A 350.org event, free and fun for all ages.
This year’s CommonWalk Arts Festival: Art for a Sustainable Future takes place on Sunday, October 10 from 11a.m. to 6p.m. at the Fitzwilliam Inn, and is free and open to the public. On hand will be more than two dozen artists from around the country - sculptors, photographers, painters, jewelers, digital artists, installationists, and others — exhibiting indoor and outdoor artworks with environmental themes, including interactive displays.
Also scheduled are live professional dance performances, and a host of hands-on children’s activities with participating artists and various community organizations, and sustainable winter food gardening activities for all ages. A menu of artisanal, locally grown food will be available throughout the day.
Add to all that, an open stage for live music performances, stand-up comedy, and guest speakers—and a People’s Favorite Award for the artwork or performance which receives the most votes from attendees.
Keynote speaker is internationally acclaimed environmental activist and award-winning artist Betsy Damon, who focuses on water education and remediation. She earned worldwide recognition and prestigious honors after creating the famous Living Water Garden in Chengdu, China, the world’s first water-themed, inner-city ecological park. Ms. Damon, who employs sculpture to remediate contaminated water, will speak about her work in the U.S. and China,
designing city parks and wetlands to restore polluted waterways. She is founding director of Keepers of the Waters (www.keepersofthewaters.com), a nonprofit organization that works with communities around the world to find creative, sustainable solutions to challenging water issues.
Kick-off parade from Emerson School in Fitzwilliam begins at 11a.m. All welcome!
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This is an official 350.org event, part of a world-wide effort on 10/10/10, to call attention to global climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Betsy Damon is an internationally recognized environmental activist and artist who will talk about her work to restore polluted waterways. Artists are exhibiting works to inspire and educate about green initiatives and issues.
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