Flying Rivers Launches Open Call for Cultural Institutions to Join Water-Focused Climate Action Initiative
Hey, have you heard about Flying Rivers? It's this cool initiative that encourages cultural organizations worldwide to get involved in fighting climate change by focusing on water and the hydrological cycle. Launched by artist Bill Balaskas along with the Global Commission on the Economics of Water and Anna Dupont, it invites groups to tackle water issues using their existing resources. This project is set to be revealed in 2025 during the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale. The goal is to raise awareness about the water cycle and get people more engaged in the water crisis. Institutions can participate in various ways and will receive a toolkit for communication and learning. They can express interest through the Flying Rivers contact form or email.
Key facts
- Flying Rivers is a climate action initiative focused on water and the hydrological cycle.
- Artist Bill Balaskas created Flying Rivers with the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW) and Anna Dupont.
- The initiative responds to the GCEW’s final report, The Economics of Water: Valuing the Hydrological Cycle as a Global Common Good, published in October 2024.
- Flying Rivers was announced and developed in 2025 through three events at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale.
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art was announced as the first collaborating institution during the Biennale’s finissage week.
- Cultural institutions worldwide are invited to join, with no prescribed format or scale of participation.
- Participating institutions receive a visual communication toolkit and learning resources.
- Expressions of interest are accepted on an ongoing basis via the Flying Rivers contact form or info@flyingrivers.art.
Entities
Artists
- Bill Balaskas
- Anna Dupont
Institutions
- Flying Rivers
- Global Commission on the Economics of Water
- GCEW
- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
- Venice Architecture Biennale
- Flying Rivers International Museums Consortium
Locations
- Venice
- Italy