Welcome to the Art of Change 21 Journal!
Discover our independent editorial commitment, dedicated to art in dialogue with today’s major ecological challenges.
Here you’ll find all our articles on art and the environment since 2018: nearly 800 exhibitions, biennials, residencies, and projects related to ecological issues—curated and commented—more than 1,600 committed artists, and conversations with over 50 key figures from the international art scene (Otobong Nkanga, Tomás Saraceno, Precious Okoyomon, Superflex, John Gerrard, Claudia Comte, and many more), as well as expert insights.
Don’t miss our Art of Change 21 Journal newsletter (AOC21, formerly Impact Art News), launched in 2025 from the merger of Impact Art News and our association’s own newsletter. Each month, it brings you our latest articles, must-see events, exhibition highlights, and presentations of inspiring initiatives.
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14 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS TO KICKSTART 2025
In 2024, the effects of global warming were felt around the world, and 2025 is a crucial year for environmental action. Artists' commitment will be essential. To get the year off to an optimistic start, [...]
SOWING CHANGE: ARTISTS AS SOWERS, CULTIVATORS, GARDENERS AND UNIFIERS OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIVING THINGS.
Contemporary artists are committed to the long term, to the rhythm of living things’ growth cycles. They create and animate places where principles of collective attention to the soil and flora and to the preservation [...]
20 MUST-SEE INTERNATIONAL AUTUMN EXHIBITIONS
In this new artistic season, collaboration is the answer to today's challenges. Whether through collective practices between artists, engagements with local communities or co-creation with the non-human world, the emphasis is on the importance of [...]
WITH PST ART IN CALIFORNIA, GETTY COMMITS TO ART AND CLIMATE ACTION
Getty's PST ART initiative is a major event in the American West Coast art world. Scheduled every five years, its aim is to support and promote the artistic landscape of Southern California. September marks the [...]
4 RUE DES CRAYÈRES: A NEW HOTSPOT FOR ART AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Committed to a 5-year artistic programme linked to the environment, Maison Ruinart on the 3rd October unveiled “4 RUE DES CRAYÈRES” in Reims, France – a cultural space featuring an accessible sculpture park. At its heart [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH OLIVIER MILLAGOU
Artist and surfer Olivier Millagou (b. 1974, Toulon), based in Bandol, France, shares his philosophy of art as a sustainable practice - combining localism, ecology and a sparing approach to creation. You've adopted a frugal [...]
DIGITAL ART & ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION: JOHN GERRARD AND FERAL FILE LAUNCH CRYSTALLINE WORK (ARCTIC)
Irish artist John Gerrard has debuted Crystalline Work (Arctic), a year-long digital artwork from which proceeds are donated to Hometree, a reforestation project in Ireland. Premiering on the online art platform Feral File, the artwork [...]
15 MUST-SEE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER EXHIBITIONS
In the face of global warming continuing to worsen with recent unprecedented heatwaves in India, California or Saudi Arabia, the artistic sector is restoring a deep relationship between humanity and the environment with a global [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH PRECIOUS OKOYOMON
Nigerian-American artist and poet Precious Okoyomon (b.1993 in London and lives in New York) talks to us about invasive plant species, co-creation and colonial history, as well as their current work at Fondation Beyeler and [...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH HALEY MELLIN
Artist Haley Mellin currently lives in Union City, New Jersey. Her predominant mediums are drawing and painting. She is the founder of the land conservation initiative Art into Acres. Tell us about your new exhibition [...]
FROM AIRPLANE TO SAILBOAT: ARTIST XAVIER VEILHAN’S SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING EXPERIMENT
The French artist Xavier Veilhan joins the circle of globally-renowned artists, such as Antony Gormley, Olafur Eliasson and Tomas Saraceno, acting against global warming and actively looking for alternatives to airplane transportation, the biggest source [...]
15 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS NOT TO BE MISSED
In a world increasingly aware of its environmental responsibilities, art has become a powerful means of conveying messages about biodiversity, global warming and environmental concerns of our time. Many exhibitions feature contemporary artists who are harnessing [...]