Public Learning and Education

This contract is for the provision of education and engagement services related to the Still Creek Watershed project. The Artist-in-Residence Studio will provide community educational engagement around green rainwater infrastructure, water, and watershed stewardship through hands-on art inquiry with students. The contract is valued at approximately $17,552.00 per year. Key aspects of the contract include: • The artist will meet with City of Vancouver and Parks Board staff to learn about the Green Rainwater Infrastructure upgrades and Still Creek Watershed project. • The artist will create a vision and design for inquiry-based whole school art programming related to water and watershed stewardship. • Students will produce individual and/or collaborative works to express, respond to, deepen, and reflect on their learning. • Programming will run through the year, one day a week, from October 2023 to May 2024. • An indigenous elder may collaborate with the artist to orient the inquiry with teachings about water and/or watershed botany.