Artists Clare Whistler and Charlotte Still are working on a new iteration of their decade-long project Water-Week, empowering communities to gain a rich and more deeply principled relationship with their water environment through art-lead engagement.

As a voluntary action group, and recipients of the Nick Reeves Award for Art and the Environment, Water-Week caught our attention as a valuable collaborator. It was established over 10 years ago and runs an annual event aiming to increase local awareness of water sources, and environmental conservation, engaging directly with local communities and schools, by holding talks, river clean ups and other, cultural & educational events https://waterweekeastsussex.wordpress.com/waterweek/ .

Together artists Clare Whistler and Charlotte Still have been following an organic process of where, being with and thinking about water will take them. A water wandering; inquisitive, immersive, poetic, experiential, spontaneous and flowing. On the way they have constantly looked for ways to share their experience and convey their rapidly growing concerns and reverence for water. Water-week has evolved into a wider collective of artists and others with enthusiasm for water and the concept.

They include among many artists as well as pond conservation expert ‘Pete the Pond’, and members of the Cuckmere and Pevensey Levels Catchment Partnership.