Our featured First Friday guest is the wonderful and innovative artist Jan Mun who will be talking about: In Practice: Mycoremediation and BioPolitics
Come join us in House 5B, Nolan Park for presentations and discussion with some of the Works on Water core team! Get up close and personal with a fishy friend, try some on the spot problem-solving, and take in some thought-provoking performance.
Want to know more about the finned friends that can be found in New York Harbor? Join Carolyn Hall in an up-close and personal introduction to a couple of our fishy co-habitants. Learn some historical lore about fish found in local waters and get a sense of who has been on the menu from the past to the present - and what we might expect in the future. Also, Eve Mosher will lead a roundtable discussion on urban waterways in a climate emergency and Sto Len will perform in relation to his work with the city's dirtiest waterways.
Join us at House 5B for the first of the season’s First Fridays on Governors Island
We will be joined by Rebecca Pryor from Riverkeeper as she shares their “Cut the Crap” Campaign
Each year, New York City discharges more than 20 billion gallons of raw sewage into local waterways. That’s enough to fill the Empire State Building 72 times! Our biggest challenge in fighting this pollution is a general lack of knowledge about the failing sewer system, which allows our elected representatives to ignore the problem. Riverkeeper and partners announced a new website this Spring to help push New York City to clean up its act: cuthecrap.nyc. The Cut the Crap campaign focuses on four main pillars: curbing combined sewage overflow, managing stormwater pollution, increasing green infrastructure and studying an equitable stormwater rate structures. Riverkeeper has begun partnering with artists to help engage a wider public in NYC sewage and stormwater issues.
Join us at Nolan Park 5B for a public reading of fiction, nonfiction, and other writing about water, waterways, the urban environment, bodies of water, and bodies in water by Tobias Carroll, Asya Graf, Nathan Kensinger, Amelia Possanza, Paul David Young. This reading is organized by Asya Graf as part of the 2018 Works on Water/Underwater New York artist residency on Governors Island.
Free and open to all.
Creative Traffic Flow, a collective of Kristen Rose Kelly, Jeesun Choi and DawN Crandell, will share a staged sharing of Voices From The Roanoke River: a documentary play about Virginia's Roanoke River through the lens of community members and the river herself. The play was developed while in residence this summer.
Join us on Governors Island, Nolan Park 5B. No reservations needed, but space is limited. Come early to visit our current Artists in Residence during Open Studio hours, 11 - 5.
Works on Water and Underwater New York are pleased to invite you to a celebration of Water Art is the New Land Art, a small, documentary exhibition that shares photos from Works on Water 2017, the first triennial dedicated to art made on, in, and with the water, along with Water Art projects from around the world and new works created by our fifty-four 2018 Artists-in-Residence. This exhibition is organized as part of our 2018 artist residency on Governors Island, where we have created an incubator space for diverse investigations of water in the urban environment.
We're also thrilled to launch the catalogue documenting the 2017 triennial, which will be available on site, as well as the launch of our beta-version Water Art Map. We hope you'll join us to celebrate the work of this diverse community of artists and practitioners working in water-based planning, science, policy, and art to define the future of our waterways.
by TRYST (Clarinda Mac Low and Carolyn Hall with Paul Benney)
Take a deep dive into data and extrapolation, and wade along the shores of the new reality..Courtesy of the #wowunyreslab18 at House 5B on Nolan Park, run by Works on Water and Underwater New York. Come visit us there as we build and research, then join us on Sept. 8 or Sept. 23, with tours at 1 & 4 PM, meeting at Building 12.
RAIN OR SHINE.
Meet at Building 12 on the south shore of the island
All are welcome but space is limited. Sign up.here
by TRYST (Clarinda Mac Low and Carolyn Hall with Paul Benney)
Take a deep dive into data and extrapolation, and wade along the shores of the new reality..Courtesy of the #wowunyreslab18 at House 5B on Nolan Park, run by Works on Water and Underwater New York. Come visit us there as we build and research, then join us on Sept. 8 or Sept. 23, with tours at 1 & 4 PM, meeting at Building 12.
