St. Croix, USVI

December 9-19, 2019

Sea Walls St. Croix

In December 2019, PangeaSeed Foundation, in collaboration with Cleansweep Frederiksted, hosted the first Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans project to take place in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

Our team of international and locals artists gathered on St. Croix, over a period of two weeks, to create a series of culturally sensitive public artworks to help raise environmental awareness and add vibrancy to the community still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Maria, a category-five hurricane that struck the island in September 2017.

The public artworks serve as educational tools and conversation-starters throughout the project and beyond. Addressing marine environmental issues relevant and of importance to the local community, our goal is to ignite ownership for the sustainability of natural resources.

We believe St. Croix’s status as a US territory, tourist destination, and its environmental richness made it an ideal host location for a Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans project, as we were able to leverage the local community and national partnerships to generate positive awareness for our oceans.

 

 

Beyond the painting of 10+ large-scale murals, the Sea Walls St. Croix project featured public side events to further connect with the community such as film screenings, youth workshops in collaboration with Big Blue & You, beach clean-ups, panel discussions, and more.

Residents and visitors, young and old, were given a wide range of unique opportunities to experience Sea Walls St. Croix and learn how they can become better stewards of the sea in their daily lives.

Special thanks to our supporting ARTivists, team, and volunteers. Sea Walls St. Croix would like to thank and recognize project partners Lush Cosmetics, Volcom, Caribbean Museum for the Arts, Sherwin Williams, Reliable Rentals, Big Blue & You, Glowing Gone, The Ocean Agency, Leatherback Brewing, Mutiny Island Vodka, My St. Croix, Plastic Pollutes, Pew Environment, Arts Council of the Virgin Islands, DPNR and more.

At PangeaSeed Foundation, we believe a drop of paint can create an ocean of change. For more information on how you can help save our oceans and support PangeaSeed Foundation’s Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans program, explore this site or contact us directly.

10

Days

of ARTivism, community engagement, and empowerment

12

Artists

coming together from across the globe to #paintforapurpose

1

Mission

to help create positive action for our oceans through ARTivism

More About the Project

Beyond the painting of 10+ large-scale murals, the Sea Walls St. Croix project featured public side events to further connect with the community such as film screenings, youth workshops in collaboration with Big Blue & You, beach clean-ups, panel discussions, and more.

Residents and visitors, young and old, were given a wide range of unique opportunities to experience Sea Walls St. Croix and learn how they can become better stewards of the sea in their daily lives.

Why St. Croix

St. Croix, one of three major islands that make up the United States Virgin Islands, is the easternmost point of the United States. It is home to a rich culture, traditions and a diverse marine ecosystem. The island is a nesting ground for the Leatherback, Green, Loggerhead and Hawksbill turtles; and boasts two bioluminescent bays. Consistently ranked as a top diving spot in the world by Scuba Diving magazine, the waters of St. Croix contain more than 500 species of fish, 50 types of corals and invertebrates. This island and the outlying area has three significant wildlife and marine preserves:

Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge

The Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge preserves habitat for threatened and endangered species, with particular emphasis on the leatherback sea turtle.

East End Marine Park

A 38,000-acre habitat, East End Marine Park was established to "protect territorially significant marine resources, and promote sustainability of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, seagrass beds, wildlife habitats, and other resources, and to conserve and preserve significant natural areas for the use and benefit of future generations."

Buck Island Reef National Monument

Less than two miles off the northeastern coast of St. Croix, Buck Island Reef National Monument is the United States' only underwater national park with an ecosystem of over 250 fish species and marine life.

Murals (13)

Make Waves, Not Waste

Virginia Clairmont

Project Director

Tre' Packard

Executive Director
PangeaSeed Foundation

Akira Biondo

Director of Operations
PangeaSeed Foundation

Jay Weiss

Administrator
CMCArts

Simon Ormerod

Ground Operations Manager

Kai Kaulukukui

Ground Operations Manager

Kelly Spencer

Production Assistant

Thomas Tharrington

Core Volunteer

Isobelle Yousef

Core Volunteer