Drop in to enjoy a welcome drink and walking conversation through The Water Understands exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum, supported by Sydney Festival.

The Water Understands is an interdisciplinary exhibition bringing together eleven artists who respond to water’s metaphorical ability to imbue us with knowledge – knowledge of the past, cultural knowledge, traditional knowledge, poetic knowledge, political knowledge, and aesthetic knowledge.

The selected artists work within a broad range of cultural narratives, and using different media, allowing for an exhibition that explores the metaphorical qualities of water from multiple perspectives. See the works of Leah Bullen, Michael Cook, Tamara Dean, Keg de Souza, Shaun Gladwell, Phillip George, Gregory Hodge, Miguel Angelo Libarnes, Anna Madeleine Raupach, Douglas Schofield, and Angela Tiatia.

Free entry. Welcome drink by Little Ripples.

Thu 16 January also features the Currents panel discussion from 6 – 7:30pm, a creative interplay between three contemporary creatives who share with the audience a project in which water was the central topic of investigation – whether visual, performative or musical. Hear from pianist and composer Sophie Hutchings, First Nations filmmaker and public artist Jake Nash, and multi-disciplinary artist Shaun Gladwell, in conversation with ArtsHub Visual Arts Editor Gina Fairley. Currents panel discussion is a ticketed event. Click here to book.