Act on Climate Change

Artists for the Earth

Earth Day’s 2025 theme, our 55th anniversary year,  is Our Power, Our Planet, which is calling for a tripling of renewable energy by 2030. As part of our outreach we are inviting museums to join our efforts in highlighting the issues of climate change by filming short videos, under 3 minutes, about one or more of the pieces or artworks in their galleries to form part of our Artists for the Earth campaign.

The deadline for film submission is March 28th. Guidelines:

  • The video can be 1 to 3 minutes. 
  • The works included can be in any medium You might pick a work that expresses nature’s wonder and beauty and ‘man in harmony with nature’ or nature as a ‘resource’, or our alienation or adoration of the natural world.
  • You might feature works that address climate change issues head on.
  • The film can be formatted in a myriad of ways: with a director or curator unpacking the piece, visitors saying why it connects them so viscerally, the film might be a voice-over led or even a montage of works. The choice is yours.

    • Submission Guidelines
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    ABOUT ARTISTS FOR THE EARTH™

    Artists for the Earth® is a global campaign to connect with arts organizations and artists everywhere in order to engage the public with the critical issues of the environment. Art has the power to reach people personally, establishing a deeper understanding and emotional connection with what is happening to our planet.

    Artists for the Earth will display works of art centered on the environment, enlist educators to integrate arts programming about the environment into their curricula, leverage social media to expand its reach, and generate a global conversation about climate change.

    By supporting the community that art creates, Artists for the Earth will help build consensus, the will to effect change and the inspiration to act to protect the Earth.

    WHAT YOU CAN DO

    – Sign up to be an Artist for the Earth
     – Invite artists engaged with the environment to your school, township, house of worship or business to exhibit their work or teach a workshop.
    – Create a short film about Earth Day or the environment.
    – Locate a building through the City or Parks Department, enlist artists and the public to paint a mural that inspires hope for a green future.
    – If you are a community leader, sponsor a concert in your area with any proceeds donated to local environmental concerns.
    – If you are a teacher or administrator in a school, read about the Middle Schoolers Guide to Renewable Energy
    – Participate in the Great Global Cleanup™ and create a trash to art workshop.
    – Practice sustainability in your artwork.
    – See Learning Through Art for more suggestions

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