Creative Voices: 8 Leading Global Artists Driving Social & Environmental Awareness
The Role of the Artist in Shaping Creative Narratives for Global Change
Discover how creativity can drive positive change in our world. Our Webinar "Creative Voices” explored the transformative power of the arts in shaping narratives, shifting mindsets, and driving meaningful change when it comes to global sustainable development.
Artists have a unique capacity to humanize complex issues, to turn abstract concepts into relatable narratives, and to provoke the kind of emotional & intellectual engagement that can lead to real change.
Our panel of eight headline artists showcased a selection of their work and shared with us how it can serve as a catalyst for conversation and reflection + engage in discussions that matter, ensuring that the future we’re all working towards reflects the diversity, creativity, and resilience of humanity.
Eight Trailblazing Artists With Multi-Cultural Backgrounds
Discover our Webinar artists and their extra-ordinary art projects. These eight inspiring “Creative Voices” use impact poetry, AI art, illustration, ink, painting, or music to drive awareness of topics as diverse, important and delicate as:
✔ The refugee crisis – with Ov Onyeka
✔ War and peace, inner wisdom and spirituality – with Tanja Schalling (vallemarieart)
✔ Mental health & healing – with Sheila Darcey (sketchpoetic)
✔ Equality, philanthropy & sustainable fashion – with Kiril Jeliazkov
✔ Water pollution – with Charlotte Qin (Meeting of Waters)
✔ Marine wildlife protection – with Rachel Brooks
✔ ‘Life on land’ conservation – with Cole Stirling
✔ Wildlife extinction and biodiversity loss – with Anthony E. Lovell
The artists made this webinar truly exceptional. Not only was the art they showcased incredibly beautiful, but the insights they shared were also extremely profound and very touching.
The Role of the Artist: United Nations Summit of the Future
This event was part of the “Arts for the Future” Festival powered by FEST App and the United Nations Civil Society Conference's Arts & Culture ImPACT Coalition and Working Group. It supported and led up to the United Nations Summit of the Future including the UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC.
