ARTISTS
FOR CLIMATE
A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF OPEN-LICENSED ILLUSTRATIONS
#ArtistsForClimate
Fresh collaborations with 13 TEDx events around the world!
The Climate Collection is live!
We are beyond excited to announce that The Climate Collection is now live. All the works in it are free to use and adapt non-commercially to anyone, anywhere in the world, communicating on climate.
Climate groups, campaigners, and educators working to shape the climate conversation – grab your favorite pieces today!
Why this collection
A collaboration between TED Countdown and Fine Acts, Artists for Climate started as a global open call that sought digital illustrations targeting climate change, with a focus on hope and solutions.
The project received 2,222 submissions by 1,432 artists from 95 countries. The outstanding work of a total of 50 Selected Artists and 46 Finalists has been chosen to join The Climate Collection under an open license.
Between 2021 and 2024, we also held 22 creative bootcamps around the world, further engaging over 160 artists to create for change, and bringing in hundreds more works into the collection.
Together with the global creative community, we are building a valuable public resource for individuals and organizations who want to raise awareness and amplify their impact on climate change.
How to use these works
The Climate Collection is a unique vault of open-license visuals that inspire climate action.
The artworks have been published online under a Creative Commons license and are available for anyone to use and adapt non-commercially, to help shift the global narrative of the climate crisis towards a brighter future.
This hopeful collection is an invaluable resource and tool for educators, activists, grassroots organizations, and nonprofits from around the world, working towards climate action.
These works are all yours to use and adapt non-commercially. See how.
A CREATIVE COLLABORATION OF
AWESOME ARTISTS CREATING OPEN WORKS ON CLIMATE
Ashwin Chacko
Artist
“If we think about it, kindness will save us all. If we nurture Earth, it in turn rejuvenates and nurtures us. If we can create a circle of kindness and compassion, we can go a long way in our responsibility as stewards of this planet.”
“Respecting and caring for our natural environment and everything around us are key to sustainability and climate justice. For me, climate action requires bold action and deserves bold colours. I hope that the vibrancy, creatures and at the centre of it all our planet, can help to inspire the action and capture the attention we need.”
Qiyun Woo
Artist
Aadya Sharma
Artist
“As critical as the conversation around climate change is, it is equally important to present it to people as something they can - positively - participate in. What the world needs more than ever, especially now, is not more grim or stark imagery, but messages of hope. In 2021, we are fatigued by the state of the world, tired of guilt and helplessness. We need a sign. A nudge in the right direction - that we can change the world for the better, that we matter. To hope is human.”