The Social Art Award

IFAI @STEAMing into the Future

Posted on November 12, 2021

Come and meet IFAI at the panel ‘STEAMing into the Future’, organized by Aveiro Tech City . 🌿 Avairo Tech City brings different fields together to discuss and negotiate how to live and work in a digital and connected city. The panel will focus on STEAM education’s best and next practices, models and approaches. During this panel, Nicole Loeser will talk about how IFAI adopts a STEAM-approach. ⌛ WHEN? 16 November 2021, 13:00-15:15 🧭 SPEAKERSNicole Loeser, Director of the Institute for Art and Innovation,Read More→

IFAI @Klima Slam

Posted on November 6, 2021

Come and meet IFAI at the Klima Slam organized by Urania Berlin and Berlin Science Week. 🌿 Klima Slam 2021 in Berlin focuses on the topic of climate, climate impacts and climate consequences. Innovative initiatives from Berlin compete to present their projects, ideas and initiatives in a creative and entertaining way. Come and support IFAI during this event. Nicole Loeser will talk about the Plastic Revolution and how we can generate environmental transformation by joining forces. ⌛ WHEN? 4 November 2021,Read More→

Artist Interview with Jos Volkers

Posted on November 4, 2021

In the Artist Interview Series, we highlight this year’s Social Art Award winners. The Social Art Award is a biennial award organized by the Institute for Art and Innovation based in Berlin. Artists from all over the word get a chance to share their visionary projects. Drawing on the concept of social art, the IFAI believes that art can fuel transformation in society. The 2021 award revolved around ‘New Greening,’ meaning that the applications should focus on new ways toRead More→

Artist Interview with Mo Langmuir

Posted on October 28, 2021

The Social Art Award is a biennial initiative hosted by the Institute for Art and Innovation to promote social artists. As this year’s theme explored New Greening, social artists from all over the world were encouraged to reflect upon issues of environmental protection, ecosystem recovery, biodiversity and many more topics on planet’s restoration. To respond to these challenges, IFAI stimulate artists to take on an active role, and make their art socially to engage the general public. In this way,Read More→

Artist Interview with Milan Rai

Posted on October 21, 2021

The biennial Social Art Award by the Institute for Art and Innovation honors artists and art initiatives aiming to generate social impact. By encouraging public participation, art can fuel transformation in society. This year, issues of biodiversity, resource saving and environmental shaped the call for Social Art Award projects. The New Greening-theme inspired more than 700 artists to apply and enabled the public to imagine more sustainable and green futures together. In particular, Milan Rai’s projects guide social and environmentalRead More→

Artist Interview with Romy Snijders

Posted on October 14, 2021

To promote social art, the Institute for Art and Innovation (IFAI) organizes the biennial Social Art Award. As New Greening constituted the theme of this year’s award, artists from all over the world were invited to rethink issues of environmental preservation, ecosystem recovery, biodiversity loss and so on. To generate long-term social and environmental transformations, public engagement forms an important tool. Social art enables us to imagine and achieve more sustainable and green futures together! Romy Snijders has been awardedRead More→

Artist Interview with Rosalind Lowry

Posted on October 7, 2021

Every two years, the Institute for Art and Innovation (IFAI) hosts the Social Art Award. This year’s theme focused on New Greening. As such, we encouraged artists to reflect upon hopeful prospects towards climate change, environmental protection, ecosystem recovery, resource saving, biodiversity, etc. Within the creation process of the art projects, public engagement is essential to guarantee long-lasting impact on today’s society. As such, art can guide us towards a more sustainable and green future. Today, we shine a lightRead More→

Artist Interview with Joy Lohmann

Posted on October 6, 2021

The biennial Social Art Award highlights art projects that aim to create social impact. As ‘New Greening’ marked this year’s edition, we urged artists to explore new ways to re-generate greenery on our planet. With the Artist Interviews, we want to shed light on the winning artists. We gain more insight into how their projects relate to the concept of ‘New Greening’. Furthermore, the interviews generate discussion about how art can fuel social and environmental transformation. With his project FlowGarden (2019), JoyRead More→

Panel on bioeconomy and sustainable transformation

Posted on October 5, 2021

Meet IFAI at the Entrepreneurship Summit on Saturday, October 23! The Entrepreneurship Summit joins German startups to find entrepreneurial solutions for a more sustainable and socially responsible future. This year’s theme is ‘The Great Transformation.’ The panel “How can the bioeconomy contribute to a sustainable transformation?” will bring together experts who have launched pioneering projects on bio-based products and materials, as well as important educational programs and networks. 📣 PANEL (in German):23 October 2021, 13:30 pm – 14:30 pm 🧭Read More→

Download the Social Art Award – Book now!

Posted on October 5, 2021

We are thrilled to inform you that you can download the Social Art Award 2021 – Free digital version from today on here! The book combines impressive and impactful artworks of the TOP 100 artists into a unique publication. We are grateful for the wonderful work of our team that has created the book and, of course, by all the work of the incredible artists! Download the cover of the book here! Reference: Loeser, N. (2021): The Social Art Award 2021-New Greening, Edition No. 3. Berlin, Germany:Read More→