A Once WILD FLOOD

As the inaugural Green-Duwamish Urban Waters Partnership Artist-In-Residence Timothy White Eagle has been listening to the Duwamish River: to its wild past, its toxic present, and its uncertain future. Once a flooding waterway alive with wildness, the river has been forced into channels, exploited by industry, and burdened with pollution.

This residency, supported by the Puget Sound Partnership, the Emerald Alliance, and the EPA, asks:

• What does it mean to resist domestication?

• How do we face the chemical scars of industry?

• What futures can we imagine for the communities who live alongside the river?

Alongside a team of collaborators and artists Timothy explores the creative capacities inherent in the river and in our communities. Through encounters at the headwaters, research into the known and unknown histories of industrialization and by activating creative responses and exploration with diverse communities living along and around the Green-Duwamish, Timothy White Eagle collects storys, experiences and material to shape into visual, sonic, and storytelling practices that reconnect us to the river’s wildness and our shared responsibility for its future.

Collaborators:
Adrian Chesser (photography) - https://www.adrainchesser.com/
Laura Wright (visual art, hypercollector ink making) - https://www.lauracwright.com/
Epiphany Couch (photo collage) - https://www.epiphanycouch.com/
Crystal Cortez (sound design + composition) - https://crystalcortez.com/

Upcoming Programing

SPRING 2026 • MINI MART CITY PARK • GEORGETOWN
Exhibition featuring woodblocks, photography, and storytelling.
In collaboration with DVYC (Duwamish Valley Youth Corps).

The Path To Water
A sonic storytelling and audio artwalk along the Duwamish. Soundscapes collected and composed by Crystal Cortez, with storytelling by Timothy White Eagle and community members.
"Commissioned by 4Culture and King County Wastewater Treatment King County, Washington."

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This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Assistance Agreement CE01J97401 to Puget Sound Partnership. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.