Call for Proposals: Cohort 2025

Climate futures thrive on our imagination to shape them. Too often, the future is decided for us by a small group of people rooted in western, settler-colonial worldviews. Your visionary work is urgently need to reimagine our relationship with the Earth and each other, fostering a collective hope and actionable pathways for a better world in 2075 and beyond. Climate Storytelling 2075 gives young people from frontline communities a platform for world-building that leverages the arts and storytelling to explore solutions for adaptation, mitigation, and sustainability at local, regional, and global scales.

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This call for proposals asks: 

How do you envision a desirable climate future in the year 2075?

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JUMP TO APPLICATION

We are delighted to extend an invitation for you to submit a proposal for Climate Storytelling 2075:

a climate anthology series dedicated to exploring the complexities of climate change and the potential for transformative action by focusing on imagined futures. We are eager to bring together diverse voices and perspectives to help us imagine such futures.

This call for proposals is open to young people from frontline, BIPOC, queer, and other communities who experience the undue burdens of climate change while simultaneously demonstrating the innovation and resilience required to build new realities.

Centering the experiences, knowledge, and alternative ways of knowing from these communities is crucial in shaping our collective understanding of climate futures. By amplifying the voices of frontline, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA* communities, we aim to build a more inclusive and equitable vision of the future. 

• We seek to create an inclusive and interdisciplinary community, and therefore, participation from individuals with diverse backgrounds, from scientists to artists, is highly encouraged.

• This 6-month extracurricular program is free for admitted applicants, and we hope to offer stipends to participating artists, contingent upon securing funding. We recognize the time and effort required for artists to complete their work and aim to support them accordingly.

• We welcome submissions of pieces that have been previously developed for programs, classes, or other creative endeavors. However, please note that submitted works should not have been published publicly elsewhere. We also anticipate that work will evolve over the course of the program, and therefore encourage you to think about your proposal’s flexibility, particularly if you are submitting previously developed work in your proposal. If you have any questions or need clarification, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. 

We encourage you to explore our regenerative storytelling guide, and consider the lenses offered in your own storytelling proposal.

We welcome a dynamic and multimedia approach to this climate storytelling project.

We invite you to explore various creative expressions to bring your vision to life – from speculative fiction to artifacts that stimulate the senses. Think beyond traditional narratives and consider how art, food, film, textiles, architecture, and other forms can demonstrate your vision for 2075.

• Narratives: Write a story of life in 2075, whether it be a day in the life of an individual, an adventure in a local community, a love story, or any other narrative you might imagine. You might explore how people relate to one another and to their environments.

• Art: Create visual artwork that represents your climate future vision. This could include paintings, drawings, illustrations, digital art, or mixed media creations.

• Food: Imagine the tastes and flavors of your climate future. Experiment with recipes, food origins, or food installations that evoke a sense of your envisioned world.

• Film: Produce short films or video clips that narrate or visually depict your climate future. Use cinematography, animation, or documentary-style approaches to engage and inspire your audience.

• Wearables: Design and showcase textiles that reflect the fabric of your climate future. This could involve weaving, fabric printing, embroidery, or fashion design. Design adornments such as headpieces, rings, necklaces and more out of found materials or upcycled metals that capture the essence of your envisioned world, or represents how society may dress in the future.

• Architecture: Envision sustainable and innovative architectural designs that integrate harmoniously with nature in your climate future. Present your ideas through sketches, models, or digital renderings.

By embracing a multimedia approach, we aim to foster diverse expressions and create an anthology that captures the richness and depth of our imaginative future building.