CONFLUENCY

The exhibit, called ‘Confluency’, linking Canada, South Africa, and broader Africa, invites visitors to respond and build on the works as co-creators of knowledge towards water justice. Showcasing creative translations of key themes from the 2023 Confluency conference – which brought together artists, youth, academics, nonprofits and civil society – alongside artworks by diverse communities engaged in research projects presented at the conference. Art mediums include: comics, photo stories, videos, songs, social sculptures, murals, string art, poetry and more.

VENUE

Environmental Learning Research Centre | Rhodes University

DURATION

22 – 28 June

09h00 – 17h00

ARTIST WALKABOUT

CREDITS

Showcasing creative translations of key themes from the 2023 Confluency conference–which brought together artists, youth, academics, nonprofits and civil society–alongside artworks by diverse communities engaged in research projects presented at the conference.

2023 Confluency conference art workshop facilitators:
Soeraya Davids
Bulelwa Somlota
Lutfiyah Tities
Chevon Smith
Amanda Leo
Gracia Fortuin
Siwaphiwe Rodolo
Xolelwa (Nomtha) Mkhetho
Nolufefe Tubeni

Confluency Research Team: Principal Investigator: Professor Carmen Logie, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FISFW), University of Toronto (UofT). Co-applicants: Dr. Lina Taing, the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health at McMaster University; Professor Caetano Dorea, University of Victoria; Professor Peter Newman (UofT FIFSW); and Dr. Lesley Gittings, Western University. Collaborators: Dr. Kirsty Carden, the University of Cape Town’s Future Water research institute; Dr. Gill Black, the Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation; and Distinguished Professor Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Rhodes University’s Environmental Learning Research Centre. Exhibit & conference co-coordinators: Dr. Sarah Van Borek & Dr. Amber Abrams. Supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.