Made Possible by the Michigan Humanities Council with support from Cook Family Foundation and Shiawassee County CVB
From above, Earth appears as a water planet with more than 71 percent of its surface covered with this vital life-giving resource. Water impacts climate, agriculture, transportation, industry and more. It inspires art and music. This major exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will examine water as an environmental necessity and an important cultural element.
Water/Ways and its companion exhibition, H2O Today, are core components of the Smithsonian’s Think Water project. Think Water offers an opportunity to explore water from both scientific and cultural perspectives through a variety of programmatic opportunities. This unique project combines the two Smithsonian exhibitions with educational activities and digital story-collection initiatives with the deep programmatic expertise of state humanities councils. The project offers the Smithsonian’s state partners an opportunity to feature not just a traveling exhibition, but also a wide array of programs to maximize interest in water. Check out more photos from the Sanibel, Florida exhibition here.
Water/Ways is funded by Michigan Humanities Council and The National Endowment for the Humanities.
Featured events at SAC include:
In Celebration of the Smithsonian “Water/Ways” Exhibit the Shiawassee Arts Center presents an All-Media Water-Themed Juried Art Competition
• February 23 – April 7, 2019
• $1,000 in Awards
• Presented at the Opening Reception, February 23, 7pm,
• Shiawassee Arts Center Exhibit Juror, Shelly Hendrick Kasprzycki, President and CEO of the Michigan Humanities Council – “Arts and the humanities go hand-in-hand and I look forward to the opportunity to exercise my love of art as a jurist.”
Owosso Middle School 8th Grade Poetry Display – February 23 – April 7, Awards presented February 24, 3pm
Owosso Middle School 6th Grade “River Critters” Exhibit – February 23 – April 7
“The Environment” – Speaker, Phil Hathaway, March 27, 6:30pm
Events at Partnering Organizations
- City of Owosso – Tour of Water Filtration Plant, Owosso City Manager, Nathan Henne and former Water Utilities Director, Gary Burk, Saturday, March 23 at 10am
- DeVries Nature Conservancy – Watershed themed nature play groups for preschoolers, March 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2:30-3:30pm
- Friends of the Shiawassee River – “Ancient & Contemporary Japanese, Non-Toxic, Water-Based Art Forms”, Speaker, Linda Beeman, February 26, WIG, 7pm
- The Armory – ArtShare Water-Themed Exhibit, February 23 – April 7
- Shiawassee Regional Chamber of Commerce
Topics at Twelve – “The Shiawassee Water Trail,” Speaker, Phil Hathaway, Feb 26, noon Chamber Connect @ Four – Tour of Water/Ways, Feb 27, 4pm at the Armory - Owosso Historical Commission – “Smithsonian Water/Ways OHS Student Exhibit at Curwood Castle,” February 24 – April 7, 2-4 pm. Awards sponsored by Drs. Carolyn & Dean Ebert
- Shiawassee District Library, Owosso – “Shiawassee River History”, Speaker, Phil Hathaway, March 12, 7pm
- Steam Railroading Institute – “How Water Powers the Pere Marquette 1225 Steam Locomotive”, April 6, 11am
For more information on the Water/Ways exhibit, please read our most recent edition of Artsline.
For more information on the Shiawassee River Trail, please download our brochure.
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