Welcome to the Social Art Award 2025 – Online Gallery!
We are grateful for the many powerful contributions from artists across the globe. The selected works reflect the diversity of contemporary social art practices and address urgent issues such as climate and water crises, social and economic inequality, migration, conflict, discrimination, and the protection of human and more-than-human life.
Below you will find the submissions from the edition of 2024/2025 that passed the initial jury round. The Online Gallery offers public visibility to these works and supports dialogue around their themes; it does not replace the final jury decision.
Thank you to all artists for sharing your inspiring and committed work. We invite you to explore the gallery and engage with the perspectives shaping the Social Art Award 2025.
Volgoneft212
Karina Kherman Vlad Atman
Textile, mixed media 2025 This artwork is dedicated to the environmental disaster in the Black Sea caused by an oil spill from the tanker Volgoneft-212. The pollution led to the death of many sea birds and animals, and dealing with the consequences became both an environmental and social challenge. The piece represents the dual role of humans in ecological disasters. The artwork depicts a bird suffering from toxic substances. This tragedy happened because of human irresponsibility, but it also became an example of solidarity. Despite resistance from the authorities, volunteers from different regions organized cleanup efforts along the coast. However, even their efforts faced difficulties. Governance tried to hide the true scale of the disaster, prevented volunteers from helping, and blocked information from spreading. This is not just an environmental tragedy—it is also a symbol of the fight for truth, responsibility for nature, and the future of our planet.
Textile, mixed media 2025 This artwork is dedicated to the environmental disaster in the Black Sea caused by an oil spill from the tanker Volgoneft-212. The pollution led to the death of many sea birds and animals, and dealing with the consequences became both an environmental and social challenge. The piece represents the dual role of humans in ecological disasters. The artwork depicts a bird suffering from toxic substances. This tragedy happened because of human irresponsibility, but it also became an example of solidarity. Despite resistance from the authorities, volunteers from different regions organized cleanup efforts along the coast. However, even their efforts faced difficulties. Governance tried to hide the true scale of the disaster, prevented volunteers from helping, and blocked information from spreading. This is not just an environmental tragedy—it is also a symbol of the fight for truth, responsibility for nature, and the future of our planet.