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Academic researching #water @GCRFWaterHub @LivingDeltas and teaching urban #planning. Autistic. She/they. Personal account

 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Confluences of art, water and people. Exhibition from Saturday @NewcastleArts starting with a poetry workshop @GCRFWaterHub @NewcastleUniAPL @UKRI_News #art #water #research watersecurityhub.org/news-ev…

Water and People | Water Security & Sustainable Development Hub

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📣 WE ARE HIRING 📣 4 yr Lectureship in Political Geographies of the Middle East. Details below👇🏼 Come and work with an exciting group of colleagues at @UniofNewcastle in autumn 2024. jobs.ac.uk/job/DHB183/lectur…
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"I can't resist the lure of #water" 💧 Come along to 'Water and People' at the #Newcastle Arts Centre and see Sue Spence's incredible textile and embroidery River Tyne on display, running until 13 April. Read more: bit.ly/water-and-people – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Water and Drawing Wed 10 April, 1.30-4.30pm Using the painting 'Une Baignade, Asnières' by Seurat as a point of discussion, participants are invited to take a riverside walk with sketchbook and drawing tools in hand. ✏️📒➡️bit.ly/water-drawing

Confluences - Water & Drawing

The second of two Water themed Painting and Drawing Workshops with artist Aidan Doyle

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Water and Painting Wed 10 April, 10am-1pm During this workshop participants will first join Aidan for a study of the painting 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte' by Seurat, before exploring the ways we interact with rivers through coloured studies. 🖌️🎨➡️bit.ly/water-paint

Confluences - Water & Painting

The first of two Water themed Painting and Drawing Workshops with artist Aidan Doyle

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Two exciting new workshops have been added to our exhibition programme! Join renowned artist Aidan Doyle at @NewcastleArts and explore the ways Georges Seurat captured #water in his art.
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From Oil to Water: the Re-use of Plastic Containers. Architect and social anthropologist, Dr Peter Kellet, explores the fundamental role palm oil containers play in water processes in #Ethiopia.
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🚨Shocking footage of Israeli troops firing on Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza after aid drops. Israeli soldiers deliberately kill a civilian carrying aid and prevent medical help until his death. The @EuroMedHR yesterday issued a report on Israel's targeting of aid-seeking civilians.
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The 'Water and People' exhibition is now open at @NewcastleArts until 13 April. Our #PSIC2024 conference will be benefiting from tours of the engaging exhibition this evening too. Read more of what's on offer below
Water Security Hub@GCRFWaterHub27 Mar 2024
Religious, spiritual, exercise, restoration, environmental, transport, nutrition - #water holds different values around the world. 'Water and People', explores and captures some of those values, running until 13 April. Read more: bit.ly/water-and-people #WorldWaterDay
Panorama of a glass cabinet, displaying a collection of items including Amharic clothing, a drone, pottery and ceramics, lab equipment, ornaments, dolls, sketches, and photos.

ALT Panorama of a glass cabinet, displaying a collection of items including Amharic clothing, a drone, pottery and ceramics, lab equipment, ornaments, dolls, sketches, and photos.

Sofas and a water tank sit in front of several colourful pieces of artwork hanging on the wall. The water tank is an installation with a microphone submerged in it and headphones attached.

ALT Sofas and a water tank sit in front of several colourful pieces of artwork hanging on the wall. The water tank is an installation with a microphone submerged in it and headphones attached.

People exploring and discussing various installations in the 'Water and People' exhibition.

ALT People exploring and discussing various installations in the 'Water and People' exhibition.

A group of people clustered around an art installation featuring repurposed palm oil containers and a TV screen displaying a video.

ALT A group of people clustered around an art installation featuring repurposed palm oil containers and a TV screen displaying a video.

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Religious, spiritual, exercise, restoration, environmental, transport, nutrition - #water holds different values around the world. 'Water and People', explores and captures some of those values, running until 13 April. Read more: bit.ly/water-and-people #WorldWaterDay
Panorama of a glass cabinet, displaying a collection of items including Amharic clothing, a drone, pottery and ceramics, lab equipment, ornaments, dolls, sketches, and photos.

ALT Panorama of a glass cabinet, displaying a collection of items including Amharic clothing, a drone, pottery and ceramics, lab equipment, ornaments, dolls, sketches, and photos.

Sofas and a water tank sit in front of several colourful pieces of artwork hanging on the wall. The water tank is an installation with a microphone submerged in it and headphones attached.

ALT Sofas and a water tank sit in front of several colourful pieces of artwork hanging on the wall. The water tank is an installation with a microphone submerged in it and headphones attached.

People exploring and discussing various installations in the 'Water and People' exhibition.

ALT People exploring and discussing various installations in the 'Water and People' exhibition.

