Art for Climate Action

For artists and climate activists

 
 

Course description

Climate change requires global action and local solutions. In this lab, students will learn critical aspects of climate change through the work of environmental climate action movements, with a spotlight on current youth activists. We will explore the impact of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals to frame each student's climate issue interest in a global context. Climate action experts will visit the Lab and advise students on their collaborative and individual student projects.

Inspired by youth-led movements, students will use digital tools to develop a two-sided Action Poster; one side featuring research on a climate issue of their choice, and the other side being a call-to-action art poster perfect for a climate rally. Synthesizing research and art, all Climate Action Lab projects will push for measurable change in local communities. 

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Art for Climate Action Student Projects

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Kelp Biofuels: Sifa’s Climate Change Solution
Kelp Biofuels: Sifa’s Climate Change Solution

Interested in learning about alternative biofuel sources that can help minimize human impacts on the environment? Well look no further! For her Climate Action Lab final project, St. Louis junior Sifa dove into the world of sea kelp and explored how it might hold the key to safe, clean and sustainable energy for our future! This Digital Portfolio highlights Sifa’s process of researching, crafting, and directing her very own climate action plan.

Plastic-filled Amigurumis: Jahel’s Creative Approach to Sustainability
Plastic-filled Amigurumis: Jahel’s Creative Approach to Sustainability

Environmentally-conscious creatives now have yet another way to participate in the climate movement: creating plastic-filled amigurumis, which are knit or crocheted animal toys originating from the Japanese art form amigurumi. For her final project in the Climate Action Lab, Bloomfield senior Jahel demonstrates how to make amigurumis while cleaning plastic pollution from our ocean. Instead of stuffing her amigurumis with environmentally unfriendly stuffing, Jahel brilliantly combines artisanship with activism by stuffing her creatures with plastic waste. In this Digital Portfolio, explore Jahel’s process of devising, researching, and presenting her climate action plan.