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.
Nature's Sanctuary
Rachel Carpenter
Stoneware, Ink & Acrylic The piece represents a delicate balance between the growth of nature and society. The continuing spread of mankind and our creations have become a burden to the prosperity of the earth's resources. This work expresses the relationship that society has to nature and the power that they hold to each other. (There is a light fixture attached into the base to allow this sculpture to glow) Art is a powerful form of communication. Artwork has the ability to convey multiple messages within a single image to a vast range of viewers. My work is composed with the intent to inspire and challenge my viewers to reflect on their life and surroundings. The intent of my artwork is to inspire my viewers to become involved with their society and take positive action towards the earth's future. I believe that collectively, artists can help inspire change towards a New Greening.
Stoneware, Ink & Acrylic The piece represents a delicate balance between the growth of nature and society. The continuing spread of mankind and our creations have become a burden to the prosperity of the earth's resources. This work expresses the relationship that society has to nature and the power that they hold to each other. (There is a light fixture attached into the base to allow this sculpture to glow) Art is a powerful form of communication. Artwork has the ability to convey multiple messages within a single image to a vast range of viewers. My work is composed with the intent to inspire and challenge my viewers to reflect on their life and surroundings. The intent of my artwork is to inspire my viewers to become involved with their society and take positive action towards the earth's future. I believe that collectively, artists can help inspire change towards a New Greening.