[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Human Impacts Institute (HII) announces a call for artists for the 2025 Creative Climate Awards (CCA), themed Inspiring Futures. HII invites artists to submit works that envision possible futures where humanity rises to the challenge of climate change. This year’s theme aims to shift the focus from fear and uncertainty to hope and solutions, sparking bold, creative visions of a sustainable, equitable, and vibrant future.
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Enter by: 10 February 2025
The Human Impacts Institute’s Creative Climate Awards (CCA) is an annual series of events showcasing artists who address climate change through their creative works. This year’s theme, Inspiring Futures, focuses on using art to shift the climate narrative towards hopeful and solutions-oriented futures. The CCAs are a month-long festival of public exhibits, virtual conversations, screenings, artist talks, and a citywide art installation in New York City.
Prompt: In what ways does your work envision “Inspiring Futures” where we successfully address climate change?
Submit 2D works, films (shorts and features), and 3D works (sculptures and installations), as well as performances (dance, theater, music). Only completed pieces will be considered. Please do not submit concept notes or requests for commissions. Artists from underrepresented communities and those most impacted by climate change are encouraged to apply.
Artists are responsible for costs of shipping works to and from New York City. Performers must be able to perform in New York City between April 20th and May 20th, 2025.
- Selections Announced: mid-February, 2025.
- Exhibit and performances: mid-april to mid-May, 2025
Creative Climate Awards Artist Benefits
The Creative Climate Awards provides an opportunity to creatively engage tens-of-thousands of people in climate action, while having your work seen by judges and mentors from some of the top art and environment institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum, MOCADA, Children’s Museum of NY, PBS, and All Arts/WNET.
- A month long exhibit in New York City
- Present your work through HII social media takeovers
- Meet-and-greet curators, mentor, judge and artists events.
- Cash prize for the top 3 artists selected by external judges
About Human Impacts Institute
The Human Impacts Institute (HII) is an innovative organization at the intersection of art, education, and environmental action. Since 2011, HII has been building a global cultural movement that inspires bold and creative solutions to the climate crisis. Through programs like the Creative Climate Awards, Artivism & Amplifiers Fellowship, and the C3 Lab, HII amplifies diverse voices and fosters collaboration among artists, activists, educators, and community leaders.
By combining storytelling, public engagement, and cutting-edge education, HII transforms complex environmental issues into accessible and actionable initiatives. Its emphasis on inclusivity and creativity makes it a trailblazer in driving systemic change for a sustainable and equitable future.
For more information, contact programs@humanimpactsinstitute.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Human Impacts Institute announces a call for artists for the Urban Environmental Health Lab (UEHL) Fellowship. Through collaboration with environmental health experts, artists, and youth leaders, fellows will engage in innovative projects aimed at tackling environmental health threats and promote pollution prevention tools.
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Enter by: 20 June 2024
Artist and youth fellows will be in-residence at local, New York City environmental justice organizations, learning about their work, communities, and needs for creative communications and engagement. Together, equal justice groups, youth fellows, and artists will develop a creative project (i.e. film, social media campaign, installation, performance) to deepen the cultural connection(s) between climate justice and community-based solutions.
These projects will be celebrated during Climate Week NYC 2024. The Urban Environmental Health Lab (UEHL) fellowship program is designed to empower underrepresented communities in New York City by addressing urban soil, water, and air challenges. Artists will receive a stipend of 1000 USD upon completion of the program.
Fellowship Focus:
- Environmental health awareness
- Pollution prevention
- Climate justice
- Community engagement
- Creative storytelling
The Fellowship provides artists a chance to build community and expand their network of climate experts and organizations.
About Human Impacts Institute
The Human Impacts Institute (HII) is dedicated to building a global cultural movement that inspires bold climate action through creative and community-driven approaches. They build collaborations between artists, scientists, policymakers, activists, and educators, as well as develop over 25,000 hours of creative climate programming to audiences across the globe. Since it’s inception in 2011, the HII has grown their reach and built an international team that is passionate about the role of art in climate. Through educational workshops, salons, and exhibits, HHI amplifies the voices of communities directly impacted by climate change.
For more information, contact community@humanimpactsinstitute.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Las Laguna Art Gallery announces a call for artists for Climate Changing. For this online exhibition the gallery is seeking works that explore subjects related to climate change.
Works for this show can explore the various solutions or problems with the current issues of climate. Ideally, the works convey an idea that climate action is urgent and attainable. The goal of this exhibition is to engage, encourage, and inspire individuals and businesses to act.
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Enter by: 15 January 2023
All artists who submit to this show will be accepted and have at least one of their submitted works posted and promoted on our website and to our client list.
About Las Laguna Art Gallery
Las Laguna Art Gallery is a contemporary and fine art gallery that features art from a diverse group of artists, representing a variety of mediums. They are dedicated to the exploration and engagement of contemporary and fine art visual culture through unique collaborations between artists, students, and the community. They make it a point to curate artwork that is interesting and engaging to the art collector, lover, and novice. Unlike most art galleries located in Laguna Beach, the gallery accepts work from artists outside of Laguna Beach. Since 2013, Las Laguna Gallery has held open calls for art, calls for entry, and calls for art opportunities for artists to promote and sell their art in a gallery. Each month they have a themed exhibition and works are promoted in the gallery, online, and to an extensive client list.
Quickly becoming one of the premier contemporary and fine art galleries in Laguna Beach, California; Las Laguna Gallery is dedicated to the exploration and engagement of contemporary and fine art visual culture – regionally, nationally, and internationally; through unique collaborations between artists, students, and the community.
Las Laguna Gallery is located on Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Village. Laguna Village is an artist alcove on the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This location is a must stop location with artist galleries and jewelry shops. The location features a restaurant, bar, and there is live music in the fire-side theater Tuesday through Saturday. The gallery is one of only three locations in Laguna Beach that offers an unobstructed view of the Pacific Ocean. It is a desired destination for art, live music, and food.
With more than 100 art galleries and artist studios to explore, you’ll come to understand why Laguna Beach is a beloved “art colony.” In fact, the area was discovered by artists. In the late 1800s, visitors were making an annual pilgrimage through the canyons to camp at Laguna Beach each summer. By 1903, painters like Norman St Clair were visiting from San Francisco, attracted to the landscape and light only found on the coast of Laguna. Like tourists of any era, St Clair returned home with glowing reports and landscape paintings that led his artist friends to follow him south. It wasn’t long before plein air (painting outdoors) artists like William Wendt and Frank Cuprien moved to Laguna Beach.
Laguna Beach is now a world class art destination with multiple art events held throughout the year.
For more information, contact laslagunagallery@gmail.com.