WATERSHED+ and the The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers are excited to present Water Works. This two-day screening series will showcase critically acclaimed documentary, short and experimental films about water at two outdoor locations along the Bow river pathway in downtown Calgary. The event aims to encourage Calgarians to interact with their water sources, and to engage with independent film in unconventional ways.

DATES & LOCATIONS:
Friday, September 27th Bow River Pathway (at the South foot of the Peace Bridge)
Saturday September 28th River Walk (East of the Simmons Building- 618 Confluence Way SE)
TIME: 7:30pm both nights
* This is a FREE event open to all- remember to bring a chair and blanket!
(Weather Permitting)

PROGRAM:

FRIDAY, 7:30pm
Blue Suns | Dir. Chloé Leriche | (2010) | 6min

Wavumba: They Who Smell of Fish | Dir. Jeroen van Velzen | (2012) | 80min

Satellite Installations by Joyce Wieland & Michael Snow, Nettie Wild and Noel Begin

SATURDAY, 7:30pm
Magnetic Reconnection | Dir. Kyle Armstrong | (2012) | 13min

Leviathan | Dir. Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Verena Paravel | (2012) | 87min

Satellite Installations by Richard Reeves, Larissa Fan and CSIF Film Club

Presented by WATERSHED+ in partnership with The Art Gallery of Calgary
Wednesday, August 14th, 6 — 8pm
117 8 Ave SW
Free event – everyone welcome
Please RSVP here

Midway through its inaugural year, the WATERSHED+ Artist Residency Program presents six of this years artists-in-residence to share their experiences in an engaging and open discussion. Find out how the residencies have informed and impacted their practices, why they chose to come to Calgary to do them, and get insight into their experiences and work to date.

Introduction – Tristan Surtees, of artist team Sans façon, WATERSHED+ Lead Artists
Host – Amery Calvelli
Artists – Rachel Duckhouse, Nick Millar & Minty Donald, Broken City Lab, Jay Mosher

Rachel discusses the flow patterns and interconnections of water systems in Calgary that inspired her exhibition ONLY FLOW.

Informed by conversations and site visits with specialists in engineering, fluid mechanics and ecology she constructs her own flow visualizations and reveals a hidden world of imagined pattern and rhythm.

We are thrilled to share that our first Watershed+ artist in residence Rachel Duckhouse, has a solo exhibition in Calgary!

Rachel’s exhibition ONLY FLOW is presented at TRUCK Gallery.
Date: Friday, June 7th.
Time: 8pm – 11pm.
Location: TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary – The Grain Exchange (Lower Level), 815 1 St SW.
The exhibition runs from June 7 – July 13, 2013.
The reception and exhibition are open to the public and admission is free!

A special publication is available at the gallery produced in conjunction with ONLY FLOW.
For more information click here.

 Congratulations Rachel!

On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the City of Calgary Parks will host an open house to present and discuss the conceptual design of exciting changes for Bowmont East to the public. Watershed+, along with landscape architects and water engineers, was part of the design team.

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time: drop-in between 3 – 8 p.m.
Location: Bowness Community Centre and Arena, 7904 43 Ave. N.W.

For more information click here.