WildWings Nature & Arts Festival
The WildWings Nature & Arts Festival (WNAF) was established in 2009, by the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society. WNAF is an annual series of community events that bring attention to the biodiversity of the Cowichan Valley by using nature as a background to celebrate the interconnectedness of nature, art, culture, and community.
Thank you so much for everyone’s support in making WildWings 2024 a success!
The WildWings Nature & Arts Festival will take a pause for 2025 to evaluate some new directions for the festival in 2026. Click over to our gallery to take a peek at the festivities from previous years.
Not everything will be taking a pause, though! The WildWings Nature Art Exhibition and Auction with fabulous artist-painted nest boxes will be back in 2025. The 2024 Auction included 40 Swallow artist-painted nest boxes, painted by local artists, including well-known indigenous artists (the Marston brothers, Maynard Johnny, and Stuart Pagaduan), as well as some the Cowichan Valley’s better-known artists (Will Millar, Laurel Hibbert and our long-time Somenos supporter, Coco Jones). We were also very honoured to have a beautiful nest box with the front painted by Robert Bateman. Please visit our Nest Boxes 2024 and 2022 pages to take a look at all of the amazing talent that has been contributed in the past!