About

Why Social Art?

Social Art is any artistic expression that aims to create social impact and change. This definition delineates the intention of the artist as crucial. Art engages in questioning and rethinking existing systems and paradigms. Artists are visionaries, utopists, agents for change, with the ability to affect society by creating emotionally captivating experiences. It is aesthetic revolution that preludes societal revolution.

Vision

Planetary Healing – Blue Tribes for Ocean Health

The topic for 2024 is envisioning harmony between humanity and nature. It focuses on ocean restoration, biodiversity protection, and sustainable marine practices, inspiring action to mitigate pollution and foster ecosystem recovery. Join us in shaping resilient futures—submit your work today!

The Goal

The Social Art Award

The goal of this award (started in 2017) is to invigorate the rise of Social Art. We need more people to inspire zest for transformation – even if this approach dissents from the widely claimed autonomy of art. The award explores and clusters the field, and seeks to raise attention for Social Art. Furthermore, the award aims at strengthening the recognition of social artists and the value of their work. Thus, promoting the importance of Social Art for society and its action-oriented participatory projects.

Are you a Social Artist?

We’d love to connect with you – Open Call is now open until March 31, 2025.

Mission

Our Mission

We deeply believe that we can only solve the complex global problems that humanity faces today with openness, inclusiveness, and purpose-driven collaboration at the intersection of art, science and innovation. With different events such as workshops, symposiums, and interviews, we want to explore new co-creation formats and catalyze empowering, innovative and bold interdisciplinary conversations that foster creative solutions and symbiotic actions.

Social Artist Network

2017

372

entries

131

countries

2019

558

entries

65

countries

2021

747

entries

147

countries

The Organizer

Institute for Art and Innovation

The Institute for Art and Innovation (IFAI) strongly credits the arts to enhance our humanity, to stimulate us to action, and to connect people from around the world.

The organization specializes in the facilitation of transdisciplinary interventions and collaborations at the intersection of art, science, technology and innovation. We bring thought-provoking visions to regeneration to life and love to drive impact. Our interdisciplinary projects together with a global network provide: intelligent innovative strategies, enriching ideation and research, reach for new audiences, and knowledge aggregation, all while fostering tangible results.

The Institute is an independent, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Berlin, Germany.

IT’S TIME TO CO-CREATE POSITIVE FUTURES!

Supporters

Our Network

We are proud of our supporters and join forces with progressive networks, amazing change-makers and initiatives as well as with forward-leading organizations. Grounded in the UN’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development, we aim at bringing the imagination of a New Greening world and sustainable development alive.

We are collecting donations to extend the impact of the Social Art Award.

Contact

Reach out to us!

Institute for Art and Innovation e.V.
Kastanienallee 12
10435 Berlin

Phone +49 177 7878578
Fax +49 321 2113 4523

For general inquiries please contact us at
info@social-art-award.org

Partner requests are welcome at
sophie@social-art-award.org

For communications and media inquiries please contact us at
press@social-art-award.org

Support requests regarding the contest must be directed before the closing time to
support@social-art-award.org