Now Open! SUBMERGED: A Changing Global Climate @ Water Works

SUBMERGED: A Changing Global Climate is OPEN!

Saturday was a brilliant and clear to celebrate EARTH DAY and the opening of this special exhibition. Thank you to everyone who showed up to be part of the opening tours. It was a wonderful morning and afternoon.

The Fairmount Water Works Interpretative Center

640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Hours: 10am - 5pm Wednesday Through Saturday. The show continues through July 29th.

The next Curator/Artists Tours is Saturday May 6th at 11am and 1pm. Please join us! https:https://fairmountwaterworks.org/events/

Exploring Public Health Impacts

of Climate Change on Water in Philadelphia Region Through

Artistic Reflections

Please join us for an evening of conversation about art and public health with physician and public health expert Dr. P Pouné Saberi and artist Dr.Pia De Girolamo, MD. They will explore the physical and mental health impacts of climate change and and how creative expressions offer solutions. Ellen Schultz, FWWIC Director of Strategic Partnership will facilitate a dialogue between our featured speakers, followed by interactive audience participation.

Dr. Pouné Saberi, MD, MPH, has been a physician for more than 20 years currently specializing in Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. She is a member of the board of directors for Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania. She is a subject matter expert on environmental health, public health implications of sources of energy production, and nexus of climate change and human health.

DATE: May 17th, 2023

TIME: 6:30 to 8 pm

VENUE: Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19130

REGISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-public-health-impacts-of-climate-change-on-water-in-philadelphia-tickets-620844892787

Images Top to Bottom:

FREED?, painting by Thom Duffy

photo of Maura Williams, contributing artist

photo of Thom Duffy, Curator

676 Canal, photo by Loren Berckey

Painting by Pia De Girolamo

Photo of Dr. Pouné Saberi

CONTRIBUTING GALLERIES/ARTISTS

Independent Artists: Loren Berckey, Diane Burko, Rhea Cutillo, Andrea Krupp, Anabelle Rodríguez, Laura Storck and Maura Williams.

Cerulean Arts Gallery: Pia De Girolamo, Richard Estell, Susan B. Howard, Frederic C. Kaplan, Michael Rossman and Jill A. Rupinski.

Thom Duffy Fine Art: Thom Duffy and Andrés Tavárez.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery: Arden Bendler Browning, Tim McFarlane and Rebecca Rutstein.

Schwarz Gallery: Antique painting by Arthur Melzer.

Hollis Taggart: Bill Scott

The exhibition is brought to you in part by

Fund for the Water Works and the Ed F. Grusheski Water Literacy Foundation

Pia De Girolamo, MD is a painter whose primary medium is acrylic on canvas. She lives in the Greater Philadelphia area. Her work has referenced both natural and urban landscapes, botanical themes, and the figure. De Girolamo has had 14 solo exhibitions, in the US and in Italy. De Girolamo has a BA in Art History from Barnard College, Columbia University, an MD degree from the University of Rochester, and she specialized in Infectious Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania. She lectures on the relationship between art and medicine as well as the connections between art, nature, and health. Her awarded work has been acquired for collections by the Museo Mastroianni, Rome, PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA and Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia.