Todos somos protectores del agua:
We are all water protectors. The Somos Agua Mural Project highlights the importance of water to the life of all communities.
Somos Agua aligns with health equity by building social support networks that increase healthy behaviors. This project provides new chances for residents of different economic status, backgrounds, and ethnicities to learn about each other and build meaningful opportunities to create art together.
Look Up Look All Around
This community arts based project asks that you reflect on water, its role in your life, and what it means to be a water protector.
What images reflect your relationship with water, both within us and around our world. As you enjoy the exhibit, reflect on:
What is being done to our water?
How can we protect water?
Why is water important to you?
We are water, We are all water protectors
Mural Creation through workshops, community events & the celebration of water
Somos Agua combines mural making with education on water, water protection, healing with water, health equity, and the techniques of water color, drawing and silk painting.
Through the contribution of 111 artists from Colorado, California, Hawaii, Mexico, Honduras, this community arts based project asks that you reflect on water, its role in your life, and what it means to be a water protector.
Protect The Water
Mural 1
Saguache, Colorado 2017
Mni Wiconi
Mural 2
Denver, Colorado 2018
Atlachionolli
Mural 3
Denver Colorado Springs 2019
Tu Eres Agua
Mural 4
Denver, Colorado 2021
O Ka Wai Ke Ola
Mural 5
Denver, Colorado and 2021
The content of these murals were taken from the stories and conversations of the artists while co-creating this sacred work
The traveling murals are available for communities to display throughout the states and beyond. Appreciation of these murals provide new chances for residents of different economic status, backgrounds, and ethnicities to learn about each other and build meaningful opportunities to create and appreciate art & the healing properties of water together.
The Somos Agua Project started in 2017 to honor the Water Protectors at Standing Rock.
Belinda Garcia, artist and organizer, initiated Somos Agua as an intergenerational silk painting mural to educate communities on the importance of clean water.
Art techniques including drawing, watercolor, silk painting, collaborative design, and creative expression were taught. Participating artists from 4 to 84 years of age join together to learn about water while creating the stories of this sacred work.
Fundamental to the creation of the murals were the aspects of healing mind, body and spirit. Through this education communities can find a safe space to grow into social consciousness.
Learn More about the story of Somos AguaGreat Spirit… Guide me to know the water within me and around my world.
This is dedicated to all the children in the world,
To our antepasados.
To all water protectors around the world…
To Mother Earth,
To Tonantzin and her ecosystem, which we all live on…together.
We are all in this together.
Sign Up & Learn More
Participate in future murals and learn more about the importance of protecting our waters and healing properties of water.
