What Is Water Ways?
Water Ways is where Thank Your Water moves from appreciation into exploration—through art, music, science, nature, history, culture, and the many ideas that shape how we understand water.
ART & CREATIVITY
Water through visual art, music, photography, storytelling, and other forms of creative expression.
SCIENCE & NATURE
The systems, places, organisms, and processes that connect water to life throughout Tampa Bay and beyond.
IDEAS & CULTURE
History, philosophy, traditions, unconventional perspectives, and the different ways people have understood and related to water.
A World of Water
Water connects to more than we often notice. Explore the cards below to see where the story can lead. Select a card to discover more.
TAMPA BAY & ITS WATERS
Start close to home. Explore the bay, watershed, springs, wetlands, drinking-water systems, Gulf, and the waters that shape this region.
WATER & LIFE
Explore how water moves through the human body, plants, animals, ecosystems, and the processes that make life possible.
WATER, CULTURE & IDEAS
Explore the stories, traditions, art, philosophy, experiments, and questions that have shaped how people think about water.
Water Ways: Tampa Bay
The Water Around Us
Water Ways: Tampa Bay is an ongoing exploration of the waters that shape our region, from the bay and watershed to rivers, springs, wetlands, groundwater, drinking water, and the Gulf.
A Closer Look
Through stories, research, local knowledge, art, and observation, we’re learning how water moves through Tampa Bay and the lives connected to it, while keeping gratitude at the center of the exploration.
Water Ways: Art & Music Showcase
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A One-Night Art & Music Event
Water Ways is a one-night showcase in St. Petersburg bringing together visual art and live music inspired by our relationship with water.
Where Art Meets Water
Artists and musicians are invited to explore water through nature, science, spirituality, emotion, memory, culture, and their own creative perspectives.
A Thank Your Water Event
Separate from the ongoing Water Ways: Tampa Bay exploration, this one-night event creates a physical space to experience water through art and music.
Coming Soon
Water Ways is currently in development. Event details, participating artists, and more will be announced as plans take shape.
Stories, Questions & Wonder
Water Ways brings together articles, observations, creative projects, local stories, research, and ideas—all centered on the many ways water moves through our lives.
