The Virtual Water Gallery is a GWF-funded science and art pilot project that aims to provide a safe, inclusive and collaborative space for fully open discussions between scientists, artists, and the general public, to explore past, present and future water-related (scientific) challenges. As part of this pilot project, 11-13 Canada-based artists connected with teams of GWF scientists to co-explore specific water-related challenges. These collaborations led to the creation of art pieces by the artists (with a variety of art media) to be exhibited online through a Virtual Water Gallery in Spring 2021. Afterwards, the Virtual Water Gallery will be online for all to see and interact with, with the hope is that these art pieces open up discussions about pressing water related challenges to a wider audience via the gallery space.
I collaborated with Patrick Cheechoo, who is Moose River Cree from Constance Lake First Nation, on two art pieces dedicated to the principles of “braiding” together traditional Indigenous knowledge with western science.
Mentions:
The Virtual Water Gallery: Art as a catalyst for transforming knowledge and behaviour in water and climate Arnal L, Schuster-Wallace C (2025) The Virtual Water Gallery: Art as a catalyst for transforming knowledge and behaviour in water and climate. PLOS Climate 4(4): e0000398.
Laurier researchers combine science with art for Global Water Futures virtual gallery