RAIN OR SHINE.
Meet at Building 12 on the south shore of the island
All are welcome but space is limited. Sign up.here
New York City is defined by water, yet many of its shorelines are largely unknown. These lyrical photographs, inspired by a Walt Whitman poem, take us on a seasonal journey past sheltered bays, under great bridges and over deep rivers to give us a moving perspective on a megacity we thought we knew so well.
Join photographer Susannah Ray for a discussion of her new book, NEW YORK WATERWAYS, and a reading of Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” by poets Amber Atiya, Dena Igusti, and Kelly Sullivan. Presented by Underwater New York in connection with the 2018 Works on Water / Underwater New York artist residency on Governors Island.
“[Working with water as site and material] is about recognizing and experiencing how we are but dependent parts of much larger natural patterns and forces, and living accordingly. This is not new knowledge, but we need to relearn this ancient wisdom and bring it into the contemporary context.” - Jackie Brookner, artist
Works on Water and Underwater New York are pleased to invite you to a celebration of Water Art is the New Land Art, a small, documentary exhibition that shares photos from Works on Water 2017, the first triennial dedicated to art made on, in, and with the water, along with Water Art projects from around the world and new works created by our fifty-four 2018 Artists-in-Residence. This exhibition is organized as part of our 2018 artist residency on Governors Island, where we have created an incubator space for diverse investigations of water in the urban environment.
We’re also thrilled to launch the catalogue documenting the 2017 triennial, which will be available during the celebration, as well as the launch of our beta-version Water Art Map. We hope you’ll join us to celebrate the work of this diverse community of artists and practitioners working in water-based planning, science, policy, and art to define the future of our waterways.
Water Art is the New Land Art
Exhibition on view until October 27
Governors Island
Nolan Park, 5B
Public Hours: Sat-Sun, 11-5PM
See ferry schedule here
The Celebration
Preview: Friday, September 21 | 3:30-5:30PM
Public Celebration: Saturday, September 22 | 12-6:30PM
Many events will be happening in and around the weekend celebration, including Susannah Ray: New York Waterways, hosted by Underwater New York, featuring poets Amber Atiya, Dena Igusti, and Kelly Sullivan; performances by Mayfield Brooks and TRYST; and interactive, family-friendly projects with Meredith Drum. See the evolving full schedule of events here.
Supported by New York City Cultural Affairs and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Lower Manhattan and beyond.
“[Working with water as site and material] is about recognizing and experiencing how we are but dependent parts of much larger natural patterns and forces, and living accordingly. This is not new knowledge, but we need to relearn this ancient wisdom and bring it into the contemporary context.” - Jackie Brookner, artist
Works on Water and Underwater New York are pleased to invite you to a celebration of Water Art is the New Land Art, a small, documentary exhibition that shares photos from Works on Water 2017, the first triennial dedicated to art made on, in, and with the water, along with Water Art projects from around the world and new works created by our fifty-four 2018 Artists-in-Residence. This exhibition is organized as part of our 2018 artist residency on Governors Island, where we have created an incubator space for diverse investigations of water in the urban environment.
We’re also thrilled to launch the catalogue documenting the 2017 triennial, which will be available during the celebration, as well as the launch of our beta-version Water Art Map. We hope you’ll join us to celebrate the work of this diverse community of artists and practitioners working in water-based planning, science, policy, and art to define the future of our waterways.
Water Art is the New Land Art
Exhibition on view until October 27
Governors Island
Nolan Park, 5B
Public Hours: Sat-Sun, 11-5PM
See ferry schedule here
The Celebration
Preview: Friday, September 21 | 3:30-5:30PM
Public Celebration: Saturday, September 22 | 12-6:30PM
Many events will be happening in and around the weekend celebration, including Susannah Ray: New York Waterways, hosted by Underwater New York, featuring poets Amber Atiya, Dena Igusti, and Kelly Sullivan; and performances by Mayfield Brooks and TRYST. See the evolving full schedule of events here.
