Project H2O:
Stories of Water
Online Exhibition
When the seas see
What’s lost, what’s remaining,
There comes a sigh beneath the burning sun,
The currents come undone, seasons arriving sooner than the last.
Their azure depths now scarred by millions of seen and unseen residue,
The water rises, swallowing the precious,
And those that seem so shallow in the face of crisis.
When the seas see
What’s lost, what’s remaining,
There comes a thundering swell under the shimmering moon,
The waves bring it all back… banishing the unwanted and recovering the treasured lost.
The tides recede with a world within a world foreign to many pure life.
This is a call to mend the earth’s encroaching gloom
And find a way to secure our future—
One well, one creek, one lake, one shoreline, one coral at a time.
Join our hands and hearts as we weave a tapestry of hope and change,
Reviving waters in a world reclaimed.
Project H2O: Stories of Water by Arts for Global Development, Inc. (Art4Development.Net) is a volunteer led effort to help accelerate awareness and call for a water-secure tomorrow through the transformative power of art.
Stories of Water exhibition is a collection of artworks by young, emerging, and established artists from around the world who have collaborated with Art4Development.Net over the years. These artists share their stories of water—the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly. From the spiritual and traditional uses of water in India to the scarcity of clean drinking water in Afghanistan, from the crises in Bolivia to the healing powers of water in Vietnam, these visual stories span local to global contexts.
These artworks reflect each artist’s unique perception, interpretation, emotions, and experiences related to water, capturing its past, present, and future states. They explore various themes connected to water, including its social and economic value, its role in shaping cultural heritage, its impact on gender and identity, its significance for biodiversity, and beyond. The exhibition highlights the critical state of our water sources and emphasizes the importance of collective efforts to clean and preserve these essential resources.
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Stories of Water
online exhibition?
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A number of Stories of Water miniature artworks are available for an auction sale. These original artworks are approximately 4×6 inches in size and are created using a diverse range of mediums, including print photography, gouache, pencil, watercolor, silk thread, and more.
Proceeds from this auction will benefit Bridge H2OPE, an impact/results driven nonprofit organization dedicated to providing clean and safe drinking water in Ethiopia.
Sign up for the upcoming online silent auction! Together, we can raise the funds needed to build wells for communities in need.
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