ClimArts Studio

Join ClimArts Studio for a one-year incubator program that enables artists to create climate-themed, solutions-focused works. This transformative journey offers personalised mentorship, expert collaborations, and training to turn your art into climate stories. 

Incubating climate solutions through art

At the heart of the ClimArts Studio is a scaffolding—one that supports you in expanding your creative practice to become powerful communicators of climate understanding. This one-year incubator is designed for artists who are passionate about contributing to climate solutions through compelling, evidence-based storytelling.

By deepening your ability to engage audiences and translate complex ideas into emotional, accessible narratives, you'll become part of a growing movement that sees climate communication as a vital climate solution. ClimArts is your space to experiment, collaborate, and craft stories that not only inform—but inspire action.

Inside the studio

The ClimArts Studio is a collaborative hub where your ideas take shape, guided by personalised coaching and expert support. Here’s what’s in store for you:

  1. 1:1 Mentorship: Work closely with experienced coaches to shape a cohesive, climate-informed body of work

  2. Expert Collaborations: Connect with scientists, activists, and community leaders who bring evidence and depth to your storytelling

  3. Research Access: Gain guidance in delving into climate topics that matter to you and your art

  4. Storytelling & Branding Training: Learn how to effectively share your work and engage audiences across platforms

  5. Real-World Impact: Partner with initiatives and campaigns that need artistic storytelling to amplify their message

  6. Tailored Support: Whether your medium is performance, literary, or cross-disciplinary art, we’ll help you create works that are evidence-based, solutions-focused, and publicly resonant

Who should apply? 

We’re searching for artists who bring passion, commitment, and a clear vision to the Studio. To be considered, you should:

  • Have 5+ years of active practice in your chosen art form.

  • Present a climate topic or question that inspires your work.

  • Be ready for a year-long creative process, flexible enough to adapt to your practice but deeply immersive. (you can continue your full-time work alongside)

  • Specify the support you need—be it expert collaboration, technical guidance, research, or coaching.

We’re particularly equipped to support:

  • Performance artists: Dance, theatre, sound, and movement-based practices.

  • Literary artists: Depending on the scope of your project.

While visual artists (e.g., painters, sculptors) are not the primary focus right now, we welcome your ideas for future collaborations or interdisciplinary opportunities.

Voices of the Studio

Fragmented is a ballet-based docu-film that tells the story of coral reefs through movement, music, and science. Guided by a poetic letter from a coral reef scientist to a dancer, the film traces a journey from the devastation of coral bleaching to the possibilities of resilience and regeneration. Performed by Ann Wall, a freelance dance artist, teacher, and researcher trained at the English National Ballet School and Royal Ballet School Associate Programme, Fragmented merges emotional expression with scientific insight. Created in collaboration with Professor Christopher Golden’s Planetary Health Research Group at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, Fragmented invites viewers to see coral reefs not just as ecosystems, but as metaphors—and calls on us to support their recovery as we would our own.

Take My Breath Away is a stand-up comedy based docu-film that tells the story of Sakdiyah and her family’s search for refuge in facing challenges of climate crisis from tidal floods to thick air pollution in the city that “takes her breath away.” Sakdiyah and her family finally settled in a village where they are building bamboo houses and witnessing firsthand how bamboos are not only sustainable, but also absorbs carbon even when they are already a building material, different from her old apartment in the city which only absorb her money, Sakdiyah would joke. Performed by Sakdiyah Ma’ruf, a stand-up comic, community organizer, and one of the BBC 100 Women, this personal, emotive, reflective, and funny, laughing through the climate crisis comedy, will call us to reflect our own journey in changing climate, and considering alternative ways of life engaging with more sustainable materials nature provide such as bamboo. The stand-up comedy set is developed during ITG (Inside the Green House) Climate Comedy.

What previous participants say

  • “Comedy is seen almost like the opposite of climate science as comedy is often considered trivial. However, we shall not underestimate the power of comedy to bring people together, to create relatable forms of arts that connects hearts and allowing us to see that it is not all doom and gloom, there is hope, and learning and building empathy through laughter might just be one of the effective gateway to promote solutions and more climate action.”

    Sakdiyah Mar’uf

  • “The cohort and the people we had speaking, there was a lot of inspiration and a sense of community that we’re part of this together, and that’s given me a lot of motivation to develop this piece.”

    Ann Wall (2024-01 Fellowship)

Why Join Us?

ClimArts Studio isn’t a residency or a conventional training program. It’s a launchpad for transforming your creative practice into a force for change. Whether you’re uncovering solutions through dance, theatre, or storytelling, we’ll help you create art that inspires action. 

Ready to reimagine what your art can do for the planet? The ClimArts Studio awaits your voice, your vision, and your commitment to creating art that matters. Applications are provided to participants of ClimArts learning programs only.