Works on Water

Works on Water is artist-run exper­i­men­tal orga­ni­za­tion and tri­en­ni­al exhi­bi­tion ded­i­cat­ed to art­works, per­for­mances, con­ver­sa­tions, work­shops and site-spe­cif­ic expe­ri­ences that explore diverse artis­tic inves­ti­ga­tion of water in the urban envi­ron­ment. We seek to strength­en and nour­ish the com­mu­ni­ty of artists work­ing on and with bod­ies of water and to pro­vide a plat­form to increase aware­ness of artists and orga­ni­za­tions work­ing on and with the waterways.

Works on Water will host two cohorts of artists in our WoWhaus Stu­dio Res­i­den­cy for three months at a time, cul­mi­nat­ing in a pre­sen­ta­tion of out­door works as part of our Works on Water 2020 – 22 Tri­en­ni­al exhi­bi­tion (extend­ed to three years, due to COVID-19). In response to the pan­dem­ic, this year’s focus is on cre­at­ing site-spe­cif­ic out­door tem­po­rary works on Gov­er­nors Island with the goal of inter­act­ing with the pub­lic due to the lim­i­ta­tions of indoor gatherings.