Supported by New York City Cultural Affairs and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council empowers artists by providing them with networks, resources, and support, to create vibrant, sustainable communities in Lower Manhattan and beyond.
by TRYST (Clarinda Mac Low and Carolyn Hall with Paul Benney)
Take a deep dive into data and extrapolation, and wade along the shores of the new reality..Courtesy of the #wowunyreslab18 at House 5B on Nolan Park, run by Works on Water and Underwater New York. Come visit us there as we build and research, then join us on Sept. 8 or Sept. 23, with tours at 1 & 4 PM, meeting at Building 12.
RAIN OR SHINE.
Meet at Building 12 on the south shore of the island
All are welcome but space is limited. Sign up.here
by TRYST (Clarinda Mac Low and Carolyn Hall with Paul Benney)
Take a deep dive into data and extrapolation, and wade along the shores of the new reality..Courtesy of the #wowunyreslab18 at House 5B on Nolan Park, run by Works on Water and Underwater New York. Come visit us there as we build and research, then join us on Sept. 8 or Sept. 23, with tours at 1 & 4 PM, meeting at Building 12.
RAIN OR SHINE.
Meet at Building 12 on the south shore of the island
All are welcome but space is limited. Sign up.here
Join resident, Simone Johnson at the WoW/UNY House in Nolan Park, 5B for a water storytelling circle. All (art) forms welcome! Each person has up to 10 minutes to share.
This experimental Water Circle also functions as a portal into 'ocean cake', a space of inquiry and play around all things storytelling and relationship/community building (and ideas still forming) around water. Hope to see you there!
Resident, Simone Johnson presents collaborative water dances in the WoW/UNY House at Nolan Park, 5B.
Are you curious about creating short dances about water with people from different movement backgrounds?
On Saturday, Aug 25 4:00-5:30pm (rain or shine!) we will go through a few ice breakers, some movement activities, maybe there will be a surprise or two, and then we'll create dances together!
*Please note, Simone will meet everyone at the ferry on the Governors Island side around 3:50pm and then we will walk to another location on the island*
Email sjaquayj@gmail.com if you are interested in participating and/or have questions!
Simone is also facilitating spontaneous collaborative water dances in her studio 1:00-4:00pm during public visiting hours on Saturdays and Sundays until September 2.
Open to all and free.
Resident, Simone Johnson presents collaborative water dances in the WoW/UNY House at Nolan Park, 5B.
Open to all and free.
Work in progress sharing of an original theatre piece about the Roanoke River by Creative Traffic Flow: Krisitn Rose Kelly, Jeesun Choi, and DawN Crandell. Creative Traffic Flow will also do a final reading on Friday, September 21 at 7 p.m.
Working creatively with water and waterways is inherently interdisciplinary, and requires creativity and collaboration across many different sectors. Issues related to water cross social, cultural, ecological, and political boundaries.
We are inviting you to participate in the Power of Ten, an opportunity to intersect with people from different fields who are focused on water, and initiate concrete cross-disciplinary collaborative projects. All thinkers and do-ers are welcome—scientists, social/environmental justice activists, designers, artists, performers, planners, architects, and more.
The Power of Ten is a path to problem-solving, reimagining, unearthing inequity, finding new approaches and understanding how to become accomplices. In this workshop we will facilitate a process of creative collaboration with the aim of realizing projects on, in, and around the water.
All projects will be supported by space and sharing of knowledge at the Works on Water/Underwater New York residency on Governors Island and a presentation in October, as well as potential further support through Works on Water over the coming years.
