field school: the chapman creek estuary| SEPT 20-22, 2024

Estuary Field School is a multi-part gathering guided by shared questions of our ecological, infrastructural and cultural entanglements with water. Learning from the mixing of ts'ukwum (fresh water) and kw’útl’-kwu (salt water) in the estuary where Chapman Creek meets the Salish Sea, the field school brought together artists, ecologists, civil servants and community practitioners. Two days of interdisciplinary dialogue, cultural experiences, walks and gatherings deepened our relationships within this watershed and provide the context for the making of cultural reflections.

Many of the participants in Field School made work to be shared with our community, and in particular, youth. Field School was a great success and will become a regular component of the Festival moving forward.