The Water Color Project Spreads Awareness about Water Conservation
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) and 34 students from Orange County recently celebrated artwork designed to raise awareness about the importance of water conservation.
OUC lanzó el Proyecto Water Color en 2006 como una forma de enseñar a las generaciones futuras sobre la conservación del agua. Each year, elementary, middle, and high school students participate in the educational art program by learning about why water is such a valuable resource and how to reduce usage. Then students are tasked with creating a piece of art to express what they have studied. More than 30,000 students have created water conservation artwork since the program’s inception.
“The Water Color Project is not just about preserving resources; it’s also about inspiring the next generation to become good stewards of our planet,” said Linda Ferrone, OUC Chief Customer & Marketing Officer. “It’s heartening to see young minds take such interest in this precious resource – and we love seeing their passion come through in art form.”
"Art education teaches students the skills to draw or paint and improves their creative thinking, problem-solving, self-expression, and appreciation of the world,” said Christy Garton, Visual Arts Program Specialist at Orange County Public Schools. “OUC’s Water Color Project is an excellent example of how art education achieves these goals. It encourages our students to recognize and advocate for conserving our most precious resource, water, while improving the planet."
Elementary students create art for each month in OUC’s Water Conservation Calendar, which is distributed to the community. Los estudiantes de escuelas preparatorias y secundarias pintan barriles de recolección de agua de lluvia, que se subastan entre los empleados de OUC y OCPS. Proceeds go back to the school’s art program.
Los ganadores fueron seleccionados entre las siguientes escuelas:
- Arbor Ridge K-8
- Bishop Moore High School
- Dr. Phillips High School
- Oak Ridge High School
- Bay Lake Elementary School
- East Lake Elementary School
- Stonewyck Elementary School
- Andover Elementary School
- Blankner K-8
- Endeavor Elementary School
- Sunridge Elementary School
- Waterbridge Elementary School
- Wedgefield School
- Timber Creek High School
Photos of the artwork can be found by following this link: 2023-2024 Water Color Project.
For more information about the Water Color Project, visit https://www.ouc.com/environment-community/for-teachers-students
About OUC—The Reliable One
In junio 2023, OUC—The Reliable One celebrated 100 years of providing exceptional value to its customers and community through the delivery of sustainable and reliable services and solutions. The utility provides electric, water, chilled water, lighting and solar services to more than 400,000 accounts in Orlando, St. Cloud and parts of unincorporated Orange and Osceola counties. As OUC prepares for the next century, it remains committed to its goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 while supporting its community with conservation, sustainability and energy efficiency resources. Visit www.ouc.com to learn more.