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See scale wooden model ships and more creative art installations at this year’s festival. Check out some of the talented artists and artisans below.
Aiko Matsushiba
Origami Workshop
Learn how to make beautiful origami models! Origami is one of the traditional Japanese folk arts. Over the centuries it was spread from person to person and has become an important of Japanese culture. Origami is a mentally stimulating activity for all ages.
Cat Hart
Try your hand at net-making the traditional way using twine and a net needle!
Learn about how to make twine from locally available plants including nettles and invasive blackberry, have a go at loading the netting needle, and then add some stitches to our community net project! All ages welcome- and feel free to just watch and/or ask questions.
Originally from the UK, for the last 20 years Cat Hart has lived on the traditional homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & səlilw̓ ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples in Vancouver. Cat’s work explores memory, place, migration, and biodiversity.
Grace Gihm
Cyanotype Workshop
A fun and creative cyanotype workshop making beautiful sun prints using seashells! This all-ages activity invites you to explore the magic of sunlight and shadow to create striking images on paper.
No experience needed – just a love for making art and celebrating our connection to the coast.
Jia-huan Long
Paintings depicting ocean scenes in South East Asia
Born in 1939 and raised in beautiful Guilin, China, Long Jia Huan has experienced China as an artist and photographer. From his youth, Long was captivated by the dream-inspiring views of his local homeland, the Li River and surrounding Karst Mountains enveloped by mist and rice fields.
Enjoy some of his picturesque nature works on display at the Seine Net Loft during Richmond Maritime Festival!
John Horton
Maritime Art Exhibition – “The Marine Art of John Horton: From Nine to Ninety”
Born in England just before the start of the Second World War, John was encouraged to take up art and music as he had been in a very serious road accident at 4 years old and his parents wished to protect him from the rough and tumble of sports. Since he loved the sea and boats (and carried a model sailboat under his arm instead of a teddy) it was logical for John to start painting them, and was good enough, in later years, to be accepted by the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of Marine Artists to display in their exhibitions.
John recently was awarded the Order of British Columbia for his painting and his 45 years volunteer search and rescue work, mainly on the Fraser River.
Joy Baker
Interactive Paint-by-Numbers
Ahoy, artists young and old! Join the painting crew and bring our giant maritime mural to life with bright colours – just waiting for your creative touch! Families can team up to add colour to a huge maritime paint-by-numbers scene full of ships, mermaids, and ocean fun!
The Knitting Tree
Join us for a fun-filled crochet & knitting workshop! This hands-on activity is perfect for beginners and allows kids to learn crochet and knit in an engaging and supportive environment. As an exciting addition, each child will have the opportunity to contribute their creations to a vibrant collaborative art installation.
Ralph Heading
Deocrate your own wooden boat!
Get creative at our Wooden Boat Station! Decorate your very own mini boat—handmade from clean, recycled scrap wood—and make it uniquely yours with paints, stickers, and colourful materials. When you’re done, take your boat home as a one-of-a-kind festival keepsake!
Ralph Heading is a sculptor and painter working with recycled items. He will be sculpting playful items from plastic waste recovered from the Fraser River and sharing these creations with the public.
Steveston Maritime Modellers
Display of Scale Model Wooden Ships
Steveston Maritime Modellers are a group of enthusiasts with a dedication to creating all manner of scaled-down sea-going vessels. The group was originally formed in 2002 after the Tall Ships visit to Richmond. Building these ships brings maritime history to life, allows us to learn more about the history and living conditions in the era we work on, and pass on some of the most interesting aspects of the particular vessel or time period to others.