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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="0ea085a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Available Exhibitions</B></I><I><B> </B></I></FONT><B>   </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="default.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Available Exhibitions"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="seminole.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seminole">Seminole</A>   |   <A HREF="yirrkala.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yirrkala Bark Paintings">Yirrkala Bark Paintings</A>   |   <A HREF="indianajones.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archa">Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology</A>   |   <B>AQUA</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=120 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0ebd2e83.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="dragons2_m.htm#aqua" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="AQUA"><B>AQUA</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.humanities-exchange.org/RaoulDufy/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.humanities-exchange.org/Raoul"><B>Raoul Dufy: Celebration of Beauty</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="yirrkala_the_australian.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yirrkala Bark Paintings"><B>Yirrkala Bark Paintings </B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="seminole_a_cultural_memory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seminole"><B>A Cultural Memory: </B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="seminole_a_cultural_memory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seminole"><B>The Seminole</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="indianajones_www_indianajonestheexhibition_com__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archa"><B>Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000033" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I><B>AQUA</B></I></div> <div>  <A NAME="aqua"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="1389" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 3095 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3e580b40.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The experience</div> <bR> <div> In a different kind of exhibition, by diving into AQUA, participants discover water over the </div> <div>      course of a journey divided into three distinct galleries.    </div> <bR> <div> 360° projections, music, visual effects and water installations immerse them in an adventure</div> <div>       in which they are both actor and spectator.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3e97ca90.jpg" border=0 width="636" height="425" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="801" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#003333" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#9999FF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 357 WIDTH="311"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Participate in a vision of the world and its water. </B> </div> <bR> <bR> <div> AQUA  is a global experience that reaches out to the participants’ senses, emotions, imagination and reason,  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> The messages  blend and recombine into a narrative thread of a story that shows the inter-dependence of humans and their relationship with nature. The experience comes in waves, with a beginning and an end. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>An interactive and totally immersive experience !!</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3ebd63a0.jpg" border=0 width="470" height="314" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 303 WIDTH="311"><bR> <div> The AQUA  concept is based on the combination of advanced technology and a simple story—that of water—told in images, like a movie, but also in the space surrounding the visitor.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3f733cd0.jpg" border=0 width="307" height="205" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <B>GOALS  of the Exhibition:</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> •   To raise awareness of water-related issues in </div> <div> the general public and increase the understanding </div> <div> of the scope of the problem, both locally and  around the world;</div> <bR> <bR> <div> •   To inspire visitors to get involved now in the cause </div> <div> of water for all;</div> <bR> <bR> <div> •   To empower participants by providing them with  </div> <div> the means to understand that their actions can  </div> <div> produce a positive impact on the world and bring </div> <div> about lasting change.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 511 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The heart of the AQuA experience lies in Gallery 2, </div> <div> a round room with 360° projection screens that </div> <div> immerse the visitors in a dreamlike world. </div> <bR> <div> The narrative thread is accompanied by interactive   </div> <div> effects and video sequences, leading to a </div> <div> poetic, emotional rendering of the global water </div> <div> situation.</div> <bR> <div> The centre of the room holds a stone well with  </div> <div> a pump from which water is flowing. The lighting </div> <div> on the screens and the visitors  are in sync with </div> <div> the beat of the music. The overall effect conveys </div> <div> a feeling of abundance and oneness with the </div> <div> source of life. Then the  water stops flowing......</div> <bR> <div> The water laps at the screens. The participants </div> <div> find themselves in the middle of a large body </div> <div> of water. An interactive effect lets them activate </div> <div> and play with the virtual waves that they can </div> <div> swirl on the screens. The music is playful, up </div> <div> until the very end of the interactive sequence, </div> <div> when things take a dramatic turn as the water </div> <div> suddenly transforms into a fast-moving whirlpool. </div> <bR> <div> it is a moment of imbalance and excitement before </div> <div> the visitors find themselves under water—a setting </div> <div> designed to foster calmness and reflection— </div> <div> for the continuation of the experience.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="467"><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3f6d5390.jpg" border=0 width="469" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Death of the Children</B></div> <div> The silhouettes of children appear and head towards the participants. The children </div> <div> seem to be calling out to them.  