One Water Madison

"Where water flows, equality grows."

This year's theme focuses on safe water and wastewater sanitation as human rights and critical enablers of gender equality.

Take action to create a more water-secure, gender-equal world. Because all water is one water. https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day

Do lakes sleep in the winter?

Find the answer to this question and a few more interesting facts about Lake Mendota in this Isthmus article:

Ice cover and other fun facts about Lake Mendota The lake takes a snooze.

On view: “For the Love of Water”

Visit the Arts + Literature Laboratory (111 S. Livingston St., Suite 100, Madison) now through April 18 to see a group exhibition curated by Shea Schachameyer and Susan Simensky Bietila, featuring the work of April Ogimaakwe Stone, Bomgiizhik (Isaac Murdoch), Melanie Ariens, Richard Jones, Shea Schachameyer, and Susan Simensky Bietila.

An opening reception for the new Arts + Literature Laboratory will also be held on Friday, March 13, 6-8 p.m.

More info: https://artlitlab.org/events/for-the-love-of-water

💧🚨💧 Project opportunity for artists, commercial interior designers, design contractors, architects, design engineers or other professionals interested in educational bathroom design!

The District has partnered with the Madison Public Market and the City of Madison on creative P(ee)SA designs for the Public Market's bathrooms. Our hope is to transform the high-traffic bathrooms into memorable "learning lavatories" that foster water connections, encourage pro-environmental behaviors and share the "One Water" concept.

View RFP and bid documents: https://www.madsewer.org/contracting-center/educational-bathroom-design-peesa/

What’s a bee bridge? Why do we need plants for pollinators? What do local pollinators look like?

Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus explores the topics of pollinators in this digital content series created as part of a mini internship under artist/educator in residence Charles Payne. For his residency, Charles emphasized water education and developed a Water Equity Fellowship program for area youth.

What can you flush? Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus created this digital content series to share as part of a mini internship under artist/educator in residence, Charles Payne. Photos shared in the artwork were taken by ArrowStar Photography at the water-themed Story Slam event held on October 10, 2023.

On October 10, 2023, artist/educator in residence Charles Payne hosted a water-themed Story Slam at the Wilmar Center 504 Brearly St. in Madison. Charles is a social change artist who works through writing, teaching and storytelling.

Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus created this digital content series as part of a mini internship under artist/educator in residence, Charles Payne.