Water Works- art and water festival
WATER WORKS, a Festival of Wise Water Use:
Rethinking our relationship with water
Art & design + fun meet appropriate technology
in an outdoor festival.
ALL FOUR SEPTEMBER WEEKENDS
Saturdays and Sundays 11am - 6pm
Residential garden setting (wheelchair accessible)
5809 Ayala Avenue at Martin/58th St., just blocks from Rockridge BART
North Oakland, CA 94609
Exhibitions
Improvisations on rainwater, greywater and other creative uses/re-uses of water in landscaping
and gardening, food production, recreation; re-thinking the toilet
Local innovators who will be exhibiting their latest projects:
John Russell (WaterSprout), Nik Bertulis ( DIG, Merritt College and SF Art Institute), and
artists: Lauren Elder (CCA/Engage Program), Christina Bertea (Greywater Action), Mary White
(formerly SJSU), Martin Morehouse (mechanical wizard)
Noted speakers.
September 11: Michael Stocker, "Fish Ears and Shrimp Songs, Ocean Bio Acoustics" 4pm
September 12: Patrick Garretson, "Flowforms and the Inner Nature of Water" 2pm
September 12: Laura Allen of Greywater Action, “Updates” 4pm
September 18: DL West Marrin of Water Sciences and Insights, "Hydromimicry and Changing
Our Perceptions of Water" 3pm
September 18: Exhibitors' Party 2 - 6pm
September 19: Anka Draugelates, Water music 2pm
September 19: Betsy Damon of Keepers of the Waters, "Water Revealed" 3 pm
Organic Food by local urban farmers
A family-friendly event.
Childrens' Splash Park! Bring swim suits.


