Arts for the Future Festival
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Connect with global arts and culture events that amplify sustainability and climate action during the UN Summit of the Future, UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC.
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OFFICIAL NYC FESTIVAL EVENTS
Location : The Cove, Astoria, Queens
Event Type: Official
36.5 / AN ART PERFORMANCE WITH THE SEA
14 September 2024
12-4pm
The Cove
Location : NUBLU NYC
Event Type: Official
PRODUCER MONDAYS LIVE MUSIC
16 September 2024
10pm-2am EST
Location : Times Square
Genre: Official
ARTIST'S MARCH
TO THE UN
18 September 2024
1-6pm EST
Location : Times Square
Genre: Official
THE ROLE OF THE ARTIST AT TIMES SQUARE
20 September 2024
10am EST
A Global Community Celebrating the Power of Arts and Culture
Our hybrid festival include both in-person and virtual events around New York City and worldwide! Check out our map for addition
MORE THAN JUST ENTERTAINMENT, IT'S A MOVEMENT
We are showcasing, marching, partnering and demanding artist rights and representation in policymaking spaces!
Friday
13 September 2024
- ARTISTS ANNOUNCED for the "The Role of the Artist" Digital and AI Art Exhibit to be featured in Times Square (VIRTUAL - sign up for our newsletter for announcement!)
- Climate Imaginarium - Mending at the Movies (In person - NYC)
- My Juba Story Photography Exhibition by Brian Otieno (In-person - Kenya)
- Fashion 4 Nature with Lisa Kibutu (In person - Kenya)
Saturday
14 September 2024
- 12-4pm 36.5 / A DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH THE SEA with Sarah Cameron Sunde (NYC)
- Arts for the Future Extravaganza on the Banks of the Rhine with Sandra Prüfer and Philipp Daniel Unger (In person - Germany)
- Skate and Sound by Jelimo Cheboi of JellyBloom Creative Agency presents Skate and Sound (In person - Kenya)
- Climate Imaginarium Climate Cafe on Governor's Island (In person - NYC)
- Creating Hope Together: The Art of Collaboration by Impact (Virtual from UK)
Sunday
15 September 2024
- Climate Imaginarium- Artichoke Dance Company presents Eco-Arts Performances and Interactive Activities (In person - NYC)
- 'Meet 12-Foot Puppets as They Prepare for the UN Summit of the Future' by Odette Laramee and Mutal Productions (Virtual from Canada)
Monday
16 September 2024
- 10pm-2am Producer's Mondays with Ray Angry aka Mister Goldfinger (In person - NYC)
- SDG Acceleration via Restore the Nature with SDGx ESGx Web 3.0 by Dr. Shirley Young (Virtual from Hong Kong)
Tuesday
17 September 2024
- Welcome to the New World: What Does Your Futurism Look Like? by Kai (Kari) Altmann (Virtual from Egypt)
- New World Music, livestream by HITASHYA (Virtual from Egypt)
Wednesday
18 September 2024
- Artist March from Times Square to the UN! (USA)
- Dumas Art Project at VR Surat by Yujarts Foundation (In person - India)
- Youth-led Intergenerational Social and International Clothing Swap Event by Laura Carisa Gardea & Sustainable Fashion Week US (In person - NYC)
Thursday
19 September 2024
- "Arts and Culture for Future Generations" Panel by Building Hopeful Future Generations (In person - NYC)
- Youth-led Intergenerational Social and International Clothing Swap Event by Laura Carisa Gardea & Sustainable Fashion Week US (In person - NYC)
Friday
20 September 2024
- "The Role of the Artist" Digital and AI Art Exhibit in Times Square Meet up and Photo Op (In person - NYC)
- Climate Film Festival (In person - NYC)
Saturday
21 September 2024
- UN Action Days (In person - NYC)
- Creative Voices: The Role of the Artist in Shaping Narratives for Change by Ingrid Lung of Scarlet Red Magazine (Virtual from UK)
- Art for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Ashley A. Stewart, Onyemachi Nwabueze (Virtual)