A group of people clustered around an art installation featuring repurposed palm oil containers and a TV screen displaying a video.

ALT A group of people clustered around an art installation featuring repurposed palm oil containers and a TV screen displaying a video.

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Had an inspiring morning talking to researchers from Teesside and Northumbria universities and showing them round our Water and People art exhibition in Newcastle
Water Security Hub@GCRFWaterHub27 Feb 2024
This #WorldWaterDay we're launching an exhibition exploring our ways of seeing, experiencing, and relating to #water through art, featuring pieces from local artists and our global team. Newcastle Arts Centre 23 March – 13 April 2024 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/water-and-people
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Featuring pieces from local artists and our global team, our exhibition 'Water and People' explores the confluences between water, art, and values. Come along and join a creative workshop at Newcastle Arts Centre, until 13 April 2024. ➡️bit.ly/water-and-people #WorldWaterDay

Water and People | Water Security & Sustainable Development Hub

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Dr Cat Button@Cat_Button23 Mar 2024
What would you wish for the future of water? Come and cast your wish into the well as part of the art exhibition Confluences - Water and People @NewcastleArts @GCRFWaterHub @NewcastleUniAPL watersecurityhub.org/news-ev…
Circles of card in the round barrel of an ornamental wishing well. They have wishes written on them. One says “I wish for water being accessible to everybody”. Another says “I wish for water to survive”. Someone has written “I wish for more beaches”. The final visible one reads “I wish for water companies to be nationalised na brought under public ownership”

ALT Circles of card in the round barrel of an ornamental wishing well. They have wishes written on them. One says “I wish for water being accessible to everybody”. Another says “I wish for water to survive”. Someone has written “I wish for more beaches”. The final visible one reads “I wish for water companies to be nationalised na brought under public ownership”

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What sounds lie beneath the water’s surface? @DJCdelahaye's piece in our exhibition entwines the bio-acoustic ‘voices’ of freshwater bugs and sounds of aquatic plant with poetry readings from our #Malaysia collaboratory, creating an interspecies dialogue beyond human perception.
David de la Haye@DJCdelahaye22 Mar 2024
It's #WorldWaterDay! Glad to be involved with @GCRFWaterHub at @UniofNewcastle to deliver a conversation piece about #aquatic species and communication. @UKRI_News @UN_Water #SciArt #water
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Alongside our exhibition we're running a series of creative workshops. Today, artist Maura Hawkes led a group through making their own woodcut stamp, inspired by animals and plants from around the River Tyne! Book your free place on a workshop ➡️ bit.ly/water-and-people
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Sign up for a creative workshop! @NewcastleArts @NewcastleUniAPL #art #water #creativepractice #research @UKRI_News @GCRF
Water Security Hub@GCRFWaterHub26 Mar 2024
Alongside our exhibition we're running a series of creative workshops. Today, artist Maura Hawkes led a group through making their own woodcut stamp, inspired by animals and plants from around the River Tyne! Book your free place on a workshop ➡️ bit.ly/water-and-people
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Had lots of fun today doing a collage on the values of water with collegues of @GCRFWaterHub in @UniofNewcastle
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What does the river want to communicate? Artist Maura Hawkes, from the North East, explores ideas around ceramic vessels as holders of memory in her art. "In my sculpture for 'Water and People' I used clay collected from the Tyne River bank in Walker and Wylam.
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What would you wish for the future of water? Come and cast your wish into the well as part of the art exhibition Confluences - Water and People @NewcastleArts @GCRFWaterHub @NewcastleUniAPL watersecurityhub.org/news-ev…
Circles of card in the round barrel of an ornamental wishing well. They have wishes written on them. One says “I wish for water being accessible to everybody”. Another says “I wish for water to survive”. Someone has written “I wish for more beaches”. The final visible one reads “I wish for water companies to be nationalised na brought under public ownership”

ALT Circles of card in the round barrel of an ornamental wishing well. They have wishes written on them. One says “I wish for water being accessible to everybody”. Another says “I wish for water to survive”. Someone has written “I wish for more beaches”. The final visible one reads “I wish for water companies to be nationalised na brought under public ownership”

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A further sneak peek at some of the installations in our exhibition exploring the ways we value #water, launching tomorrow! What does water mean to you? #WorldWaterDay
Water Security Hub@GCRFWaterHub27 Feb 2024
This #WorldWaterDay we're launching an exhibition exploring our ways of seeing, experiencing, and relating to #water through art, featuring pieces from local artists and our global team. Newcastle Arts Centre 23 March – 13 April 2024 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/water-and-people
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It's #WorldWaterDay! Glad to be involved with @GCRFWaterHub at @UniofNewcastle to deliver a conversation piece about #aquatic species and communication. @UKRI_News @UN_Water #SciArt #water
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