SPACE IN ART AND ENVIRONMENT

SPACE IN ART AND ENVIRONMENT - 254Enviroment

Sometimes the paintbrush and pen are mightier than the PowerPoint and lecture when it comes to explaining, on a human scale, our environment and the urgency of global climate change. Culture and the arts play a pivotal role in addressing environmental issues.

Arts can help to raise awareness and catalyze a public response to environmental insecurities and risks, illuminate issues of environmental justice, and imagine more sustainable futures. Arts can speak to emotion as well as to reason in finding new ways to articulate the richness and diversity of relationship between people and their environment.

There is so much to say on how we can utilize art as a tool for communication. Environment 254 is an open community platform for the change makers in the environmental and social arena, completely youth-run, nonprofit environmental organization, founded by passionate, determined, and concerned youth. Are organizing an Art and environment event which will take place in various universities in Kenya. It will start on 3rd June 2016 at zetech university.

The main Objectives of the art and environment event will be

1. To create a works of environmental art.

 2. Creation of an environmental art calendars for 2017. 3. Presentation of our art pieces in a gallery for display. 4. Launching of the Eco-Challenge.

Participants is open to anyone include:

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1.Individuals- 

 any persons who share an interest in the environment. From the children to the senior citizens, from disabled persons

2.Organisations- 

 They will include both small and large organisations which will participate in the competition. Both governmental and NGOs are welcomed aboard.

3.Institutions- 

 Institutions of learning which have a keen interest in the environment and those willing to participate.

We believe that the art and environment event will go a long way in behavioral change, attitude change and encouraging the spirit of environmental consciousness .After each university visit we will be involved in either a tree planting activity or a team building activity. Our plan is to plant close to 30,000 tree before the end of December 2016.

A brief explanation of what Eco-Challenge is all about, it is a 120 day eco lifestyle challenge. Seeking to engage youth and the general public in the transition from conventional to conscious living, empowering generation and mobilizing action to sustain a healthy, just and thriving planet. Each week we have a specific theme addressing environment and social Issues. Themed challenges are live for 1 week and participants will be asked to complete actions and upload deliverables to gather points. Depending on how one gathers the points we will be rewarding the best participants on a weekly basis.Justifiction of the eco challenge is, Currently we have harmful chemicals in beauty and daily use products. Cancer, birth defects, reproductive harm, asthma, and other serious health risks are linked directly to many ingredients in products young people use daily. Thus there is need to raise awareness about eco responsible living amongst young peer groups thus the eco-challenge plays a major role.

If you would like to be part either as an artist, university club, to showcase your art works or sponsor or to partner send an email to info@environment254.org or 254environment@gmail.com .

Contact Antony Ngure 0706292116

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