Dancing with Sea Lions
The Dancing With Sea Lions project began as a fundraiser for the 20th Anniversary of the Florence Events Center. The volunteers of the Florence Arts, Culture, and Entertainment nonprofit group (previously known as the Friends of the FEC) headed up this project in conjunction with the Florence Events Center Staff. Twenty life size sea lion sculptures were each painted by a different artist. All of them were displayed with their sponsors along the Oregon Coast till October of 2016, when they were then purchased by businesses and individuals. Fifteen of them are still publicly displayed in Florence and near by coastal locations. See our 'Where are they now' map for their current locations, and check our blog for updates. Share your Dancing Sea Lion pics with us and we'll add them to our Gallery of images.
Stella the Seawolf
Location: Private Collection
Stella the Seawolf was created by artist Christine Caldwell Davis. She is a First Nation sea lion creation. She was dancing outside of the PeaceHealth Medical Center in Florence when her new owner, Carol Davis, spotted her. Carol now owns Stella the Seawolf and she resides in Coos Bay.
Her original sponsor was the PeaceHealth Foundation.