“Water/Ways” is part of the Smithsonian’s Think Water Initiative to raise awareness of water as a critical resource for life. These FREE public programs will help you to discover YOUR water story.
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Humanities in the Wild: Exploring Kanab Creek
This event was held on December 2nd. Join us for an exploratory outdoor experience that encourages you to step into the beautiful and rugged landscape around Kanab. This activity will include an online video of scholars (Ami Comeford, Jaimi Butler, Riley Nelson, and John Bennion) taking a trek to sites along Kanab Creek. (View Video Here)You will then be provided a map and short readings to take with you as you visit these same locations. Please join our scholars for a zoom conversation about the inspirational experience. |
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WATER AROUND ME - (Ages 6-14) FREE EVENT
This event was held on October 3rd. Join local artist Jennifer Andrews as she guides you through painting your own masterpiece inspired by water. Submitted art will then be displayed in the Kanab Museum to accompany the Water/Ways exhibit. Supplies are included. Utah Water Ways/ Lecture with Greg Smoak
This event was held on October 17th. Utah is land of scarcity and plenty, and those extremes have shaped our relationship to water. Join Greg Smoak (Director of the University of Utah’s American West Center), to explore how water has motivated great cooperation and great conflict between peoples, communities, and governments. You can watch a recording of the program HERE. |
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Moderated discussion with Chip Ward
This event was held on October 28, 2020. Presented in partnership with the Utah Humanities Book Festival. **The first 5 people to sign up will receive a free copy of Chip Wards latest book*** Chip Ward spent four years living in the redrock wilderness of southern Utah while running a guest ranch in Capitol Reef National Park where he learned formative lessons about how we are embedded in the natural world. Ward was also a career librarian. Starting as a bookmobile librarian, he ended his career as the Assistant Director of the award-winning Salt Lake City Public Library. His first two books, "Canaries on the Rim" and "Hope's Horizon" describe his political adventures as a grassroots organizer, activist, and advocate. His book, the novel "Stony Mesa Sagas," portrays the cultural conflicts in a small town like his own that is a gateway to a national park. You can watch the recorded program HERE. |
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The Colorado: The Hardest Working River in the West
This event was held on November 7th, 2020. How does the Colorado River affect you? Christa Sadler, geologist, educator, writer and naturalist, explores the complexities related to the allocation of the Colorado river. You can view a recording of the program HERE. |
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Community Conversation
This event was held on November 13th, 2020. How do we communicate about water in Kanab? Water – its scarcity, quality, fair allocation, use – can provoke good and sometimes hard questions. Caitlin McDonald (Utah Humanities) will facilitate a conversation for members of our community so that we are able to better engage with one another while discussing water allocation. This community conversation is not a lecture, panel, town hall, or presentation – it is a conversation which needs active participation from everyone. |
Water/Ways is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the
Smithsonian Institution and the Utah Humanities, and was
adapted from an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New
York.
Smithsonian Institution and the Utah Humanities, and was
adapted from an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New
York.
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