Volunteers can become
the art at Cannon Beach
Earth, arts festival
BY ZOË BUCHLI

ood River-based artist Daniel
Dancer has a unique way of getting
the community to notice his envi-
ronmental art, he puts them directly into his
pieces.
The artist is teaming up with the organiz-
ers of Cannon Beach’s upcoming Earth &
Ocean Arts Festival to create his next mas-
sive piece, the world’s largest sea star. To
pull it off , he’s going to need hundreds of
volunteers on Sept. 18.
The piece is part of “Art for the Sky,”
a program organized by Dancer to bring
sky art projects to areas across the globe.
Driven by a passion for raising environ-
mental awareness, Dancer said his projects
emerged out of his desire to inform commu-
nities about a changing environment .
“Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been
steeped in environmentalism and looking at
human impact on the earth,” Dancer said.
Dancer has completed more than 300
projects, spanning across 44 states and eight
countries, with the help of roughly 150,000
participants.
“A lot of the teachings of this art form
are about learning to see the big picture,”
Dancer said. He added that Art for the
Sky’s aim from the beginning was to teach
humans to have a new relationship with the
sky.
Dancer said every image created by Art
for the Sky serves as a “thank you,” and
also an apology to the Earth.
Daniel Dancer
An Art for the Sky project in Kansas included 500 volunteers who served as the beads on the headband of a Native American. The art was
created with the help of fi eld artist Stan Herd.
Participate in Art for the Sky
Wear clothing that is red, or a shade of red.
Meet at the end of Second Street in Cannon
Beach at 3:45 p.m. on Sept. 18.
Register for the event at cbgallerygroup.com.
‘EVER SINCE I WAS
A LITTLE KID, I’VE
BEEN STEEPED IN
ENVIRONMENTALISM
AND LOOKING AT
HUMAN IMPACT
ON THE EARTH.’
Daniel Dancer manages his Art for the
Sky projects from above.
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