Events

Feb 21, 2021 - 2 pm PST Skaana podcast host, Mark Leiren-Young, shares stories about orca history, orca language and orca love from his award-winning book, the story of Moby Doll - The Killer Whale Who Changed the World. Join the pod as Mark streams stories from the coast of the Salish Sea - home of the amazing and endangered southern resident orcas - on Facebook live. To attend this online event, register on Eventbrite using this link or using the widget below! bit.ly/world-whale-day   

Check out Pacific Lighthouse Reiki's founder, Rayne Ellycrys Benu's, art in the 2020 Ten Squared Exhibition  "Make memorable moments this season with over 300 original artworks from over 100 Canadian artists. Do you have something for everyone your list? This exhibition has a variety of styles, colours and subjects for everyone - naughty or nice! You know, you should secure a little something for yourself after all these family meals and work parties.  So what can you expect to see in the gallery? All the paintings in this exhibition are hand-made, original works of art. Each piece is exactly 10" x 10" - there is always a little wall space left for a small painting!" Click this link to check out a preview of the exhibition online!

Paint the Ocean You Want to See with Rayne Ellycrys Benu August 19 2020 11:00 am to 11:30 am Paint the Ocean You Want to See with Rayne Ellycrys Benu Celebrate the Salish Sea and the oceans around the world in creative ways. Using paint and your imagination, we'll explore fun techniques to express your hopes and dreams for our oceans.  Rayne Ellycrys Benu is an artist and nationally published festival and theatre photographer who teaches people to let their inner light shine.  RBCM @ Home (Kids) is hosted by Chris O'Connor. What you'll need: Paper or canvas Paints Paint brush Click on the link below to join the Webinar: https://zoom.us/j/99356875234  The Zoom Room has a capacity of 500 spots. If you are not able to access through Zoom, we will also be streaming on Facebook Live. Please visit the Royal BC Museum Facebook page. If you missed past sessions, check out our RBCM @ Home (Kids) YouTube page. RBCM @ Home (Kids) is like a museum playdate online. Visit with members of the museum staff who are working from home, along with families from across BC, as we make and learn together. Each session will have some kind of making activity, so get your paper and pencil crayons ready. RBCM @ Home(Kids) takes place on Wednesdays at 11 am, visit our calendar for topics, presenters and a list of materials so you can join in with hands-on activities at home. For adults and youth, check out RBCM @ Home. This program takes place on Tuesdays at 12pm and highlights members of the curatorial and collections staff who are working from home during the pandemic and discover how they do their work, how their work is reflected in their homes and what they're working on now.

Come paint with me, Rayne Benu, this Saturday, June 13 at 3:00 PM PDT, and celebrate Oceans Week in Victoria and around the world in a creative and fun way. This is a free workshop on zoom for anyone who would like to attend, and the sign up form is HERE! You don’t need to have any experience painting. I promise. There are no wrong answers - this is your imagination and your story. We’re going to explore with paint, using some fun and creative techniques to look at and learn how to have fun and also cope with the wild world around us. This style of painting is an easy, creative and fun way to meditate on larger questions, wrestle with fears or sadness, and explore dreams and hopes for the future. We’re going to paint what we feel about the ocean, and what we hope or wish for the ocean… Often when people do this kind of painting their subconscious will create stories and you will discover dreams in the paint, even if you’re not trying to paint them.  During this free workshop we will: explore what we love about the ocean spend a little time talking about our worries learn a bit about ocean pollution and how to safely dispose of your paint water. We’re going to use our feelings to tell a story and then we’re going to take a moment to define and bring out whatever we’ve painted and bring the ocean to life.  What the session is going to look like: . 3:00 PM Introduction, opening meditation and setting up your workspace 3:15 PM About our tools - an exercise with brushes and tools you have at home 3:30 PM How to paint feelings - a simple way to express what you feel with paint 3:45 PM Short discussion and meditation about ocean pollution and plastic 4:00 PM Sad Oceans - how to paint with straws, and what makes you angry or sad about the state of our oceans 4:30 PM Short discussion and meditation about what we love about the ocean, and what you can do to help 4:45 PM Oceans full of life - how to paint the ocean you want to see 5:15 PM Shades of grey - cloud watching, how to add creatures and fine detail to finish your ocean paintings 5:45 PM Wrap up, share (if you want to) and closing meditation   And, of course, I will teach you a bit about paint theory and you’ll learn a new painting technique.    If you want to join me on Saturday you’ll need: recommended supplies  some non-toxic acrylic or crafting paints (you’ll need at least red, yellow and blue, but you can use as many colours as you want) a medium or fine-tipped sharpie or black paint pen canvas or watercolour paper (but any kind of paper will do in a pinch) an old rag for cleaning your brushes two medium-sized containers - one with warm water, one with cold water - these should be containers you will never eat from again - containers you are going to recycle later will work perfectly an old plate, or tray for mixing paint (you can use Styrofoam trays in a pinch) make sure that you set up somewhere solid, like a table or if you’re on the floor not on carpet. And put a garbage bag, or old sheet underneath your work so if you spill the area is protected.   As part of my commitment to Ocean’s Week I’m encouraging everyone to use sustainable materials whenever possible, avoid disposable items, and come prepared to safely dispose of your paint water after the workshop (I will teach you how!). During these stressful times, I’m so pleased that I can offer this mini-workshop. There’s a lot of fear and sadness and anger in the world.  This is a chance to safely learn how to deal with your own feelings AND to do something uplifting and playful at the same time.    To participate in this meditative painting workshop, sign up HERE! Thank you so much for joining me and I can’t wait to connect with you again soon! To see more about painting supplies and disposing of paint see the links below! https://digital-enlightenment.net/pages/painting-with-rayne-recommended-supplies https://digital-enlightenment.net/pages/disposing-paint-waste  

The purpose of Oceans Week Victoria is to foster connection and engagement within the community by providing a platform to support ocean-inspired events on southern Vancouver Island. We help facilitate and promote inclusive and accessible community events, no matter how large or how small, with a focus on education, conservation, and fun!   This year we bring you a VIRTUAL Oceans Week Victoria 2020...  and we encourage you to take “your bubble” to the beach for some REAL ocean time! ​We are assembling activity ideas, learning resources, challenges, and "live online" events for 8 days of ocean love.  Sunday June 7  Connection Sunday Monday June 8 Impact Monday Tuesday June 9 Technology Tuesday Wednesday June 10  Watershed Wednesday Thursday June 11 Under the Sea Thursday Friday June 12 Fun Fact Friday Saturday June 13 Sustainability Saturday Sunday June 14 Salish Sea Sunday   For more information, check out Oceans Week Victoria! Meditative Painting: Paint the Ocean You Want to See Join us on Saturday June 13 at 3:00 pm PDT for a free ocean art workshop with Skaana’s lovely producer Rayne Benu! This event will be a part of Oceans Week and is sure to be filled with creativity! The sign up form is HERE!