A symposium and reading on Wyoming water
conservation and other water issues are scheduled Nov. 9-10 at the University
of Wyoming.
An opening reception is Thursday, Nov. 8, from 6-8
p.m. in the UW Art Museum. After the symposium, a closing reception will take
place Saturday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Family Room.
The symposium, titled “Never Drink Downstream: Factual Tales
and Artful Musing on Wyoming Water,” will
be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. both Friday, Nov. 9, and
Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Wyoming
Union Family Room.
The reading event, “Listening to Nature: An Evening
of Readings and Visual Art by Scientists and Artists,” will feature projects focused
on nature and the environment Nov. 9 from 6-8 p.m. in the Berry Biodiversity
Conservation Center auditorium. A reception is scheduled at 5 p.m. The featured
readers for this year are Emilene Ostlind, Kristen Gunter, Chris Madsen and
Carlos Martinez del Rio.
The symposium will feature more than 35 presenters
conveying their experiences with Wyoming water issues, policies and impacts.
Presenters include artist Margaret Cogswell, who will discuss her installation
artwork, “Wyoming River Fugues,” now on view at the UW Art Museum.
Cogswell’s “Wyoming River Fugues” exhibition is the
result of three years of extensive research that included traveling to observe,
listen, and record both general and specific landscapes. She searched for
sounds or images that capture the pulse of Wyoming rivers and surrounding
landscapes and life.
In addition to Cogswell’s speech, Wyoming’s Poet
Laureate Pat Frolander will present readings and thoughts on the importance of
water to ranchers. For a complete list of presenters, visit
www.uwyo.edu/artmuseum
and click on the “Upcoming Events” tab.
The UW Colonel Rogers Fund for Excellence supports
the events. UW’s MFA in Creative Writing Program, the Wyoming Outdoor Council
and the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources sponsor the “Listening
to Nature” event.
