Award 2021
Welcome to the Social Art Award 2021 – Online Gallery!
We are grateful for the many inspiring contributions from artists around the world. The selected works reflect a broad spectrum of contemporary social art practices and explore new relationships between humans, nature, and technology. They address themes such as ecological regeneration, climate justice, sustainable futures, social resilience, and more-than-human perspectives.
Below you will find the submissions from the Social Art Award 2021 – New Greening edition that passed the initial jury round. The Online Gallery offers public visibility to these works and encourages dialogue around their ideas and approaches; it does not replace the final jury decision.
Thank you to all artists for sharing your visionary and committed work. We invite you to explore the gallery and engage with the perspectives shaping New Greening.
Green Belt Movement
Edith Gros
Green Belt Movement Acrylic/ canvas, hand-woven old linen, size 120x280 cm, 4 parts "When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope" (Wangari Maathai) This picture is a tribute to Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. With her work "Green Belt Movement", the planting of over 30 million trees in Kenya, she realized her vision for climate and environmental protection. It's my vision that the empty areas in the picture will also turn to green.
Green Belt Movement Acrylic/ canvas, hand-woven old linen, size 120x280 cm, 4 parts "When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and hope" (Wangari Maathai) This picture is a tribute to Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. With her work "Green Belt Movement", the planting of over 30 million trees in Kenya, she realized her vision for climate and environmental protection. It's my vision that the empty areas in the picture will also turn to green.