Drawing Water
Drawing Water: an experimental & participatory art project
June 9-12, 2011
Art in The Open festival
Schuylkill River banks
Philadelphia, PA
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The following 10 posts show all 40 postcards made by participants in Drawing Water, and include information on who they are being mailed to, and any message written on the back of the postcard. The postcards have been mailed! If you are the recipient of a postcard, please feel free to leave a comment!
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postcards 37 - 40, clockwise from top left:
to a friend
to the Schuylkill River Development Corp: “Clean H20 is the way to go!”
to the US Environmental Protection Agency: ” Dear fellow reader, The Schuylkill River needs your help bad!! It makes me sad to see how it looks.”
to Governor Tom Corbett
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postcards 33 - 36, clockwise from top left:
to Governor Tom Corbett: ” Water is wealth… frack not!”
to President Obama: ” Mr Obama, we need clean water.”
to Governor Tom Corbett
to the Marcellus Shale Commission: ” NO FRACKING”
postcards 29 - 32, clockwise from top left:
to a friend
to a colleague: “wish you were here! slacker!”
to the Philadelphia Water Department: ” The United States has one of the safest drinking supplies in the world though the tireless efforts of our government & water treatment facilities. Yet thousands of plastic bottles end up in landfills & in the environment because people somehow thing bottled water is ‘safer’. Promote tap water!”
to a friend
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postcards 25 - 28, clockwise from top left:
to Mayor Nutter: “Thank you for keeping the Schuylkill River clean & surrounding area beautiful”
to a colleague.
to the Philadelphia Water Department: “Thank you! for keeping the river clean!”
to a friend: ” Looking forward to seeing you at the beach!”
postcards 21-24, clockwise from top left:
to a grand-daughter
to Governor Corbett: ” Please protect the shale from exploitation”
to Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission: ” Don’t give our water away for free!”
to Governor Tom Corbett
postcards 17 - 20, clockwise from top left:
to Mayor Nutter
to Governor Tom Corbett: ” Water is life. Please, NO Fracking. Thank you, leader and protector.”
to a friend
to Mayor’s Action Center: ” Water is life. This is a call to action! Let’s keep our waters clean. No Fracking please!”
postcards 13-16, clockwise from top left:
to Marcellus Shale Advisory Committee: ” Stop fracking with my water!” - Stella, age 2
to Mayor Michael Nutter
to Mayor Michael Nutter: ” Thank you for keeping our waters safe and clean!”
to Anna Verna, City Council President: ” Water is life. Millions of Philadelphia residents, including countless species of animals and plants, rely on access to safe, clean water for survival. Please continue to protect and restore critical water resources in our environment. Thank you for your service to our city. Sincerely, Melissa”
Postcards 9 -12, clockwise from top left:
to Governor Corbett: ” Dear Gov Corbett, Water is precious. You can’t drink or swim in money”
to Mayor Nutter: “Keep our city clean!”
to Mayor’s action center
to a family member: ” happy grandfather’s day!”
Postcards 5-8, clockwise from top left:
to Governor Tom Corbett
to Marcellus Shale Advisory Committe: “keep water pure”
to Philadelphia Dept of Parks and Recreation: ” thank you for keeping the West River drive clean.”
to a friend: “having fun!”
Postcards 1-4: ( clockwise from top left)
to Schuylkill Banks
to President Obama
to a friend
to Philadelphia Dept of Parks and Recreation
Drawing to a close… I am emptying the rain barrel for the last time. Thanks to everyone who participated and stopped to look and talk. Please leave your comments on any posting here!
