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Water: An Exhibition at The Center in Ketchum

When: Friday, September 10, 2010 05:00 PM - 09/10/2010 06:00 PM
Where: The Center, Ketchum (191 Fifth Street East)
What: Presented by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts (www.sunvalleycenter.org).
Sep 10–Nov 5
Life source, rejuvenator, destroyer, purifier. Water is vital to all life. Its abundance in parts of the world and scarcity in others is rapidly making it the world’s most important commodity. Water is the new oil.

For those of us who live in the American West water plays a role in every aspect of our economic and social life. Communities have long been settled near the source. Traditional industries from ranching to agriculture to mineral extraction are dependent on water. As the West’s economy shifts from these industries to tourism based economies, water and the places where it presents itself shape destinations. Recreational activities—boating, fishing, skiing, golf, hiking—all rely on water. Water in its winter form drives and shapes the foundation of our life in the Wood River Valley. Without snow our economy, as we know it, would not exist. Many contemporary artists are investigating their own feelings and ideas about water—some exploring its beauty, some its power, others its transformational qualities.

This multidisciplinary project will include two visual arts exhibitions; lectures and discussions by scientists, resource managers, environmentalists and resource users; films; an evening of music; and art projects in area schools.
tags: art, exhibitions
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