Preview: Listening to the Voices of the Rivers

Join us for a drink to celebrate the opening of the .

This exhibition and community art programme reflects on the essential role rivers play in sustaining communities and ecosystems. Rooted in Amazonian Indigenous philosophies, and connected to river initiatives in the North East as well as the rediscovery of Newcastle’s Ghost Rivers, it highlights ecological sustainability, Indigenous knowledge, and collective care.

Featuring artists:

Denilson Baniwa · Lilly Baniwa · Gustavo Caboco · Danna Gaviota with Kimber Fercat + Pedro Alca · Harry Pinedo / Inin Metsa · Brus Rubio Churay · Cordelia Sánchez / Pesin Kate · Tayná Sateré · Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich · Rember Yahuarcani

Curated by: Dr Giuliana Borea, Dr Jamille Pinheiros Dias and Dr Harriet Sutcliffe.

This event is part of a wider public programme for . More information about the exhibition and other events can be found here.

All events are free to attend. You are welcome to make a donation or pay as you feel. All money will go to fund the programme.

The project is a collaboration between Newcastle Contemporary Art (NCA), Newcastle University, University of London’s School of Advanced Study, and the Amazonart Project. It has received support from Community Foundation North East, Embassy of Peru in the United Kingdom, Newcastle University - NUCORE Water, HaSS Global, School of Modern Languages - and University of London’s School of Advanced Study. It includes partnerships with Newcastle University Centre for Water and Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean, University of London, SAS’s Environmental Humanities Research Hub, Tyne Rivers Trust and UK Environment Agency.

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Image: Harry Pinedo - Utopia in Our World (Utopia en nuestro mundo) - (details)

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