Every eight seconds, a child dies from a disease caused by  drinking contaminated water.</div> <bR> <div> The music marks the seconds and the glowing drops surprise the participants by blinking in time, like a metronome. An image of a child crumbles into dust every eight seconds. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 286 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B>Educational Programs</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3f338d00.jpg" border=0 width="312" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="467"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The visitors  and especially school groups </div> <div> are invited to expand their understanding of the key </div> <div> messages of AQuA by participating  in learning activities </div> <div> before and after the experience. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> These activities are designed to establish solid, renewable and long- lasting founding principles for visitors, and to build on them. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Following their learning experience, AQuA participants will be invited to learn more about water issues in their own part of the world and to find out how they can make a difference in their communities.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 215 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3f13ad20.jpg" border=0 width="314" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="467"><bR> <bR> <div> One gallery  features a series of  facts via projections and panels—blue on one side and ochre on the other—placed above the interactive terminals. </div> <bR> <div> On the blue side is information about the importance of water and what we can do  </div> <div> both individually and collectively to protect this resource and make it accessible to all, while the ochre side presents troubling facts about  the global water situation and issues.</div> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 270 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3ed3cf90.jpg" border=0 width="316" height="249" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="467"><bR> <bR> <div> <B>Water's journey</B></div> <bR> <div> The drop of water that brings life to our daily lives began its incredible journey long ago, back in the mists of time. </div> <bR> <div> What we use it for amounts to a short diversion on its eons-long quest. </div> <bR> <div> Everything we do affects the future of this precious resource and determines whether it will be available for us all, today and tomorrow.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I> We borrow water from the earth. So it's up to us to return it in good condition</I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>.</I></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 226 WIDTH="311"><div> http://www.onedrop.org/en/projects/news/north-project-news/AQUA_heads_for_Ottawa.aspx</div> <bR> <div> The following videos provide more information about The One Drop Foundation and the exhibition:</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The exhibition:</B></div> <bR> <div> approvimately 6000 square feet of space required</div> <bR> <div> Available:  beginning of 2012 for 3 - 4 month periods</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNLwliXBcGY" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNLwliXBc"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNLwliXBcGY</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVDqtKFn-xc&feature=channel" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVDqtKFn-"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVDqtKFn-xc&feature=channel</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBSyqHCecQE" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBSyqHCec"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBSyqHCecQE</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79wLQR-OQ2k" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79wLQR-OQ"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79wLQR-OQ2k</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjmD1Nigwo&p=2529C03F923AB3C3&feature=list_related&playnext=1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjmD1Nig"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjmD1Nigwo&p=2529C03F923AB3C3&feature=list_related&playnext=1</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X460SaAPI&p=2529C03F923AB3C3&playnext=2" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X460SaA"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X460SaAPI&p=2529C03F923AB3C3&playnext=2</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X460SaAPI&p=2529C03F923AB3C3&playnext=2" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X460SaA"><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7X460SaAPI&p=2529C03F923AB3C3&playnext=2</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="392"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> all images copyright One Drop Foundation.  All rights reserved</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The Tour</div> <bR> <div> AQUA’s journey started May 15, 2009 at the Montréal Science Centre, where more than 95,000 people lived the experience. Then it moved to the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa from May 22 to September 6, 2010, and had 65 000 visitors. </div> <bR> <div> AQUA will soon begin touring other cities, both in Canada and abroad. It is now in Quebec City from October 27, 2010 to April 17, 2011, at the Musée de la civilisation..</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The creative team:</div> <bR> <div> http://www.onedrop.org/en/projects/projects-overview/AquaNorthProject</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The OnE DrOP Foundation fights poverty by supporting access to water and</div> <div>  raising individuals’ and communities’ awareness of water-related issues.</div> <bR> <div>  it  calls on everyone to get involved to ensure that safe water is accessible to all,</div> <div>  in sufficient quantity, today and tomorrow.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="350" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#6633CC" BORDERCOLORDARK="#330000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#663366 HEIGHT= 213 WIDTH="340"><bR> <bR> <div> For further information on the exhibition and its schedule please contact</div> <bR> <div> Shirley Reiff Howarth</div> <div> Director, The Humanities Exchange</div> <div> Montreal, Canada     &     Belleair Bluffs, Florida</div> <div> aquaexhibition@earthlink.net</div> <div> 514-935-1228 - tel</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>