River-Wash at Little Mekong on display at FMR event on February 13 at the Science Museum

One of the things I like about the Irrigate program that funded River-Wash at Little Mekong is how the program fosters relationships by having artists work in collaboration with local partners.

Katie Clower, Friends of the Mississippi River,
having just painted the first application
of the new City of St.Paul storm drain stencil
on the north side of University Ave. near Western,
September 15, 2013.

Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR), an environmental non-profit on the Green Line, was a collaborative partner for River-Wash at Little Mekong. FMR worked with me to stencil storm-drains in the Little Mekong business and cultural district with a pollution prevention message - part of the river-connection theme of the project. Building on that relationship, FMR has now invited me to show River-Wash at Little Mekong, along with other water-related art projects from Full Spring Studio at a display in conjunction with their annual public lecture series at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The theme this year is on "Our Water in a Changing World: Climate Change and the Urban Watershed," Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7-8:30 p.m. At the time of this writing, there is a waiting list for the lecture, but check the link for current details. I'm looking forward to sharing work and discussing the intersection of art, place making and environmental awareness.

The other collaborative partner for the project, Asian Economic Development Association, will also hold an exhibit about the River-Wash project in their new offices, with details to come. Check back here for updates.