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Duwamish River Selected for EPA inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in
partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts
Arts and cultural strategies will support ongoing progress in treasured water
bodies across America
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency’s Assistant Administrator
for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA’s inaugural
Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for
the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement at Healing,
Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities, which was
co-hosted by the White House and National Endowment for the Arts to recognize
the profound impact that arts and culture play in shaping our lives,
communities and nation. By launching this program, EPA is investing in arts
and culture to boost engagement, awareness and participation in critical water
challenges ranging from aging infrastructure to climate impacts like flooding
and storm surge to investment in safe drinking water.
“Across America, EPA is working hand-in-hand with local partners to ensure
drinking water is safe, and to restore and maintain oceans, watersheds and
their aquatic ecosystems. Incorporating arts and cultural strategies into our
work can reveal new ideas, unlock opportunities, and help us find new and
enduring solutions to pressing water challenges,” said EPA Assistant
Administrator for Water Radhika Fox. “Through this partnership with the
National Endowment for the Arts, local water leaders from the Puget Sound—to
the San Juan Estuary—to the Delaware River watershed, will have new tools
and resources to support water restoration and climate resilience.”
Water is essential, yet the water challenges faced today are pervasive and
mounting. Many communities suffer from poor water quality, too much or too
little water, and aging water infrastructure that is in urgent need of
replacement. Overburdened water systems are further stressed by climate
change—unpredictable weather, sea level rise and flooding. These challenges
require engagement at every level.  Water leaders are increasingly turning to
artists and culture bearers to help bring visibility to water issues, create
more inclusive planning processes and leverage infrastructure investments to
provide additional benefits to the communities they serve.
EPA is establishing an Artist-in-Residence Program to continue and expand
these efforts in the water sector. In 2024, EPA will support artists and
culture bearers in six long-standing National Estuary and Urban Waters
partnership locations that are doing critical work on water restoration and
climate resilience.
“I believe that the integration of arts and culture can help to strengthen
many aspects of our lives and communities, which is why I’m excited by the
Environmental Protection Agency’s artist in residence program,” said Maria
Rosario Jackson, PhD, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts. “This is
an opportunity for EPA to deepen its community engagement while also expanding
an understanding of how artists can contribute to multiple sectors.”
EPA’s Artist-in-Residence Initiative was developed in response to President
Biden’s Executive Order on Arts and Humanities, designed to spur investment
and alignment of arts and culture across the federal government, make art more
accessible to people from underserved communities, elevate new voices through
the arts and humanities, and expand opportunities for artists and scholars. 
EPA’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program will focus on opportunities to
advance the goals of the National Estuary Program  and the Urban Waters
Federal Partnership long standing programs that have restored and protected
treasured water bodies across America.
The six locations that will participate in the program include:
The Duwamish River in Seattle
The Rio Grande in New Mexico
The San Juan Bay Estuary in Puerto Rico
The Passaic, Bronx and Harlem Rivers
The Delaware River Watershed in the Greater Philadelphia Region
The Mystic River Watershed in Boston
Public and community engagement, outreach and education are vital components
of the NEP and Urban Waters programs. Incorporating arts and cultural
strategies into EPA’s place-based programs will support innovative
approaches and create lasting impact.
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