Please join us to celebrate the catalogue launch for Listening to the Voices of the Rivers with a piano recital by Steve Luck and storytelling from Newcastle University students.
Free to attend. All welcome
This exhibition and community art program explored the vital role rivers play in sustaining communities and ecosystems. Drawing on Amazonian Indigenous philosophies and practices, the exhibition connected to initiatives in the North East of England on healthy rivers and rainforest curricula, addressing ecological sustainability, Indigenous knowledge, and community participation.
Schedule
4:30 pm - Refreshments served and networking.
5:00 pm - Introduction by curator Harriet Sutcliffe, artists duo Walker & Bromwich, curator Jamille Pinherio Dias, and curator Giuliana Borea.
5:15 pm - Storytelling by student Emma Harry followed by piano recital by Steve Luck.
5:30 pm - Storytelling by student Euan Keelan followed by piano recital by Steve Luck.
5:55 pm - Storytelling by student Emma Hogg.
6:00 pm - Event closes.
This exhibition and catalogue are a collaboration between Newcastle Contemporary Art, Newcastle University, University of London’s School of Advanced Study, and the Amazonart Project
The exhibition took place at Newcastle Contemporary Art from 29th October to 22nd November 2025.
The catalogue has been published by Newcastle University and Newcastle Contemporary Art
Acknowledgements: An enormous gratitude to all the artists: Denilson Baniwa, Lilly Baniwa, Gustavo Caboco, Danna Gaviota, Kimber Fercat and Pedro Alca, Harry Pinedo / Inin Metsa, Brus Rubio Churay, Cordelia Sánchez / Pesin Kate, Tayná Sateré, Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich and Rember Yahuarcani
To our sponsors: Community Foundation North East, Embassy of Peru in the United Kingdom, The Catherine Cookson Foundation, Newcastle University - NUCORE Water, HaSS Global, School of Modern Languages, HaSS Faculty Impact Fund, and University of London’s School of Advanced Study.
To our partners: Newcastle University Centre for Water, NU Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean, University of London, SAS’s Environmental Humanities Research Hub, Tyne Rivers Trust and UK Environment Agency