Beach Cleanups:
Barrie – Centennial Beach https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1344668542809?aff=oddtdtcreator Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Meeting Point: South side of Centennial Beach washrooms
Barrie – Johnson's Beach https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1345700409149?aff=oddtdtcreator Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Meeting Point: Lifeguard Chair #1
Innisfil – Leonard's Beach https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1350198352619?aff=oddtdtcreator Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Meeting Point: To be determined.
Barrie – Minet's Point https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1350248723279?aff=oddtdtcreator Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Meeting Point: Garbage can at edge of parking lot close to beach entrance
Barrie – Centennial Beach https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1351419134009?aff=oddtdtcreator Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Meeting Point: South side of Centennial Beach washrooms
Looking forward to seeing people at the beach and at the July 10th opening at the MacLaren Art Centre.
Jill Price Studios and the UN/making Network respectfully acknowledge that they reside on Treaty 16 and Treaty 18 Lands, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe peoples, including the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Pottawatomi nations, collectively known as the Three Fires Confederacy.
It is incredible to see how you’ve transformed beach debris into such thought-provoking art; it really highlights the importance of refining and repurposing what we find. During my final year of university, I felt like my research was just as cluttered until I used an academic editing and proofreading service to help clear away the "noise" and make my arguments shine. Just like your exhibition, it’s all about finding the beauty and clarity in the details!
This exhibition is such a powerful way to highlight the impact of waste on our environment through art. I remember when I was transitioning into environmental advocacy work, I felt so lost trying to highlight my passion on paper until I looked into Resume Writing Services for Job Seekers to help tell my story. Seeing this artwork reminds me how important it is to find the right way to communicate our values to the world.
Reading about the beach cleanup art exhibition made me smile because it blends community care with artistic expression in such a meaningful way picking up trash one day and celebrating that effort through creativity the next really shows how people can build connection and impact. It even took me back to college when I would need help with my online exam while trying to balance cleanup events, study, and everyday life. your post makes me smile.
I read the article about Jill Price’s beach cleans that turn trash into art projects and it opened my eyes to how care for nature can become creative work. When I was juggling tough school days, I once used Online assignment help to get my work back on track so I could join a local clean up like this and feel part of something bigger. Seeing how art can grow from simple beach work made me think more about how small actions can add up.