Alison M. Jones: Upcoming Events

January 19, 2012:
Opening and Artist Reception
Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition Hosted by WPGA
The Borges Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
As an awarded artist in the 2010 Urban and Country Landscape Contest, Alison Jones has been invited to exhibit her photography. The exhibition runs through February 27.

January – March 2012 (Exact Dates to be Determined):
NWNL Director and photographers will be based in Kenya to follow up on previous expedition issues and interview stewardship agency leaders. In the Mara River Basin they will document reforestation and climate-change adaptation techniques; and in the Omo River Basin, they will investigate both current and projected water-access issues around Lake Turkana, the terminus of the Omo River.

Ongoing through March 25, 2012: Exhibit, “The Value of Water”. The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York City. No Water No Life photographs will be included in the exhibit’s Digital Documentation Project.

Oct. 19 – Nov. 5: NWNL’s 4th Expedition to the Mississippi River Basin will focus on the hydrology and conditions of the Atchafalaya Basin, its wetlands, wildlife and communities, where the unusually high waters of the 2011 Spring Floods were diverted, thus saving Baton Rouge and New Orleans. See Expedition’s Purpose and Methodology.

November 6: Talk by Alison M. Jones, NWNL Director & Lead Photographer
No Water No Life: Focusing on the Raritan River Basin at 2 pm.
Bedminster/Far Hills Clarence Dillon Public Library, Bedminster, NJ.

November 15: Talk by Alison M. Jones, NWNL Director & Lead Photographer
No Water No Life: Managing our Watersheds at 7:30 pm.
Franciscan Oaks Retirement Community, 19 Pocono Rd, Denville, NJ.

For more information, contact main number 973-586-6000, or Nicole Smith at 973-586-6017.

Ongoing through March 25, 2012: Exhibit, “The Value of Water”. The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York City. No Water No Life photographs will be included in the exhibit’s Digital Documentation Project.

Global Woman Summit: Postponed. New date to be announced shortly.
Alison Jones on Panel for NWNL.
Details to be announced

Oct. 19 – Nov. 5: NWNL’s 4th Expedition to the Mississippi River Basin will focus on the hydrology and conditions of the Atchafalaya Basin, its wetlands, wildlife and communities, where the unusually high waters of the 2011 Spring Floods were diverted, thus saving Baton Rouge and New Orleans. See Expedition’s Purpose and Methodology.

Ongoing through March 25, 2012: Exhibit, “The Value of Water”. The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York City. No Water No Life photographs will be included in the exhibit’s Digital Documentation Project.

Sept. 10–28: NWNL’s 3rd Expedition to the Columbia River Basin will be built around documenting two unique events:
Sept. 17, Removal of Elwah and Glines Canyon Dams in Olympic N.P., Washington;
Sept. 22–24, Reparation Ceremony celebrating the William Clark Family’s gift of a canoe replicated to replace one stolen in 1806 from the Chinook Nation by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Sept. 22: Exhibit opening, “The Value of Water”
6:30–9:30, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York City.
No Water No Life photographs will be included in the exhibit’s Digital Documentation Project. The exhibit runs Sept. 22, 2011 through March 25, 2012.

June 5: World Environment Day 2011. Celebrated every year on June 5, WED aims to stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment.This year’s events will take place in India under the theme, “Forests: Nature at Your Service.”

June 16: 3rd Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference: “Economy, Ecology and the Future of the Raritan River Region”. Introduction by Alison M. Jones of NWNL, film on the Raritan River by Scott Duffy. Rutgers University, Cook Campus Center, 59 Biel Drive, New Brunswick, NJ. For more info, see the flyer.

May 19 – June 18, Photo Exhibit:
An exhibit about “Dinner”, featuring a photo by Alison M. Jones of a woman in one of NWNL’s case-study watersheds which should prove an interesting contrast to other images in the show.
Umbrella Arts Gallery, 317 9th Street, NYC

May 19 – June 18, Photo Exhibit:
An exhibit about “Dinner”, featuring a photo by Alison M. Jones of a woman in one of NWNL’s case-study watersheds which should prove an interesting contrast to other images in the show.
Opening reception May 19, 6–8 pm; Gallery hours Thurs.–Sat. 1–3 pm
Umbrella Arts Gallery, 317 9th Street, NYC

Feb 24: talk by Alison M. Jones
Impacts of Education and Training for Rural African Women
Church Center for the United Nations, NYC

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women will hold its 55th Session Feb 22 to Mar 4th, 2011. Voices of African Mothers, Inc. will coordinate an evening of talks to honor this subject. As Guest Speaker, Alison will share her portraits and observations on the roles of women in health, education and conservation.