EXHIBITIONS AND ACTIVITIES

From moving statues, to eye-opening documentaries, to water-based fitness and workouts, Water Works exhibitions and activities will immerse viewers and participants in a whole new way. Come in and get wet!

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SONFEST AT THE REC CENTER

Monday, Aug. 20, 3-5pm

Campus Recreation will highlight its opportunities and offerings for the semester ahead through a special two-hour window of games, activities, and demonstrations. They will also provide Hydration Education to help participants understand why drinking water during exercise is so important, how much to drink and when, and how to tell if they are staying hydrated or not. There will also be a How Long Can You Conserve Your Water water balloon toss, with prizes going to the winners. Finally, in addition to all of Campus Rec’s other programs, participants can learn about Campus Rec Swim, which is SSU’s open swim program at the SSU Pool. Come to SonFest dressed to play and to have fun!

 

THE SONOMA FILM INSTITUTE

Eleanor Nichols, Director
Warren Auditorium (Ives 101)
The Southerner
Friday November 9 at 7:00 and Sunday, November 11 at 4:00

Jean Renoir is best known for his great French films of the '30s, including GRAND ILLUSION and RULES OF THE GAME. But he made five films in six years after emigrating to America to escape the Nazi invasion of France, and remained a Hollywood resident till the end of his life. THE SOUTHERNER, the best of his Hollywood movies, tells the story of one year in the life of a Texas tenant farmhand (Zachary Scott), who is tired of working for others and decides to go it alone with his wife (Betty Field), his mother (Beulah Bondi), and his two small children. "What attracted me to the story was precisely that there was really no story, nothing but a series of strong impressions - the vast landscape, the simple aspiration of the hero, the heart and the hunger," wrote Renoir. The film also returned Renoir to the river motif so potent throughout his career. THE SOUTHERNER was conceived “with the counsel” of novelist William Faulkner; it won the Grand Prize for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, and garnered the director his sole Oscar nomination in 1945. (91 min.)

Last Call at the Oasis
Friday November 16 at 7:00 and Sunday, November 18 at 4:00

“’Water is everything,’ observes Erin Brockovich (the real woman, not the Julia Roberts version), opening the new documentary from Oscar-winning filmmaker Jessica Yu. LAST CALL AT THE OASIS—inspired by Alex Prud’homme’s The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the 21st Century—offers interviews, sleek production values and hard evidence to bolster an urgent message: The fresh, clean water that H2O-hogging Americans take for granted will not last forever. Moreover, the supply is both shrinking and being polluted faster than most of us realize. Experts chiming in alongside Brockovich include droll, deadpan UC Irvine hydrologist Jay Famiglietti and UC Berkeley biologist Tyrone Hayes, a frog expert who discovered pesticides in the water were turning his male study subjects into hermaphrodites. Yu also highlights grassroots water activists, bottled-water opponents and a PR firm trying to market eco-conscious recycled water to skeptical consumers (hint: Get Jack Black to star in your ad campaign). Though most of the film concentrates on the United States—with a focus on thirsty places like Las Vegas—LAST CALL also travels to Australia’s disastrously drought-affected cattle country. By the end of Yu’s informative, surprisingly entertaining film, it’s clear why she titled it LAST CALL, not WAKE-UP CALL. It’s already too late for that. (2011, 105 min.) Trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLE3i92LkQk

UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY

Under Water
Nov. 8 - Dec. 9, 2012
Opening Reception on Thursday, Nov. 8, 4-6 pm

The exhibition Under Water presents a selection of regional, national, and internationally recognized artists who portray water both directly and metaphorically, and in one instance literally as a material in her sculpture. Participating artists include Jenny Bloomfield, Pegan Brooke, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Christel Dillbohner, Minkeo Grimmer, Doug Hall, Helen and Newton Harrison, Eirik Johnson, Michael Kenna, Tony King, Danae Mattes, Vik Muniz, Pat Steir, Larry Sultan, and Catherine Wagner.

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY WEBSITE

North Bay Waterways
Ongoing Water Works Digital Exhibit

Water Water Everywhere! The Sonoma State University Library’s online exhibit of images, documents, and videos about North Bay waterways features four different collections: Sonoma State University Waterways; Springs, Wetlands, & Geysers; Creeks & Rivers; and Coastal Waters & Activism.

SSU WOMEN'S WATER POLO TEAM

Come support the Seawolves and experience the power and excitement of this aquatic sport.

THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ART GALLERY

Schulz Information Center

The University Library Art Gallery displays works of art by students, professional artists, selections from the University Library's unique collections, and material from traveling exhibitions. The University Library Art Gallery works closely with the University Art Gallery to ensure exhibits demonstrate and maintain aesthetic standards and professional quality characteristic of a university setting.  The gallery will present two water-themed exhibits in the spring of 2013.

Water-Themed Art Exhibition
Curated by Karen Brodsky
February through March 2013, University Library Art Gallery

Collaborating with graduate students from the curatorial program at California College of Arts (CCA) for an exhibit on the theme of water featuring Bay Area artists.  

New Media Expo
Curated by Stephen Galloway
April-through May 2013, University Library Art Gallery

New Media enrolled in the ARTS 498 course in: will be experimenting with sound, time and installation to explore the metaphorical and actual aspects of water.