The Social Life of Water; Past, Present and Future

The proposed research is to participate in the design, production and evaluation of The Social Life of Water: Past, Present and Future, an interactive media exhibition and speaker/performance series on water sustainability at the Okanagan Heritage Museum. The exhibition and speaker/performance series are being created through an art-science collaboration among UBC Okanagan researchers and artists, the Kelowna Museums Society (KMS), the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) and the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB). The project is aimed at increasing public awareness of the human/water relationship in Okanagan Valley and in support of the development of more sustainable water management practices. The Okanagan Heritage Museum, a midsize cultural institution in Kelowna BC, will provide an invaluable community focus for reflection, inspiration and action on water challenges in the dry land environment of the Okanagan. The Museum will widen its exposure in the Okanagan by building new community partnerships through this project. It will also potentially expand its role as a catalyst for civic engagement and thus increase its social impact in the community.

Faculty Supervisor:

Aleksandra Dulic

Student:

Partner:

Kelowna Museum Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

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