WATER will be an exhibition featuring artwork by both Smithy Member Artists and invited Guest Artists.

Soaked in symbolism, water is not just a biological necessity, but has been imbued with centuries of cultural and spiritual tradition. Even the earliest man had a deeply innate connection to water. Cultures across the globe often imagined water as a generous, life-giving deity, but also as a destructive, unpredictable force – evident in the “flood myths” or stories of drought shared by many traditions. Similarly, we are hoping that you too will consider the many different sides and associations relating to WATER.

This exhibit is inspired by lakes, streams, oceans, rain, ice, steam, fog, global warming, access to clean water, drowning, flooding, erosion, fluidity, tides, “go with the flow”, bathing, floating, fish, boats, deep, baptism, serenity, ripples, moisture, drought, springs, wells, drip, channel, glaciers, submersion, vapor, liquid, shells, sand, marine life.