Workshop (Friday, July 13): We will work on communication, connection, and collaboration through somatic techniques, methods for talking about your work to people outside your field, and mapping resources, challenges, and opportunities. The day will culminate in creative collaboration and generating projects to be worked on over the season and beyond. The workshop is free of charge. Limited to 18 participants.
RSVP here by June 29, 5pm
Presentation (Saturday, October 13): This is an opportunity to present the current state of projects initiated in the workshop—these may be fully developed projects or updates on the work in-progress and can be a space for feedback, resource sharing, or a final presentation.
Friday, July 13
9am Meet at the Governors Island Ferry Terminal (Battery Maritime Building)
12-1pm Lunch (Explore the Island)
You may bring a lunch (we have a refrigerator which sort of works) or purchase lunch from one of the many vendors on the island
4:00pm End of workshop
4:30pm Return Ferry
You may stay longer - the last ferry leaves the island at 10pm.
The Power of Ten is led by Carolyn Hall, Clarinda Mac Low, and Eve Mosher
Taking place at Nolan Park, House 5B, Governors Island
More about Works on Water & Underwater New York Water Residency
https://www.worksonwater.org/governors-island/
About the facilitators:
Carolyn Hall is a freelance dancer/performer, historical marine ecologist/researcher, certified instructor with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, and board member of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art, Nature and Dance (iLAND).
Clarinda Mac Low is an interdisciplinary artist whose work investigates social constructs and the corporeal experience. Mac Low is co-founder and Executive Director of Culture Push, an experimental organization that links artistic practice and civic engagement, and co-founder of Works on Water.
Eve Mosher is an interdisciplinary artist focused on collaboration, facilitation and urban waterways. She is a co-founder of Works on Water and an advisor to ArtPlace/One Water on their Water, Culture, Art program.
Sections of movement, text and video of We Are Drowning, a performance work examining our complex relationship with single use plastics by Artichoke Dance Company's Director Lynn Neuman, will be shown.
Hsini Des invites you to play "H20 Bingo" a social icebreaker game/conversation starter, on topics relating to water. Fun prizes available for winning cards!
All ages.
Hsini Des invites you to play "H20 Bingo" a social icebreaker game/conversation starter, on topics relating to water. Fun prizes available for winning cards!
All ages.
Natasha Muhoza: Public reading of the short poetry collection + Q & A
Meet on the back porch of Nolan Park House 5B
/rive collective invites you to join them on the lawn outside The Yard, at an open event where children (and adults) are invited to drop in to the house and draw their ideas and solutions to the rising sea levels threatening New York City's future. Supplies and materials will be provided, work may be showcased and included in an animation of many of the drawings.
/rive collective invites you to join them on the lawn outside The Yard, at an open event where children (and adults) are invited to drop in to the house and draw their ideas and solutions to the rising sea levels threatening New York City's future. Supplies and materials will be provided, work may be showcased and included in an animation of many of the drawings.
/rive collective invites you to an open event where children and adults are invited to drop in to the house and draw their ideas and solutions to the rising sea levels threatening New York City's future. Supplies and materials will be provided, work may be showcased and included in an animation of many of the drawings.
/rive collective invites you to an open event where children and adults are invited to drop in to the house and draw their ideas and solutions to the rising sea levels threatening New York City's future. Supplies and materials will be provided, work may be showcased and included in an animation of many of the drawings.
/rive collective invites you to an open event where children and adults are invited to spend an evening in the fresh air, drawing their ideas and solutions to the rising sea levels threatening New York City's future. Supplies and materials will be provided, work may be showcased and included in an animation of many of the drawings.
/rive collective invites you to an open event where children and adults are invited to drop in to the house and draw their ideas and solutions to the rising sea levels threatening New York City's future. Supplies and materials will be provided, work may be showcased and included in an animation of many of the drawings.
/rive collective invites you to an open event where children and adults are invited to drop in to the house and draw their ideas and solutions to the rising sea levels threatening New York City's future. Supplies and materials will be provided, work may be showcased and included in an animation of many of the drawings.
