Registrations Open!

21-23 Mar &  28-29 Mar, 2025

ClimArts Lab: Art’s Role in Mental Health and Climate Awareness

Enabling Climate Action Through Storytelling

What is ClimArts?

A platform that connects climate experts with artists enabling them to collaborate, create, and share evidence-based climate stories

Vision

To ignite climate action through art, making solutions and insights feel personal and tangible

Mission

To upskill and empower 50,000 artists and scientists worldwide to communicate climate solutions effectively by 2030

Our Programs

We offer a variety of learning programs for artists & creatives to upskill their own climate storytelling. Our focus is on developing stories that are evidence-based, solutions-focused, and collaborative.

  • ClimArts Labs

    2-weekend Deep-dive

    The first weekend provides an introduction to effective Climate Storytelling

    The second weekend goes deeper, by exploring a sub-topic of this year’s theme: Climate Change’s impact on Human Health

    Open to artists & creatives of all disciplines

    See Upcoming Labs

  • ClimArts Fellowship

    4-week Fundamentals

    Our flagship program: upskill on all Climate Storytelling fundamentals

    Deep exploration of the challenges that come with Climate Communication

    Individual and Collaborative storytelling assignments

    Open to artists & creatives of all disciplines

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  • ClimArts Studio

    1-year Project Incubator

    We nurture your journey to create a portfolio of climate-themed, solutions-focused art

    We provide hands-on mentorship and support following a ClimArts framework

    We facilitate the artist-expert pairing

    We help secure funding to cover production costs

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ClimArts Shorts

For select artists and climate experts, we support the development and production of short films. These interdisciplinary collaborations explore new ways to inspire understanding, connection, and collective action.

Greenland Glaciers

Explore the sentient majesty of Greenland's glaciers through Sophia Priolo's poignant poetry and Eric Rignot's vivid expeditions

(SDG 13, 14)

The Resilient River

An evocative Odissi dance journey by Neelambaree Prasad and Kripa Iyer, with Daanish Mustafa's insights on river ecosystems, advocating for sustainable development

(SDG 13, 14)

Woven Together

A vibrant fusion of puppetry and animation by Emma Cregan and TORAJAMELO, celebrating the indigenous Toraja women and their sustainable crafts preventing outward migration in Indonesia

(SDG 13, 15)

Testimonials

  • So many ways it (Fellowship) inspired me...difficult to sum it up. I didn’t know much about climate change and coral reef bleaching and it lead me to explore more about how I’m going to convey that message... There is a sense of community (at ClimArts) and that has motivated me to develop this piece.

    Ballet dancer, UK, ClimArts Fellow

  • It has been a learning experience and a privilege for me, to be with Neelambaree and Kripa - conveyance of emotion... that happens in dance…can be such an effective mode of taking this climate conversation out of the ivory tower, and actually make some sense to everyone out there, to whom it’s really going to matter.

    Dr. Daanish Mustafa, Kings College London

  • Truly inspired by the ClimArts sessions on changing language.... to move people and not overwhelm them with information. (I will) move my comedy these lines to create hope, not doom and gloom

    Stand up comic, Indonesia, ClimArts Fellow

  • Kudos to all! What a diverse group of art and artists. I learnt a lot about how each of us can contribute in our own small way.

    Audience member, ClimArts Fellowship showcase

  • Visceral,moving! Felt a personal connection (to the river)

    Audience member, OxCAN conference 2023

  • People connect with people, not with data or complex information. This program has shaped my approach as an artist.

    Visual artist, Ethiopia, ClimArts Fellow

  • Art is a different way to connect with people, via emotions, other senses... helps communicate the beauty of polar regions, the risk of transforming them and losing them too fast, and the need to protect them. Arts can reach enormous audiences while scientific literature is often limited to expert circles.

    Dr. Eric Rignot, UC Irvine and NASA

Our advisors include leading experts from institutions like NASA and Harvard University.

Partnerships & Support

This initiative is made possible by the generous support of the Oak Foundation