"Water" from Venice and Australia

Water is an international visual art collaboration between Artery Co-operative Melbourne and Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venice Italy.

Water, an international visual art collaboration between Artery Co-operative Melbourne and Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venice Italy. Source: www.fusedarebin.com.au

While parts of Australia are experiencing severe drought, Venice is submerged beneath one of the worst acqua alta events in history. Water creates global, social, political and environmental concerns effecting humans, animals and plants alike.

Déirdre Kelly, Curator of Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, explains to SBS Italian how this exhibition came to life.

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