Young Water Speaks is a national youth storytelling project that connected with over 2500 youth across Canada through workshops and special events with diverse storytelling artists such as Kalvonix, Rosemary Hu, Grandmother Kim Wheatley, Allie Rougeot, and many others. This textile installation series features original artwork Inspired by local waterscapes, culture and history, created by 8 artists and representing the winning stories from the first year of the project.
The contest is accepting 2nd year entries until March 21st 2022 and you can visit this link to register your child, class, or youth group for a workshop today!
Young Water Speaks is organized by Waterlution, a non-profit focused on leadership and facilitation training in response to global water challenges.
Header image: Artwork by Niyousha Saeidi, courtesy of Waterlution