What Does Sound Look Like?

An Exclusive Safe Water Network Event

For one night in Chelsea, sound becomes something you can see

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On September 16, 2026, two-time Grammy Award-winning drummer and composer Will Calhoun and digital artist Charles Kliment come together at White Space Studio for an intimate, immersive experience where live music, original art and digital visuals collide—all in support of expanding access to safe water through proven, sustainable solutions.

This isn’t a traditional concert. And it isn’t a traditional gallery opening.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of live music, immersive art, cocktails and conversation, bringing people together through creativity while helping advance access to safe water. Guests will enter a space transformed by sound, rhythm and movement, surrounded by original physical and digital works created by Calhoun. Select works will be available by auction, offering guests the opportunity to take home an original piece from the evening.

• Doors Open @ 6:30
• Program Begins @ 7:15

Safe Water Network CEO Christopher Williams welcomes the room, followed by a short film bringing guests closer to the communities and work behind the evening’s purpose.

Then, the experience shifts. Calhoun takes the stage. Kliment begins creating in real time.

As Calhoun performs, Kliment translates the energy, rhythm and movement of the music into evolving digital imagery—creating an experience that exists in that moment, for that room, and for that audience.

At the center of it all is Calhoun, best known as the drummer of the groundbreaking rock band Living Colour, with whom he won two Grammy Awards for Best Hard Rock Performance. A Berklee College of Music graduate, Calhoun has spent more than three decades recording and touring with artists including B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Wayne Shorter and Lauryn Hill.

But his relationship with rhythm extends far beyond the stage. For decades, Calhoun has studied musical and cultural traditions around the world, including extensive time in Mali, as well as Senegal, Morocco, Brazil and Australia. That exploration of rhythm, culture and connection informs both his music and his visual art.

“I’ve spent most of my life studying rhythm. One thing I’ve learned is that anything worth building has to be built to last, whether it’s a groove or a water system. That’s what drew me to Safe Water Network. I’m glad to bring my music to their work.”

— Will Calhoun

Calhoun and Kliment also share a connection through The Way of the Rain, an environmental arts nonprofit that uses music, film and performance to explore humanity’s relationship with water and the Earth. Kliment, principal of Kaja Circle, brings a background in architecture and digital design to the collaboration.

And beneath the music and art is something much bigger. Nearly 2 billion people worldwide lack safely managed drinking water. The challenge isn’t simply finding solutions—it is building solutions that can continue working for years to come. Safe Water Network works alongside communities to develop locally managed water systems designed to be reliable, financially sustainable and built to last.

For one night, those two ideas come together:

What does it take to create something that lasts?
A rhythm.
A work of art.
A safe water system.
September 16.
Chelsea. One room. One night.
Come for the music.
Experience the art.
Bid on an original work.
Be part of an evening that won’t happen the same way twice.
Space is intentionally limited.