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Flash Flood on the Santa Fe River

Santa Fe- November 19, 2010 - Santa Fe County Open Space and Trails would like to invite residents to join them and the Santa Fe Art Institute as well as dozens of other local groups, organizations, and residents for FLASH FLOOD for a living Santa Fe River - a community art action on Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The event will take place at the Santa Fe River between the Caja Del Oro Grant and San Ysidro river crossings.

Residents are encourages to bring anything blue to help compose the visual Flash Flood. Blue sheets, towels, tarps, posters, cardboard boxes painted blue and blue clothing are all needed.

The Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI), in coordination with Bill McKibben’s 350.org, is spearheading the New Mexico Flash Flood for a living river project. The Santa Fe River is one of the most endangered rivers in America and Santa Fe is one of five U.S. sites out of 18 global locations to participate and demonstrate that people have the power to change the planet.

The aerial design will be visible and documented from outer space via satellite (and on Google maps), as well as from the air and the ground. The Flash Flood satellite images will be projected worldwide alongside the 17 other global aerial designs as part of the Cancun Climate Change Summit, November 29 to December 10, 2010.

SFAI is encouraging residents to take public transportation and carpool because parking is limited. Santa Fe Trails is providing free transit every 20 minutes from 8:30 - 10:30 am from the Santa Fe Art Institute (former College of Santa Fe) Campus in the parking lot between the Visual Arts Center and Greer Garson Theater and Santa Fe Place Mall at the parking near Applebee's. There will be signs at both locations.

If you have questions, would like to volunteer, or want more information, contact the Santa Fe Art Institute (505) 424-5050 or visit http://sfai.org/flashflood.html. Information about the global action can be found at www.350.org.