Water is Creation with Betsy Damon

Today on  Female Frequency Podcast we vibe with artist, activist, and Guggenheim fellowship winner Betsy Damon. With a focus on women's agency and knowing water, Betsy uses feminine principles of collaboration and creativity to help her realize massive projects. “As an artist, my work reveals water’s true nature, as a verb. Water is creation,” she says.

Discover the personal stories behind her pioneering projects like when she is on a road trip with friends across Canada and the car screeches to a halt! Betsy shares the struggles and successes behind projects like The Living Water Garden in Chengdu, China, where art and sustainable water treatment come together. Hear about her collaborations with figures like Jane Goodall and her efforts with 'Keepers of the Waters,' an organization dedicated to community-driven water stewardship.

Damon lived during the feminist movements of the 1960-present with studies at Skidmore and Columbia University.  Her work evolved from public street performances to large-scale ecological art projects. Betsy’s artistic vernacular speaks to  agency, place, communities, and water ecosystems. Her memoir, Water Talks, published by Steiner Books, empowers communities to know, restore and preserve their waters. 

Three Highlights in this episode:

• Learning from The Milky Way and River 
• Betsy shares fellow artists she finds inspiring such as Judy Chicago.
• Her call to action: She challenges us to listen to the water.

Join us as Betsy Damon shares the process behind her exhibits, grant writing,  and ecofeminist approach that benefits our bodies, communities, and beyond. Listen, read the book, and let’s make a difference together!

Research Betsy Damon’s projects on www.betsydamon.com. Purchase her memoir, Water Talks here: www.amazon.com/Water-Talks-Empowering-Communities-Preserve/dp/1938685385

Go to www.thefemalefrequency.com for artists workshops and consulting. Subscribe on Youtube @femalefrequencyproductions to be inspired and get into action!