Celebrating the role that the people of Maine had in the Clean Water Act and the resulting improvements to the water quality of the Kennebec River within one generation; Acknowledging that the scenic Vaughn Stream that feeds into the river was added to the DEP’s threatened streams list in 2020 for nonpoint source pollution; Honoring the shifting boundaries of the river; Exploring how our bodies are not separate from the river body.
Collaborators:
- Hallowell Conservation Commission;
- Hallowell Climate Action Committee;
- Hallowell City Council;
- Hallowell Arts & Culture Committee;
- Sculptors/sculptures from Hallowell’s Granite Symposium:
- Jon Doody’s “Rising”,
- Mark Herrington’s “Flowing Through”, &
- Isabelle Kelley’s “Bloom”;
- local writer & farmer Jonathan Strieff;
- community dance participants.