Other Sights is pleased to present this workshop as part of the Grow project.

Please join Chloe Bennett, a student of Landscape Architecture at UBC for a lively discussion about mason bee habitat. Mason bees are small blue coloured bees that are important garden pollinators. They have specific needs for nesting and Chloe will be able to guide you in the proper methods of building a mason bee home.  She will also share her experience in creating the Vancouver roundabout project Bees Please.

About the presenter:

Chloe Bennett has been living in Vancouver since 2008. Originally from Kelowna, she is currently studying landscape architecture at UBC. Her background in arts administration and art history led her to this profession, which marries fine art with environmental awareness. Her final thesis will look at how residents might use garden design for creating habitats for other species through creative expression. As urban populations continue to increase, habitat for animal and insect life continues to decrease. Contact with nature, and other species, may be a vital part of a rich and meaningful existence. Many people feel restless and stressed in urban life, and experiences with nature such as observing life cycles, such as those of the mason bee, can be restorative. Habitat and art, or ‘habitart,’ is fun and enriches the lives of not only the artist, but their neighbours, as well as the surrounding ecosystem. She believes that change starts in your own back yard!

About Grow:

Grow is a public art project that acts as a public forum, teaching tool and creative laboratory for ecological and social sustainability practices in South East False Creek (SEFC). Located in Vancouver’s “greenest development”, the Olympic Village, Grow explores sustainability issues through a series of walks, workshops and creative experiments in urban agriculture. 

To get involved in Grow or take part in upcoming events contact Holly Schmidt at or visit

http://othersights.ca/

http://www.grow-urbanagricultureproject.ca/