Notes:
- Public outreach in flood prone community (Germantown, Philadelphia)
- Provides resources and info on local risk (interior, stormwater flooding)
- Long term installation with regular hours
- (not that regular, though, was closed when I visited 😔)
- Hosts events, community gatherings
- Hosts artists
- Depository for community expereinces with flooding
- Partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD), Mural Arts Philadelphia, and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Opened in 2024
“The WaterShed, open weekly at 5300 Wayne Avenue, serves as a resource center and place of exchange. We offer flood preparedness resources, educational programming, community science initiatives, collaborative climate resilience planning projects, and a resident artist program. By combining art, science, and advocacy, the WaterShed helps residents better understand and address flooding at both grassroots and institutional levels, while ensuring that the experiences and expertise of Germantown residents directly inform how the city responds to a climate challenge more than 150 years in the making.”
Project Director
Ryan Strand Greenberg
WaterShed Storefront Manager
Deneene Brockington
Science Team
Alexis Schulman, Winn Costantini, Akilah Chatman, Zoe Kerrich
Climate Resilience Planning Partners
Germantown Residents for Economic Alternatives Togther
2026 Resident Artists
Ingrid Raphael, Li Sumpter, Nancy Agati, Rebecca Schultz
Founding Co-Curator
Phoebe Bachman
Community Leads
Maura Jarvis, Reverend Williams
Founding Resident Artists
Naomieh Jovin, Kaitlin Pomerantz
Founding Project Manager
Keisha Whatley
Project Partners
the Academy of Natural Sciences, Mural Arts Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Water Department, Awbury Arboretum
Sponsors
Philadelphia Water Department, William Penn Foundation
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