Climate change will affect everyone, but it will affect poor people in developing countries first and most dramatically. Increasingly intense and erratic weather events (such as storms, droughts and tidal surges) are causing unprecedented land degradation and crop failure which are hurting livelihoods, increasing food shortages and forcing people to relocate. Unless we act now things will get a lot worse.
What is ‘Canvas for Change’?
Oxfam invites post secondary students to create an artwork that tells the climate change story for vulnerable communities in developing countries. The canvas could represent the climate change impacts faced by these communities, tell the story of them adapting to climate change or look at the opportunities and possibilities for the future.
Why should I participate?
A canvas by an Australian post secondary student will be chosen to be part of an international exhibition with works from around the globe at a UN Summit in December. All submitted works will be exhibited in an Oxfam web gallery. There will be an online competition to choose canvases to be used on postcards and posters. It’s your chance to be part of a global project to stop climate change.
When is it?
In December 2008, the nations of the world will gather in Poland, to negotiate a solution to climate change. A selection of canvases will be exhibited at the UN Summit in Poland, others will be exhibited around the world and across Australia over the next year.
The deadline for Oxfam to receive your post secondary student canvas is October 20, 2008.
Physical Specifications of Canvas
The final product should be:
• 2D. Durable and transportable
• Inks, paints and other media should give a permanent end product.
• For post secondary students the canvas should be no larger than (1.8m x 1.2m).
Type of images/themes the project is seeking:
• The impact of climate change upon poor communities in developing countries.
• People actively and strongly confronting the impacts or causes of climate change
• Briefing materials, including video, stories, case studies are available online.
Show the world’s leaders the BIG picture
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