Art and climate: from conversation to action

With the breadth of programming around climate topics today, how are art, artists and arts organisations driving change?

24 Mar 2023

Celina Lei

All Arts

‘Virtue & Virtuosity’ installation view featuring Tully Arnot & Heather Phillipson. Cement Fondu, 2022. Photo: Jessica Maurer.

Across the breadth of art activities today, the topic of our shared future is dominated by discussions of climate issues and environmental sustainability.

Climate emergency is the most important issue our planet faces, but its scope can make us feel overwhelmed, which is why many artists and creatives are tackling the issue through their work.

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Celina Lei is an arts writer and editor at ArtsHub. She acquired her M.A in Art, Law and Business in New York with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne.