100 Creative Agents of Climate Change

Climate Change

Mar 11

100 Creative Agents of Climate Change is a new art and activism project connecting change-makers from around the world with young people aged 18-30 in the UK, to develop their skills, knowledge and capacity in building creative campaigns to mobilise communities in the fight against climate change.

The project involves the delivery of an online residency programme co-curated by young people and focused on understanding and communicating the current and future threats to our climate. Young people will utilise ideas in creative campaigning from around the world to make their own projects and campaigns to engage other young people from their communities (on and offline) with a clear call to action. They will develop skills in climate knowledge/literacy, cultural leadership, creative activism, cultural production and management, entrepreneurship and creative skills for making change, advocacy, campaigning and influencing policy.

Project structure

APRIL 2024
Recruitment of Youth Advisory Board.
MAY/JUNE 2024
Recruitment of additional young people to take part in online residency.
JULY 2024
An art and activism residency programme led by In Place of War’s international network of climate changemakers.
AUGUST 2024
Seed funding allocated to 10 young people to develop their climate advocacy creative community projects.
SEPTEMBER 2024
4-day in-person residency for seed funding recipients.
AUGUST - DECEMBER 2024
1-1 mentoring sessions with 20 young people.
FEBRUARY 2025
100 Creative Agents of Climate Change showcase event and roundtable with key stakeholders in the climate policy space.
MARCH 2025
Project reflection and evaluation.

BENEFIT TO YOUNG PEOPLE

1 young person from each partner organisation will receive £100 to participate in the Youth Advisory Board. They will be instrumental in the co-curation of the project, developing their knowledge of climate activism and honing skills in project design. This embeds insight, experience and ideas of young people into the 100 Agents of Climate Change programme to ensure the project is as accessible, engaging and relevant as possible.

An additional 9 young people from each partner organisation will attend an online residency. Programming will span talks, workshops, events, film screenings, showcases, exhibitions, live streams, gigs and more, covering a wide range of topics and opportunities relating to creative climate activism. The residency will be interactive and innovative in its approach to engagement and will create authentic and safe spaces for connection and collaboration.
All participants will receive a refurbished laptop to keep.
10 projects led by young people will receive a total of £15000 in seed funding to develop their climate advocacy creative community projects. Seed funding recipients will also be given the space to develop their ideas at a 4-day in-person residency at XCottage in Shepton Mallet.
20 young people from across the project will receive 1-on-1 mentoring from In Place of War’s change-maker network.
Young people will have the chance to meet key environmental stakeholders, including representatives from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) at the Environmental Funders Network event in December 2024.

oNLINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMME - JULY 2024

The online residency content has been driven by In Place of War’s change maker network around the world, as well as guided by the young people involved in the programme. Both weeks of the residency have a theme. Week one is focused on Art as Power: how creativity can act as a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. Week two is centred on Community + Climate Activism: how to use art to engage people around you in climate activism.