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

What do we do?

We empower artists and climate experts to become impactful storytellers.

We offer bespoke climate programs, intensive workshops and a flagship fellowship to train creative individuals in climate storytelling. Our unique incubator program gives a direct opportunity for one-on-one collaboration between an artist and a climate expert.

They can expand their audience reach through a documentary film which is the end product of the collaboration. The films focus on making complex research insights and specific climate solutions more accessible and/or shine a spotlight on community successes—steering clear of doom and gloom to inspire hope and action.

Why Storytelling?

Recognizing climate change impacts influence the emotional responses towards climate issues

Higher the hope and enthusiasm among people, higher the chances to support climate policies

Negative emotions like fear and anger evoke lower levels of support for climate policies

The scale, urgency, and complexity of climate change necessitate creative and collaborative solutions.

We are privileged to have the guidance of distinguished advisors and experts from the likes of NASA and Harvard University.

Partnerships & Support

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

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

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