NUEVE ARTE URBANO presents:
Sea Walls –Water Is one
The Intercultural Festival of Muralism on Water, Life and Unity, from March 30 to April 8, 2018, in Querétaro, Mexico.
Behind Nine Urban Art is a dream: the power of small, responsible organizations to change Mexico and the world. Born from a small company that evolved as an organization that seeks total responsibility, Nueve is a Mexican platform for the production of murals, the development of Mexican talent and the transformation of society through culture.
Through an alliance with the Pangea Seed Foundation, based in Hawaii and the creator of the Sea Walls – Artists for Oceans Festival, the artists, curators and producers of Nueve have managed to create a unique piece in the world. Considering its curatorship, the cause it defends, its level of quality and its extraordinary combination with the architectural work, the altarpiece of “Water is One” is the most extraordinary work of urban art in the world today.
“Water Is One” consists of the creation of a monumental “Altarpiece” or “meta-work of art” on the dome of Foucault’s pendulum at the CECEQ, with 3,000 square meters of murals, composed of 21 pieces developed by 33 artists and producers, tackling a single theme under the curatorial line of “Water Is One”.
The altarpiece was created with different artistic styles including hyperrealism, illustration, organic exploration, metaphysics, graffiti, classical muralism and Transpersonal Graffiti Muralism or “Transgrafiti”. The participation of some of the most important exponents of urban art at the local, national and international levels stands out, among which are: Aaron Glasson from New Zealand, Jason Botkin from Canada, Nosego from the United States, Mantra from France, Sänk from Estonia and a large group of Mexican talents with: Sermob, Goal, Ryper, Renata Martínez, Demencia Beivide, Saúl Torbe, Miguel Valiñas, Smithe, Curiot Tlapazotl, Paola Delfín, Pogo, Tmuz, Atole Parra, Tmuz, the Xfamily and Benuz Guerrero.
This monumental milestone in the history of urban art was created as a gift to the peoples of Queretaro, Mexico and the world, and its legacy will endure for posterity in an investment that represents two million pesos of private capital provided by Incusa, winner of the National Quality Award 2016, through its artistic platform Nueve Arte Urbano.
In an act of generosity and love for humanity, all the participating artists donated their time, talent and love to dialogue with the world about the challenges facing human survival in the face of the challenges of water, garbage, overconsumption and the exploitation of Mother Earth.
This Festival represents a central point in the work of Nueve Arte Urbano in the streets of Querétaro for eight years and whose genesis was presented during the administration of Francisco Domínguez Servién as Mayor of the city, through Paulina Aguado and the Municipal Institute of Culture of Querétaro, during the festivities of the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence.
This meta-artwork was executed between March 27 and April 15, 2018 and seeks to spread its message to the whole world.
All the artists and producers who collaborate in this offering of the people to the people, we respectfully ask our authorities to grant us the protection of this work, the landscaping of the space where it is located and the installation of benches and a museography that honor the relevance of the cultural process that for eight years has embellished and empowered our city, our country and the world. Likewise, Nueve Arte Urbano is committed to renovating at least four murals of the altarpiece every 3 years.”
The Pangea Seed Foundation and Nueve Arte Urbano create the “Water Is One” Festival in Querétaro.
The Pangea Seed Foundation and Nueve Arte Urbano create the Festival “El Agua Es Una” in Querétaro.
The Intercultural Festival “El Agua es Una” is possible thanks to the invaluable support of the Executive Branch of the State of Queretaro, which, through the Ministry of Education, has facilitated the intervention of a public space within the facilities of the Educational and Cultural Center of the State of Querétaro “Manuel Gómez Morin”, by awarding the dome of the Foucault Pendulum to be the Macromural site that will promote the main message of safeguarding the oceans and water in a special edition of the Sea Walls program: Artists for Oceans by the Pangeaseed Foundation in Co-production with Nueve Arte Urbano and Incusa. The Autonomous University of Querétaro, the Colegio de Bachilleres de Querétaro and the State Water Commission of Querétaro participate, contribute and facilitate the academic and technical support within this great project of joint work with the private initiative in benefit of Querétaro, Mexico and the world.
Through Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans, a pioneer in public art, we seek to translate environmental themes and solutions into visual stories that engage the public, to increase awareness of the value and challenges faced by water resources primarily in Querétaro.
The Intercultural Festival “Water is One” aims to highlight the importance of water resources through art and activism (ARTivism), involving a wide audience in these critical issues and fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility, by exploring solutions to challenges such as water waste, plastic pollution and wastewater management.
All water bodies are connected in time; hydrologists call this: the water cycle. To protect the oceans, we must take care of rivers, streams, groundwater systems, household consumption and drainage, even our own cup of coffee. Because water is one.
Manifesto The Water Is One.
The Intercultural Festival “Water is One” will run from March 27 to April 15 with the participation of 16 local, national and international artists to intervene more than 3,000mts2 coordinated by Incusa through Nueve Arte Urbano in co-production with Fundación Pangeaseed.
During the festival we will participate in round tables, conferences, art exhibitions, music, dance, among others, with the aim of empowering people and their communities to create significant environmental change through “ARTivism”, education and science.
PangeaSeed synthesizes creative expression, nature and society; to reconnect with the most important ecosystem of our planet and cradle of life: the oceans. This synthesis is fully expressed with the concept that they propose as “ARTivism”; a marriage between art and activism.
Organizers:
Nine Urban Art
Nueve is born from Incusa, a wholesale painting company, as an initiative of social bonding through cultural methodologies based on urban art with emerging artists, all working for a common purpose: The power of conscious organizations to save the world, with integral responsibility through projects that can establish links with society, the indigenous community and public art.
All water bodies are connected in time; hydrologists call this: the water cycle. To protect the oceans, we must take care of rivers, streams, groundwater systems, household consumption and drainage, even our own cup of coffee. Because water is one.
Manifesto The Water Is One.
PangeaSeed Foundation
The PangeaSeed Foundation is an international nonprofit organization based in Hawaii, which focuses on the intersection of culture and environmentalism to promote the conservation of our oceans. Its mission is to empower individuals and communities to create significant environmental change for the oceans through ARTIVISM, the perfect synergy between art and activism, designed to educate and raise public awareness of critical environment
Querétaro as a melting pot of artivism.
The history of Querétaro begins with a spring known as “El Pinito”,”Socavones” and “Alberca El Capulín”; These waters marked the place of settlement of the first settlers Ñhañhö and these same waters were the cornerstone of the city’s growth and erection of figures such as the aqueduct of the city, which symbolizes the challenge facing humanity to survive without depriving another community of liquid. There is a legend Ñhañhö that reads:”There is a spirit in spring, we call it El Chan; who will take the water from the spring when humans fight for it”. Spring is dry today. Our water is running out as the city grows rapidly, which has meant that, in order to meet the growing demand for water resources, water has to be transported from Hidalgo, where disadvantaged communities are themselves deprived of their own resources.
This festival aims to highlight the importance of water resources through art and activism (ARTivism), involving a wide audience in these critical issues and fostering a sense of ownership and responsibility by exploring solutions to challenges such as water waste, plastic pollution and wastewater management.
Join us on March 27th at the press conference that will mark the opening of the festival.
