Projects tagged
Environment
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This artist takes the spirit of protest from the streets to the gallery
Read more: This artist takes the spirit of protest from the streets to the gallery“Brazilian artist Mundano is used to spending his time on the road and in the streets, making art as an act of protest. Known for leaving his colorful works of graffiti on walls around the world, Mundano is especially dedicated…
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Left Litter in the Park? Thailand Officials Will Mail It to Your Home
Read more: Left Litter in the Park? Thailand Officials Will Mail It to Your HomeOfficials in Thailand had an unorthodox approach to deal with visitors who left a tent filled with litter in a national park: mail the trash to the offenders. The country’s environment minister said that he wanted to call attention to…
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The Climate Clock
Read more: The Climate ClockFor more than 20 years, Metronome, which includes a 62-foot-wide 15-digit electronic clock that faces Union Square in Manhattan, has been one of the city’s most prominent and baffling public art projects. Its digital display once told the time in…
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Hunter’s Poppet
Read more: Hunter’s PoppetHate hunting? Want to do something creative to protect wildlife and affect positive change? The Hunter’s Poppet is a witch-craftivism intervention, free to use and share. A ‘poppet’ is a ritual object made to represent a human figure, charged with…
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Share your water story
Read more: Share your water storyShare Your Water Story invites every global citizen to participate in a creative conversation around the different ways in which water impacts our lives. The project encourages people to contribute original expression of any kind via online platforms on the…
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The Wheelbarrow
Read more: The WheelbarrowEmpathy may be the cornerstone of any Global Justice movement, but how do we cultivate the conditions for empathy to thrive? The wheelbarrow symbolises something universally useful, practical and pleasingly straightforward. A space to deliver things in an efficient and…
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Climate strikes continue online: ‘We want to keep the momentum going’
Read more: Climate strikes continue online: ‘We want to keep the momentum going’The large crowds and brightly coloured placards of the school climate strikes became some of the defining images of 2019. “There would be lots of chanting and the energy was always amazing,” says Dominique Palmer, a 20-year-old climate activist from…
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Climate strikes continue online: ‘We want to keep the momentum going’
Read more: Climate strikes continue online: ‘We want to keep the momentum going’The large crowds and brightly coloured placards of the school climate strikes became some of the defining images of 2019. “There would be lots of chanting and the energy was always amazing,” says Dominique Palmer, a 20-year-old climate activist from…
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How This Indigenous Model Is Using His Platform for Climate Activism
Read more: How This Indigenous Model Is Using His Platform for Climate ActivismIndigenous designers often use fashion to celebrate their culture and raise awareness around key issues affecting their community. Now, the spirit has come to the modeling world. Haatepah Clearbear is a full-time model, based in Los Angeles, who is using…
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Judy Chicago Launches ‘Create Art for Earth’ Campaign With Help From Jane Fonda
Read more: Judy Chicago Launches ‘Create Art for Earth’ Campaign With Help From Jane FondaJudy Chicago, the pioneering feminist artist who made the iconic 1970s work The Dinner Party, has enjoyed a long and illustrious career rife with critical approval. Now, in anticipation of Earth Day 2020, Chicago is launching a new project called…