Crystal Clear: the Crystal River Through Art, Sound, and Science – an imaginative, mixed-media exploration of our wild and scenic home watershed, the Crystal River – grounded in science, rooted in place.

Support the exhibition with a monetary or in-kind donation. Help us bring Crystal Clear to the community and spark change, conversation, and engagement. Our minimum budget is $10,000 and includes: artist stipends, materials and framing costs, audio and projection equipment, public programming, marketing and outreach, and event documentation.

The exhibition invites the community to witness our beloved watershed in new and evocative ways. Crystal Clear will urge the community to explore the Crystal’s ecological, cultural, and artistic value while sparking conversation about the role that rivers have in our lives and how to help protect our rivers amid growing water demand and climate change.

Contributing Artists:

Cassidy Willey (Carbondale, CO) – visual artist/painter, project lead

Anika Pyle (Fort Collins, CO) – poet/lyricist

Matt Ross (Fort Collins, CO) – CSU Professor of Watershed Science, visualizations

Eric Lamb (Carbondale, CO) – music composition