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Dubuque Rendezvous! a cooler world gathering will present a month-long exhibition of outdoor sculpture installations and a four-day festival featuring performance projects, pop-up events, exhibitions, presentations, and forums. Programming will emphasize environmental awareness, cultural communication, climate sustainability and collaborative inspiration. Participation will be sought locally, inter/nationally and across the Mississippi River watershed. Projects will emphasize communication across communities and support diverse representation including non-traditional artists and youth. Opportunities for public participation will include interactive projects, social gatherings, public forums and an open-wall exhibition. All events will be free and open to the public.

Everyone is welcome!

Dubuque Rendezvous! will be built by the ideas of the participants. Collaborators, including civic, cultural, educational, spiritual and environmental organizations, will be encouraged to propose their own projects. Proposals for alternative forms of transportation for traveling to the Rendezvous will be welcome.

A river is a collection of its tributaries and sources in the same way that a culture reflects the
narratives and traditions of its people – Dubuque Rendezvous! will be a gathering of collective
inspiration.