The Power of Water | Art as a Tool for Social Dialogue @SPRONG: Imagination in Transitions symposium at Pakhuis de Zwijger
Workshop + panel discussion 

Contributors: Dorothy Blokland (artist-researcher, AHK / ATD Lectorate), Willemijn Voerman (Programmer, The Beach)
Moderator: Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca

In this workshop and panel discussion, artists, researchers and cultural partners will explore how art can be used to make complex global issues such as climate crisis accessible to children, and to create awareness among adults through children's perspectives. The session focusses on The Power of Water project which is an artistic research studio, situated at AHK, as part of the SPRONG verbeeldingswerkplatz, Climate Imaginaries. Led by AHK artist-researcher Dorothy Blokland, The Power of Water works in collaboration with The Beach and Villa Zapakara - the children’s museum in Suriname - to investigate how children in the Netherlands, Suriname and Curaçao can exchange their own climate stories with each other through photography and spoken word. The current phase of the project is particularly concerned with methods: working with partners to explore and exchange methods that combine spoken word with other artistic approaches to consider climate crisis with children. The session will combine discussion with practical interactive exercises.

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