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.
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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.
