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Building Creative Capacity: Renewing Individuals and Communities.
Objects of art are specimens of human ingenuity and creativity and represent sets of beliefs and skills that are worthy of exploring. As such, museums like the Waterworks which operate as contemporary art centers have lasting consequence. Our very nature is intended to renew the creative capacities of individuals, communities, and societies -- and as such we have a responsibility to continue to present and re-present art as a means to build the cultural and creative abilities of our citizenry and workforce.
The Waterworks aspires to develop new and returning participants and visitors who favor exploring the complex work and ideas of artists and understanding the aesthetic, social, historic, political, and cultural context art. We promote the investigation of a range of critical theories and methods in art history which shape our visual traditions and the examination of interactions between regional, national, and international cultural spheres within a global context.
We promote the relationship between critical and creative thinking as inseparable forms of thought that lead to important ideas, insight, and novel -- even profound -- manifestations of expression and communication. Therefore, experiences that develop the essential skills, characteristics, and traits of creative and critical practices are core to our purpose.
We aim to excite, challenge, and provide insight into the fuller creative process and its benefit to individuals and communities. It is through the compelling combination of critical and creative thinking that innovative ideas, products, and practices are born and developed.
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A Special Thank You to the Waterworks Advocates:
F&M Bank
The Late Katharine W. Osborne
James G. and The Late Chrisitne P. Whitton
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