Welcome to the Social Art Award 2025 – Online Gallery!
🌊 Dear friends of art and transformation, 🌊
A heartfelt thank you to all artists and creatives who submitted their powerful works for this year’s Social Art Award under the theme: “Planetary Healing – Blue Tribes for Ocean Health.” Your inspiring visions speak to ocean restoration, biodiversity, and reimagining our coexistence with all life forms on Earth.
After receiving 922 submissions from across all continents, and concluding a very active public voting phase, the Social Art Award now enters its next chapter:
🔹 What’s next?
The professional jury panel is currently reviewing and selecting the TOP 100 entries that will be featured in the official Social Art Award 2025 book. In parallel, the two public voting winners will move forward as wildcards into the final jury round.
🔹 Coming up:
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Shortlisted artists (TOP 10) will be announced by mid-June.
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Winners of the Social Art Award 2025 will be revealed at our Online Award Ceremony on July 2, 2025.
We invite you to stay connected as we celebrate the power of Social Art to drive dialogue, awareness, and collective transformation.
Let’s continue to amplify art as a force for Planetary Healing.
Beneath the Storm
Callie Danae Hirsch
Ocean restoration and water conservation My passion for the sea has led me to embark on this project in the tropical setting of St. Petersburg. Surrounded by lush personal gardens teeming with unique botanicals, my artwork mirrors the vibrant environment and the community's aspirations for a healthy, plant-driven society. I was honored with a Permanent Public Art Commission from NYC MTA Arts & Design at the Beach 105th Street Station (A/S train) in Rockaway NY. The three large panels were fabricated in faceted glass and epoxy and maintained by the MTA for the next 100 years. It is an above ground station, two blocks from the sea. Most recently I have completed a five month residency at Maker Space NYC, culminating in a ten month public art show at Makerpark, Staten Island. My artwork is in four paintings on metal, 4.5’ x 1.5’, titled “Beneath the Storm”. Exploring the intricate world beneath the ocean's surface, illustrating the coexistence of two distinct realms. Above the sea, human activities profoundly impact life below, yet without the emotional and humanistic context.
Ocean restoration and water conservation My passion for the sea has led me to embark on this project in the tropical setting of St. Petersburg. Surrounded by lush personal gardens teeming with unique botanicals, my artwork mirrors the vibrant environment and the community's aspirations for a healthy, plant-driven society. I was honored with a Permanent Public Art Commission from NYC MTA Arts & Design at the Beach 105th Street Station (A/S train) in Rockaway NY. The three large panels were fabricated in faceted glass and epoxy and maintained by the MTA for the next 100 years. It is an above ground station, two blocks from the sea. Most recently I have completed a five month residency at Maker Space NYC, culminating in a ten month public art show at Makerpark, Staten Island. My artwork is in four paintings on metal, 4.5’ x 1.5’, titled “Beneath the Storm”. Exploring the intricate world beneath the ocean's surface, illustrating the coexistence of two distinct realms. Above the sea, human activities profoundly impact life below, yet without the emotional and humanistic context.