ART LAB @

International Bird Rescue with

Ashton S. Phillips

upcoming workshops

Somatic, relational, experimental, multisensory, and playful. Come learn about the Bird Rescue’s front-line work rehabilitating sick and injured marine birds. Then, create experimental art responding to your experience.

All workshops are free with RSVP (below) and all materials and tools will be provided. Workshops will contribute to a public performance at Cabrillo Beach at the end June 2026.

ArtLab is made possible by LA County Department of Cultural Affairs, NEAR Grant Program.

April 3 - June 30, 2026

Living Seed Bombs
Apr
3

Living Seed Bombs

Come learn about the relationship between native plants, healthy soil, and healthy marine birds. Then, mix up your own plant-able seed bomb sculptures using local clay, soil, sand, beneficial fungi, kelp, and wildflower seeds. Help improve watershed health and increase awareness about the impact of coastal soil management on marine ecosystems with your living sculptures. All materials and tools will be provided, including a variety of press molds and stamps to help participants shape and mark their plant-able sculptures.

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Deep Listening
Apr
10

Deep Listening

Come learn about deep listening as a form of ecological practice and somatic attunement pioneered by composer Pauline Oliveros. What does it mean to practice deep listening inside a bird rescue? Who and what are we attuning to and what do we do with the voices and sounds we hear?

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