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New article from Deborah Hart, CLIMARTE in The Fifth Estate... "Artists are some of the best-positioned people to communicate and help deliver progress towards a zero emission energy future. They are creative, complex systems thinkers who welcome challenges. Throughout history, artists have played a central role as cultural thought leaders." by DEBORAH HART, CLIMARTE 21 MAY 2024 https://lnkd.in/gRTp66Pz

Podcast Episode Alert! 🎙🌍 Amber Daines sits down with Deborah Hart, Chair of CLIMARTE, climate-focused creative producer and activist. Deborah’s journey from arts and culture to full-time climate activism is inspiring, she shares how the intersection of politics, business, and creativity shapes the urgent need for climate action. 🌱🔥 Listen in as they dive into the role of art in activism, the politics of climate decisions, and how to turn awareness into meaningful change. This conversation is a must-hear for anyone passionate about the future of our planet! 🌏✨ https://lnkd.in/gaTQy2Eu

Selva Ozelli on the art at CLIMATE WEEK NEW YORK https://lnkd.in/gQ8VfEtp

Thanks to Selva Ozelli for this interview - https://lnkd.in/genuX9Kh she is at the Howland Cultural Center during Climate Week New York City and she links to our new video on the opening day event at Centre. The event features videos and films about climate change from around the world. #climateweekNYC @tiredearth

Special for CLIMARTE followers... ..to see Reclaim The Crone by gabrielle leah new The CLIMARTE community can access $30 tickets for Friday night 19th July (a saving of $15 per ticket). Use the code word CODECRONE when booking to access the tickets. Reclaim the Crone is a bold and haunting new performance that uses contemporary Butoh Dance Theatre, Projection, Poetry and Song, to take you on a wild adventure to reclaim the archetype of the Wise Old Woman. Join us on a mythic journey as the Crones fight for recognition within the Patriarchal domain, invoking the Goddesses of old through song, ritual and powerful dance. Mourning the losses of climate devastation and getting down to business cleaning up the metaphorical mess as they mend and weave a potential new World where humanity reconnects with the mysterious old crone-Mother Earth. The one hour performance is followed by a Q&A with Deborah Hart The show runs 17 - 27 JULY Venue: EXPLOSIVES FACTORY Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda Details: https://lnkd.in/gQ-cXbaP

'From Creative Practice to Climate Justice Action' . CLIMARTE is thrilled to participate with international artists and researchers, in this creative program to learn, dream and plan together.  . Are you an artist, arts worker and/or passionate human wanting to see more climate action?  . 5 day program: July 1 to 5, 2024 . Venue: Bathway Theatre, University of Greenwich, SE18 6QX London, UK Universtity of Greenwich has undergraduate pathways such as acting, contemporary performance, community engaged performance, technical theatre and directing or writing for theatre. The Climate and Ecological Crisis is a cultural crisis as we grapple with unsustainable systems, lifestyles and aspirations. Arts and culture have a big role to play in leading change. The live performing arts sector in particular has vital low carbon skills, practices and processes to help connect people to the world around us, building imagination and empathy beyond the current destructive paradigm towards transition, regenerative practices and a livable future. . More program details here: https://lnkd.in/eFG-vmDk ⚖️🌍💚

Art can powerfully engage and inspire people to think more deeply about the things that matter most.  As cultural leaders, artists help us to connect with our feelings on critical societal issues, to imagine new ways of being in the world and to take action towards a better future.   For insights into the role that CLIMARTE is playing in enabling artists to raise critical cultural questions around the current health of Australia's democracy, please read 'Truth in political advertising laws only the first step to eliminating the spread of misinformation' by Deborah Hart, published by the Institute of Community Directors. For the full article, please see  https://lnkd.in/dKEZNACX CLIMARTE is hugely appreciative of Vu Consulting's support in helping us elevate the role that art and culture plays in speaking truth to power and shaping a world we want.