JAL! Celebrating cultures of water in rural Rajasthan

A one-day seminar in Bristol will reflect on the potential and role of the arts and creative practice to address critical global challenges
Indian woman drawing water from the well in the desert, Rajasthan, India.

  • M Shed, Princes Wharf, Bristol

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JAL! Celebrating cultures of water in rural Rajasthan

Invitation to a one-day seminar in Bristol. Friday 5 October 2018, 9:30 for 10:00 start – 16:00.

Culmination of an AHRC funded arts-community network project between UK and India addressing water scarcity in rural Rajasthan. This one-day seminar will reflect on the potential and role of the arts and creative practice to address critical global challenges:

  • Where and how artists are engaging with social and environmental issues.
  • The challenges, opportunities and implications of accessing and engaging vulnerable individuals and communities through the arts.
  • How community-based arts can contribute to improvements in the welfare of those living in tenuous conditions.
  • Interdisciplinary challenges associated with bringing together science and arts perspectives in addressing critical social and environmental issues.

Presentations by Michael Buser, Loraine Leeson, MS Rathore, Nina Sabnani, Anurupa Roy and Neelam Raina.

M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN

The event is free, but places are limited. Register today.

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