Prince Claus Fund Announces 12 Recipients for 2023 Environmental Crisis Mentorship Award
Prince Claus Fund Announces 12 Recipients for the 2023 Environmental Crisis Mentorship Award
Jerry Adesewo
The Prince Claus Fund, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, is delighted to reveal the 12 recipients of the 2023 Mentorship Award: Cultural and Artistic Responses to the Environmental Crisis.
In the face of the global climate crisis, which is impacting millions worldwide, the effects are particularly severe in the Global South, laying bare the entrenched social and political inequalities within our societies.
The Mentorship Award for Cultural and Artistic Responses to the Environmental Crisis seeks to address these issues by bringing together 12 mid-career artists and cultural practitioners worldwide.
Engaging in a year-long interdisciplinary programme, the focus is on climate justice and the intricate connections between the climate crisis and social, racial, and environmental challenges.
This year’s cohort of participants, spanning various disciplines such as architecture, photography, visual arts, biotech, sound art, and research, will work towards accelerating community-based practices addressing environmental concerns.
The group is guided by a diverse panel of mentors, including scientist and gender diversity advocate Brigitte Baptiste; Etcétera Collective, formed by Loreto Garín Guzman and Federico Zukerfeld; artist and technologist Irene Agrivina; and architect and gardener Benji Boyadgian.
The participating artists hail from 12 different countries, contributing to a rich tapestry of perspectives. The nations represented include Algeria, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Palestine, and South Africa.