- Climate Film Festival (In person - NYC)
- Future of Fashion Pop Up (In person - NYC)
- Climate Imaginarium - Play is Power: Design Your Own Climate Game (In person - NYC)
- Earth Sessions by Intersectional Environmentalist (In person - NYC)
- DUMAS Art Project Art Bazaar at VR Surat by Aman Bhardwaj (In person - India)
- The Road Ahead...We Can by
- AI Meets Art: The Future of Art in the Age of AI and Let’s Make Immersive Art: The Intersection of Creativity, AI, and Technology by Keepers XR (In person - Uganda)
Sunday
22 September 2024
- UN Action Days (In person - NYC)
- DUMAS Art Project Art Bazaar at VR Surat by Aman Bhardwaj (In person - India)
- Climate Film Festival (In person - NYC)
Monday
23 September 2024
- UN Summit of the Future (In person - NYC)
- Using Art to Support Climate Activism by Stan Eichner
- POETRY IN ‘ACTION’: A VIRTUAL MOBILE POETRY FILM SHOWCASE vy Zuhura Seng’enge ‘The African Lioness – Award-winning Poet and Spoken word Artist, Tanzania (In person - Tanzania)
- Flow and Change by Dr Claire Cunnington and Chris Godwin (Virtual from UK)
- Saving Walden's World Film Screening with Q&A with Director by Nyasha Laing (In person - NYC)
- Art for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Ashley A. Stewart, Onyemachi Nwabueze (Nigeria)
Tuesday
24 September 2024
- UN Summit of the Future (In person - NYC)
- Climate Artivism: Art for Climate Action by Leena Joshi (Virtual)
- Climate Imaginarium - Wasted Textiles: A Story About Slow Fashion in Film & Art (In person - NYC)
- Climate Imaginarium - A Journey Into The Mind of a Trash Talker: Fashion, Film, & Art (In person - NYC)
- #ProtectWhatWeLove: Artifacts from Floods & Fires; Climate Survivors Testimonies of Loss & Resilience by Sierra Club Canada (In person - NYC)
- Writing Our Feelings about the Climate and What Gives Us Hope by Pamela Powell (In person - NYC)
Wednesday
25 September 2024
- Negociating for a Sustainable City: The Collective Museum of Casablanca, Morocco by Eugénie Forno (Virtual from Morocco)
- Memory of Cactus, Mystery of Cochineal: Transforming the Ecological Crisis and the Diseapperance of Cactus into an Artistical Act by Eugénie Forno (Virtual from Morocco)
Thursday
26 September 2024
- A BETTER AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN THE EYES OF THE YOUNG, BRILLIANT AND TALENTED by Prosper Habayo
Friday
27 September 2024
- "The Voice Of Sango"- Lake Victoria by Edwin Koga(In-person - Kenya)
- 11am-1pm: Climate Imaginarium - Sustainable Storytelling: On and Off Camera (In person - NYC)
- 1-4pm: Climate Imaginarium - The Uproot Project (In person - NYC)
- 1-4pm: Climate Imaginarium - The Uproot Project (In person - NYC)
Saturday
28 September 2024
- Global Citizen Concert (In person - NYC)
- Climate Imaginarium - Climate Fiction Workshop with Author Susan Kaye Quinn (In person - NYC)
- Climate Imaginarium - Climate Cafe with a Scene from "Red: A Mark Rothko Story" and "Imagined Futures" (In person - NYC)
- Climate Imaginarium - The Chase (EP) Release Party: A Climate Week Jam (In person - NYC)
- PANEL DISCUSSION - THE ROLE OF ART IN URBAN TRANSFORMATION by DUMAS Art Project at VR Surat by Moksh Foundation (In person - India)
- Madness: The Album Listening Part by Risa Okech & George Mwendwa (In person - Kenya)
- Football and Nature Vs Climate Change by Valentin Alfonso (Virtual from USA)
Sunday
29 September 2024
- Youth Arts Town Hall with the Arts & Culture Working Group (Virtual from USA, Kenya and India)
- On to COP29: The Arts for the Future Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan (Virtual from USA)
- Climate Imaginarium - Climate Fiction Workshop with Author Susan Kaye Quinn (In person - NYC)
- Climate Imaginarium - Grief & Seeds: Honoring the Past – Creating the Future(In person - NYC)
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