One Water Madison

03/22/2026

"Where water flows, equality grows."

This year's theme focuses on safe water and wastewater sanitation as human rights and critical enablers of gender equality.

Take action to create a more water-secure, gender-equal world. Because all water is one water. https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day

03/18/2026

Do lakes sleep in the winter?

Find the answer to this question and a few more interesting facts about Lake Mendota in this Isthmus article:

The lake takes a snooze.

03/09/2026

On view: “For the Love of Water”

Visit the Arts + Literature Laboratory (111 S. Livingston St., Suite 100, Madison) now through April 18 to see a group exhibition curated by Shea Schachameyer and Susan Simensky Bietila, featuring the work of April Ogimaakwe Stone, Bomgiizhik (Isaac Murdoch), Melanie Ariens, Richard Jones, Shea Schachameyer, and Susan Simensky Bietila.

An opening reception for the new Arts + Literature Laboratory will also be held on Friday, March 13, 6-8 p.m.

More info: https://artlitlab.org/events/for-the-love-of-water

09/19/2024

💧🚨💧 Project opportunity for artists, commercial interior designers, design contractors, architects, design engineers or other professionals interested in educational bathroom design!

The District has partnered with the Madison Public Market and the City of Madison on creative P(ee)SA designs for the Public Market's bathrooms. Our hope is to transform the high-traffic bathrooms into memorable "learning lavatories" that foster water connections, encourage pro-environmental behaviors and share the "One Water" concept.

View RFP and bid documents: https://www.madsewer.org/contracting-center/educational-bathroom-design-peesa/

07/16/2024

What’s a bee bridge? Why do we need plants for pollinators? What do local pollinators look like?

Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus explores the topics of pollinators in this digital content series created as part of a mini internship under artist/educator in residence Charles Payne. For his residency, Charles emphasized water education and developed a Water Equity Fellowship program for area youth.

07/10/2024

What happens to water after it goes down your drain? Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus encourages you to learn more during a tour of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District’s Nine Springs plant!

Francesca developed this content as part of a mini internship under last year’s artist/educator in residence Charles Payne. During his residency, Charles focused on cultivating youth advocates through a water education program and Water Equity Fellowship.

07/02/2024

Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus shares ways you can improve your water use for a cleaner and safer watershed in this digital content series.

Content creation happened as part of a mini internship under the direction of artist/educator in residence Charles Payne as part of his water education efforts.

06/26/2024

Is your tap water safe? Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus explores important water quality topics.

During his artist/educator in residency, Charles Payne put a strong emphasis on developing youth water advocates. Here, Francesca put their experience in the program to work by creating digital content as part of a mini internship.

06/18/2024

Where does your water go? View this digital content series created by youth water advocate Francesca Kraus. This work communicating wastewater conveyance, the local collection system and the treatment process is part of a mini internship under last year’s artist/educator in residence Charles Payne.

06/12/2024

What can you flush? Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus created this digital content series to share as part of a mini internship under artist/educator in residence, Charles Payne. Photos shared in the artwork were taken by ArrowStar Photography at the water-themed Story Slam event held on October 10, 2023.

06/05/2024

On October 10, 2023, artist/educator in residence Charles Payne hosted a water-themed Story Slam at the Wilmar Center 504 Brearly St. in Madison. Charles is a social change artist who works through writing, teaching and storytelling.

Youth water advocate Francesca Kraus created this digital content series as part of a mini internship under artist/educator in residence, Charles Payne.

05/28/2024

[2/2] Part of the work by last year’s artist/educator in residence Charles Payne was to cultivate youth water advocates through a water education program called the Water Equity Fellowship. This digital content, created by Francesca Kraus, is part of a mini internship that stemmed from the program. See part 1/2 for more photos from the program.