Organised by Viva con Agua India and Welthungerhilfe India and hosted in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan in New Delhi, the festival marks the beginning of the Indian chapter of the Viva con Aguas' iconic "Art Creates Water" Festival, famously known as the Millerntor Gallery in Hamburg, Germany.

In this first edition of the festival in India, we have centered the programme on water. Bringing together community changemakers, climate activists, conservationists, environmentalists, policy leaders, behavioural change experts, thinkers, and creative practitioners; including children, youth and adults from across India and internationally.

The Exhibition features Welthungerhilfe India and Viva con Agua’s WASH initiatives in India with partner non-profits. Award Winning Community Workers will be present to share their work on the ground, bringing alive the documentation that is being presented. 

The visual art section will feature portrayals of water from across India and internationally, by - Artreach, Aashti Miller, Anpu Varkey, Anuj Medhavi, Ayush Mishra, Krishna Chari, Krishna Nayak, Mari Pavanelli, Nalini Balakumar, Namrata Kumar, Christine Brey, Josephine Sagna, Nila Nandi, Ribhu Chaterjee, Sourav Karmakar, Sudiksha Singh Rathore, TONA, and Yogesh Rana.

The programme partners, each of whom are well established in creating social change through the arts, include; Aagaaz Theatre Trust, Artreach, Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust, One Dot Foundation and The Community Library Network. Also bringing in a collective ‘Voice for Change’ is The Social House with a medley of stories, poetry and comedy.

The festival ends with an evening of music with BBoying, Rap, Jharkhandi Folk and the closing act by Ditty and Keno. 

Hosted at a venue that is home to culture, literature, thinking and learning for decades; the festival aims to bring together art, books, conversations, dance, food, music, poetry, puppetry and theatre, taking place across multiple spaces in the two days.