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.
• 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