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30 Grove Street Peterborough, NH 03458 Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries: FILM NIGHT CO-SPONSORED BY HARRIS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND SHARON ARTS CENTER The Water Front, a documentary, gives a broad sense of the scope of worldwide danger as potable water is less available |
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PETERBOROUGH, NH --- Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries is pleased to co-sponsor a special showing of the film The Water Front with the Harris
Center for Conservation Education on Tuesday, July 14th. This special showing is part of the program at the Gallery for the exhibition - WATER:
Mystery & Plight. The film will be shown at 5:30 pm at the Peterborough Community Theatre (6 School St.). A reception and discussion will
follow immediately at the Sharon Arts Exhibition Gallery at 30 Grove Street in Downtown Peterborough.
The movie The Water Front is a documentary about Highland Park, Michigan and what happened to its citizens when the city government decided their water plant was the city's only positive financial asset. The city council marketed the water as a commodity to solve the city's financial woes. Residents, mainly poor and black, saw soaring water bills and lost control of their own water, a basic human need. The Highland Park situation is a microcosm of many other cities, states and countries, and readily available, potable water is becoming rare. Peterborough Community Theatre will show a synopsis of the full documentary as well as interviews with two noted experts on water issues, Maude Barlow and Vivienne Bennett. These three video pieces will give a broad sense of the scope of the worldwide water danger. The Harris Center, in keeping with its role of conservation and education, was happy to provide funding for the movie and support for the reception. It is quite possible that they will follow up with some programs in the fall and winter about the complexities of water issues. Questions from viewers will be welcome during the discussion period. The public is invited and admission is free. The Exhibition Gallery is located at 30 Grove Street. Ample parking in Depot Square. WATER: Mystery & Plight, curated by Christine Destrempes and Susan Callihan, addresses an alarming consequence of the global water crisis with the installation 13,699 (by Destrempes) while reminding us of the beauty and contemplative value of water with photography by Mary Lang. It will be on exhibit through August 2nd. For more information on the exhibition and Sharon Arts Center, visit www.sharonarts.org. Gallery hours: T-Th: 10-5, F-S: 10-6, Sun: 11-4, closed Mondays. ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDING EVENT: Water for People: Focus on Guatemala - Saturday, July 25, 4-5:30 pm - Slide presentation by Robert Wood, Associate Director and Watershed/Water Quality Manager of Lake Sunapee Protective Association. Contact: Kendra Anthony 603.924.7676 kendra@sharonarts.org The mission of Sharon Arts Center, a non-profit organization, is to support and serve artists and craftspeople, to engage the community in the artistic process, and to foster the relationship between artists and the community through education, exhibitions, the promotion and sale of art and craft, as well as through special programs and events. Sharon Arts offers a wide variety of art classes and programs in the school facility in Sharon, NH, and has an Artists' Resource Center (selling art supplies), a Fine Craft Gallery, a Juried Artist Member Gallery, and an Exhibition Gallery in the Depot Square facility. Sharon Arts is sponsored in part by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation. |
