The Community Net Project
Connecting Communities Through Art and Action
The Community Net Project is Bellingham SeaFeast's initiative to unite diverse communities in Whatcom County through creative, hands-on activities that address plastic pollution and celebrate maritime heritage. Inspired by the maritime industry's collaborative spirit, the project engages participants in painting reclaimed buoys, which are woven into a symbolic community net and displayed as a traveling art installation to symbolize unity and shared responsibility for ocean health. Through buoy painting events in schools, senior centers, and local libraries, along with workshops and storytelling sessions, the project fosters environmental stewardship, educates about plastic pollution, and connects local tribal nations, the commercial fishing industry, and community members in a collective effort to protect our waterways and natural resources for future generations.
