Water Works- art and water festival

WATER WORKS:

Rethinking our relationship with water

Art & design + fun meet appropriate technology
in an outdoor festival.

Residential garden setting (wheelchair accessible)
5809 Ayala Avenue
North Oakland, CA 94609

All four September weekends
Saturdays and Sundays 11am - 6pm

Exhibitions
Improvisations on rainwater, greywater and other creative re-uses of water in
landscaping and gardening, food production, recreation, human waste management.

Some of the area's innovative practitioners will be exhibiting their latest projects.
Representatives from WaterSprout (John Russell), Merritt College (Nik Bertulis), Greywater
Action (Christina Bertea), SunLight and Power (Martin Morehouse consultant and potential on-
site “tinkerer”), and independent artists: Mary White (formerly SJSU) and Lauren Elder (CCA/
Engage Program)

Noted speakers.
September 11: Michael Stocker, "Fish Ears and Shrimp Songs, Bio Acoustics of the Silent
Deep" 3pm

September 12, Laura Allen, Greywater Action “Updates” 4pm

September 18: DL West Marrin, "Hydromimicry and Changing Our Perceptions of Water" 4pm

September 18: Exhibitors' Party 2 - 6pm

September 19: Betsy Damon. "Keepers of the Waters", "Environmental Art & Activism with a
focus on Asia", Time TBA

Organic Food by local urban farmers

A family-friendly event.
Childrens' Splash Park! Bring swim suits.

For more information: 510-652-1358