[BCMA] Two Rivers Gallery - Call for Submissions

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*All for Water - **Call for Submissions*



UN-Water, an inter-agency of the United Nations, states that water is at
the heart of adaptation to climate change, serving as the crucial link
between the climate system, human society and the environment. They also
estimate that by 2050 there will be insufficient freshwater for all the
earth's inhabitants. Currently, Canada's lakes, rivers, streams and
wetlands hold twenty percent of the world's freshwater. As residents of
this country we have a great responsibility to take care of its water and
to be prepared, potentially, to share it with those beyond our borders.



In Canada, there is already inadequate fresh water access, issues with
sanitation, and threats to freshwater health. Boil-water advisories are in
effect for 56 First Nations across the country. Neskantaga First Nation, in
Northern Ontario, has been under a boil-water advisory for over twenty-five
years. There are vital watersheds, such as the Peace River (BC), being
diverted for hydroelectric projects and large bodies of water, such as Lake
Ontario, subject to frequent unmonitored sewage leaks. In the wake of a
possible future that lacks sufficient fresh water, is this excusable?
Autumn Peltier, the fifteen-year-old Ojibway/Odawa *Water Keeper*, has been
fighting for water for a number of years. Her efforts speak to the
importance of recognizing water as more than a resource, urging us to
regard it with the same level of respect we would hope for ourselves. Her
words: “we can’t eat money or drink oil”, confirm our countries’ priorities
are largely out of line.



Artists from across BC are invited to submit visual art in any medium that
considers the global availability of freshwater and the health of our
freshwater systems. This might include reflecting on threats (climate
change, human impact, pollution, habitat fragmentation and invasive
species), imagining a future without freshwater, or the social, economic
and political change required to protect this resource for generations to
come.



*Deadline: 4:00pm, Sunday, 23 February 2020*

*Exhibition**: 23 April to 12 July 2020 (subject to change)*



*Guidelines*

   - Artists can submit up to six completed works.
   - All artwork must have been produced within the last three years.


   - Click here to apply online <https://form.jotform.com/93086572410254>



*Direct enquires to Assistant Curator, Meghan Hunter-Gauthier*

*T: (250) 614 7800 ext. 7492 • E: meghan at tworiversgallery.ca
<meghan at tworiversgallery.ca>*

*Two Rivers Gallery • Prince George, BC • V2L 5T1*

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*Meghan Hunter-Gauthier*
(She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Curator

Two Rivers Gallery
725 Canada Games Way
Prince George, BC
V2L 5T1

(t) 250 614 7800 ext. 7492
(e) meghan at tworiversgallery.ca
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