Stream of dreams Murals Society

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Programs Offered

Program 1: Stream of Dreams Watershed Education and Community Art Elementary School Program

How does the program work?

  1. Your school finds a fence on which to display the mural and gets permission to use the fence for a mural from the owner of the property (school board if on school property.) Also find out whether the fence is due for replacement in the next 5 years.
  2. Your project coordinator or project team gets staff, students and parents excited about the project and arranges for volunteers to help prepare the shapes, schedule the workshops and help with the installation.
  3. Your volunteers prepare wooden fish (Stream of Dreams Murals Society supplies patterns, instructions and guidance.)
  4. Stream of Dreams Instructors present the watershed education and Dreamfish painting workshops (usually 1 to 4 days, depending on school size). Your school needs to supply a well-ventilated, bright room with space for 5-7 tables for painting.
  5. After the workshops are completed, Stream of Dreams staff design and direct the mural installation with the help of community volunteers, ideally 6-8 people.

The Fence

Any chain link fence will do. It can be on school property, park land or other public land or on private land. The more visible the fence is to the general public, the more people will learn about the streams in their neighbourhood.

Cost estimate

$10 per student plus materials for the wooden fish (some or all of these materials may be donated by local companies.) For information on financial assistance for BC projects phone 604-434-4304 or e-mail. Stream of Dreams fee includes:

  • Design, planning and watershed research
  • Art paint and all other supplies for the workshops
  • Art and environmental instructors for the workshops (Generally 6 classes per day, 80-90 minutes per class split into two parts: first part watershed education/stream talk and second part painting the Dreamfish. For example a school of about 400 students (18 divisions) takes 3 days.
  • Mural Installation - 1 to 2 days depending on the number of volunteer helpers and the number of pieces.
Note: Travel surcharge added for projects outside of the home community of the instructors.

Please contact your local program provider to schedule a project and confirm local costs.

Program 2: Stream of Dreams Dreamfish painting at a Community Festival

How does the program work?

  1. Your community group finds a fence on which to display the mural and gets permission to use the fence for a mural from the owner of the property. Also find out whether the fence is due for replacement in the next 5 years.
  2. Your project team prepares the wooden fish, or may ask your Stream of Dreams program provider to supply them.
  3. Stream of Dreams Instructors present a shortened version of the watershed education and Dreamfish painting workshops (usually over a 4 to 6 hours festival period). Your event needs to supply a well-ventilated, bright room, or a covered outdoor area if weather permits, 3 - 5 tables for painting and a quiet space nearby where the story portion of the program can be told.
  4. The Stream of Dreams team will design and direct the mural installation with help of community volunteers at a convenient time for both groups.

Cost estimate

Please contact a program provider for a cost estimate.

Program 3: NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. Training and Licensing of new teams to use the Stream of Dreams Watershed Education and Community Art Program in new regions

How does the program work?

  1. Stream of Dreams Mural Society (SDMS) staff will train a team of 2-4 individuals how to organize, administer and present the Stream of Dreams program during program delivery and mural installation at a school. Training may take place in the trainees region, in which case a school project needs to be organized, or trainees can come to the Vancouver, BC area for training during an existing project.
  2. Training includes a copy of the Stream of Dreams Instructor's Manual.
  3. Potential program providers should expect to spend several days on the site for the training program.
  4. Trained instructors will be expected to agree to the terms of the licensing agreement.

Cost estimate

Will vary with each community depending on travel arrangements, size of school involved etc.

Please e-mail or phone (604-434-4304) Stream of Dreams Murals Society for more information.