Water for Life International Art Exhibition
Fri, 04 Oct
|Niagara Falls History Museum
This prestigious exhibition at the Niagara Falls History Museum, in conjunction with UNESCO Italy, aims to raise awareness of the need to protect waterways & oceans in support of life. Showcasing internationally recognised artists from around the world, this is an event not to be missed.
Time & Location
04 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 05 Jan 2025, 4:00 pm
Niagara Falls History Museum, 5810 Ferry St, Niagara Falls, ON L2G 1S9, Canada
About the event
The 9th edition of Water for Life opens on the 4th October 2024 at 7pm with a private event and is by INVITATION ONLY. If you would like to attend the opening, please email me at olivia@oliviaalexanderart.com and I will arrange a personal invitation to be emailed to you from the museum.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Water is the primary medium, through which climate change influences Earth’s ecosystem and thus the livelihood and well being of societies.
“WATER FOR LIFE”, is an International cultural and artistic program that showcases around the world a series of artworks inspired by the theme of water.
“WATER FOR LIFE” theme was influenced by the famous underwater mural at the CÁRCAMO DEL RÍO LERMA, created by Diego Rivera and his Assistant Rina Lazo. As Rina Lazo stated about “Water for Life”, “I think it is very important that all human beings should have enough water to live with dignity.” She further added; “Diego Rivera painted the mural; Water as The Origin of Life, to end the thirst of humanity, he would be very proud if he knew about these group exhibitions.”
Through the theme of water, our objective is to raise awareness among the public and children about the important social and cultural issue: “More than a billion individuals – one in seven people on the planet – now lack access to safe drinking water.”
Today due to climate change, higher temperatures are affecting Oceans and Coast lines.
Changes in extreme weather conditions are projected to affect availability and distribution of rainfall, snowmelt, river flows, groundwater, and further deteriorate water quality. More floods and severe droughts are predicted. Also changes in water availability will impact health and food security.
“Water for Life”, important cause, has received a significant support of multiple elected officials, and the public as water is the essence of life.
Since the first Water for Life, International Art exhibition in 2018, over 136 Internationally recognized artists, from 40 Countries participated across all the Water for life editions, contributed by increasing the awareness of global water issues with the public.