Water Bar: Water is All We Have

When I’m asked to speak about the work I do as an artist, a cultural organizer, and Collaborative Director of Water Bar & Public Studio, I often struggle with two important points of departure: How do I introduce myself when I have so many different roles in my artistic and organizing life? And...

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Main Author: Shanai Matteson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2018-02-01
Series:Open Rivers
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Online Access: https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/water-bar/
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description When I’m asked to speak about the work I do as an artist, a cultural organizer, and Collaborative Director of Water Bar & Public Studio, I often struggle with two important points of departure: How do I introduce myself when I have so many different roles in my artistic and organizing life? And where do I begin telling the story of this complex, evolving project—which I did not imagine or develop on my own, and which is more of ecosystem that I tend with others than it is a definable creative project?
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spelling doaj.art-512829b1d46e4dd7869313d1ba055ba82022-12-22T03:25:42ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingOpen Rivers2471-190X2018-02-01Issue Nine : Winter 2018https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.3806Water Bar: Water is All We HaveShanai MattesonWhen I’m asked to speak about the work I do as an artist, a cultural organizer, and Collaborative Director of Water Bar & Public Studio, I often struggle with two important points of departure: How do I introduce myself when I have so many different roles in my artistic and organizing life? And where do I begin telling the story of this complex, evolving project—which I did not imagine or develop on my own, and which is more of ecosystem that I tend with others than it is a definable creative project? https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/water-bar/ artseducationengagementpublic programsunited states
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Water Bar: Water is All We Have
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arts
education
engagement
public programs
united states
title Water Bar: Water is All We Have
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title_short Water Bar: Water is All We Have
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education
engagement
public programs
united states
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