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.
Mycelium Block Building for Eco-Art Education
Stuart Bruce-Noble
My art project consists of an educational science kit designed for Primary schools to educate children on the fungal field of biology. My mushroom and mycelium grow kit will allow children to grow their own mushrooms and mycelium building blocks while learning about fungi, biological nutrient cycles, sustainable materials, healthy food, as well as training their observational skills. My goal is to increase awareness of biomaterials and to generate a greener global environment through art and science. My project takes the form of a science experiment kit that can be integrated into schools’ art and science curriculum where teachers can explain the various stages of the experiment and use it to introduce new biological concepts. I am committed to my creative project to showcase the many ways in which fungi can be used to create a sustainable future while giving the user a chance to connect with and get excited about nature as they learn. If more people knew of this potential many would be inclined to be ecologically responsible with their material usage and waste management. Fungi, is a safe, natural, biomaterial being used to replace the 400 million tons of plastic produced each year and I believe educating the public on its importance is paramount.
My art project consists of an educational science kit designed for Primary schools to educate children on the fungal field of biology. My mushroom and mycelium grow kit will allow children to grow their own mushrooms and mycelium building blocks while learning about fungi, biological nutrient cycles, sustainable materials, healthy food, as well as training their observational skills. My goal is to increase awareness of biomaterials and to generate a greener global environment through art and science. My project takes the form of a science experiment kit that can be integrated into schools’ art and science curriculum where teachers can explain the various stages of the experiment and use it to introduce new biological concepts. I am committed to my creative project to showcase the many ways in which fungi can be used to create a sustainable future while giving the user a chance to connect with and get excited about nature as they learn. If more people knew of this potential many would be inclined to be ecologically responsible with their material usage and waste management. Fungi, is a safe, natural, biomaterial being used to replace the 400 million tons of plastic produced each year and I believe educating the public on its importance is paramount.