Events
We will have programs to experience the art and reflect on how plastic impacts ecosystems everywhere.
Zoo Washed Ashore Site
Art is brought to you by The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in collaboration with the Topeka Rotary Club.
Six sculptures. One Community. One Message
Six sculptures will be displayed across Topeka encouraging exploration throughout the community.
Washed Ashore
Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea
From May through September 2026 the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in collaboration with the Topeka Rotary Club brings the internationally recognized Washed Ashore® exhibit to Topeka.
This powerful outdoor exhibit features six monumental sculptures of ocean animals created from discarded plastic and other debris collected primarily along coastlines. Each piece tells a story about our everyday choices, plastic pollution, and the shared responsibility to protect our planet.
Washed Ashore® transforms trash into thought-provoking art making the invisible impacts of plastic pollution visible from northeast Kansas to the global ocean.
Washed Ashore in the Community
Stanley the Sturgeon
Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center
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Greta the Great White Shark
Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center
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Dandelion the Seahorse
Kansas Children's Discovery Center
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Bernie the Royal Blue Tang
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
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Sea Jelly Bloom
NOTO Arts District
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Zorabelle the Rockhopper Penguin
Washburn University Student Union
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Content
Locations
Each location offers a unique opportunity to experience the art and reflect on how plastic pollution affects ecosystems everywhere.
Partners in Conservation
We thank our partners for helping bring this important exhibit to our community:
Events & Programs
Events
Apr 3 | 09:00AM - 9:00PM
Runway Remix
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery
Apr
3
Apr 3 | 10:00AM - 10:30AM
Family Storytime
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Story Zone 121C west
Apr
3
Apr 3 | 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Zoomers Geri-Fit
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Learning Center
Apr
3
Apr 3 | 01:00PM - 5:00PM
Community Action, Inc.
CoLab A, 2nd floor
