Yarrow Collective

Yarrow Collective creates free participatory art installations that playfully provokes urban humans to explore our shared role in stewarding ecosystems, address the climate crisis, and imagine the joyful possibilities of what a garden can be—moving gardening from 'expert' labour to a shared creative journey. Yarrow Collective weaves together multidisciplinary artistic practices in an ongoing relationship with the life cycles of plants and pollinators. 

As visitors on the traditional, unceded territory of the the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking People, Yarrow Collective projects challenge colonial gardening and artistic practices, and raises awareness of Indigenous pollinator plants and wild bees. We contribute 15% of the artist fees paid to local Indigenous-led regeneration work in our region, partner with local community groups who will steward future pollinator gardens, and learn from those who are healing the land. 

Yarrow Collective is co-led by Sammie Gough and Laurel Green in collaboration with an extended community of artists, backyard gardeners, community activators, and a certified bee steward. We frequently partner with, and develop custom projects for local groups including: Pacific Opera Victoria, Theatre SKAM, Fernwood NRG, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Intrepid Theatre and The City of Victoria.