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Coastal California
Public Art Honors the True Origins of Surf Culture
Season 1
Episode 1
Coastlines of Color: Spaces and Stories of Safety and Belonging is a multi-site public art project in Venice and Watts, featuring two murals and a sculpture that celebrate BIPOC connections to the ocean through surfing and wave riding.
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6:43
Follow artist Priscilla Martinez creating a mosaic mural on the history of Watsonville.
6:43
In Guadalupe Dunes, Chumash, Japanese and Latinx elders bring the stories of the community to life.
6:33
Connecting 20,000 years of history in 2 miles along San Rafael’s shoreline trail.
6:27
The making of films exploring untold stories of the Taa-laa-wa dee-ni’ (Tolowa People).
9:00
Explore the making of Sleepy Lagoon mural in Southeast LA.
More from the Coast: California Coastal Trail
From the carefree beaches of San Diego through the rugged, dramatic coastlines to the North, California has been building a trail, over 1,000 miles in length, within sight, sound, or smell of the ocean.