3 online galleries dedicated to the future of our planet
Three special online galleries were presented by Art and Social Impact Group (ArtSI) in the frames of Catalysing Change Week (CCW) 2023 - the world's largest event initiated by Catalyst2030 - a global network of social innovators and entrepreneurs working together to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
These amazing spaces will stay open to the public for 3 months and we invite you to explore them.
А working group on the topic of the intersection of art and social impact. The group is investigating art as a tool to give communities and people opportunities to express, grow and develop, bringing art as a topic to the table in the SDG discussions.
DARK PARADISE
Sci-Art Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands researching coral resilience
This online exhibition presents documentation of Paul Rosero Contreras' ongoing project Dark Paradise, based on artistic and scientific research held out in the Galápagos Islands since 2017. The project brings together marine biologists and artists in an intimate collaboration tackling environmental issues in regard to preserving Life below Water. In this context, the project echoes UN's Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. After various expeditions in the Pacific Ocean, Dark Paradise focuses on life after the climate crisis and proposes hope and resilience by documenting corals adapting to ocean acidification in the depths of an underwater active volcano, as well as supporting a coral reef restoration initiative called Galapagos Reef Revival. Through photography, video, and 3d models, this show highlights a synergetic attempt between distinct experts which looks to open new perspectives on the future of our planet.

Produced by Paul Rosero Contreras | Dos Islas Estudios, Anna Shvets | TAtchers' Art Management, Margarita Brandt, Nicolas Davalos | Reef Revival, Vladimir Opredelenov | .ART domains, Sara Cerreto | Ikonospace

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STORIES TO SAVE THE WORLD
the selection of over 30 inspiring visual stories on environmentalism
«The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: Stories to Save the World» is a global collaboration that brings together over 300 leading environmentalists, artists, authors, actors, filmmakers, musicians, and drag performers to present over 120 inspiring visual stories on environmentalism. Released in October 2021, the book focuses on climate and biodiversity crises. In exclusivity for the Catalyst2030 CCW, a selection of over 30 comics from the book is used to create a 3D exhibition online. Overall, the project aims to raise awareness about environmentalism and inspire action towards creating a better world using artists as wonderful storytellers as contributors to the SDG13 #Climate Action.

Produced by Elizabeth Markevitch | IkonoTV, Paul Goodenough | Rewriting Extinction, Sara Cerreto | Ikonospace.

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(IM)POSSIBLE LIBRARY
360 Environment of the School of (Im)Possible
Arctic Lighthouse 360° Fictional Environment which holds the Impossible library and Massami Alamair working station in a collapsed future. Immerse yourself in the futuristic "Arctic Lighthouse" in 2027. The (Im)Possible Library stems from the project School of the (Im)Possible: a live immersive experience that we have been delivering since 2021 in schools in Brazil and Scotland: time-traveling bookshelves appear in classrooms, filled with mysterious still-to-be-written books from the future. Guided by these interactive bookshelves and a digital platform, the participants are invited to join an (im)possible mission: "to re-write the future with sustainable solutions."

Created by Francine Kliemann | Platô Cultural, Simon Sharkey | The Necessary Space

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The online galleries will be open to the public till the end of July 2023
Organizers and Partners
Founded by Elizabeth Markevitch, IkonoTV is a unique VOD art streaming platform. It is a hub aggregating films from video artists, museums, galleries, filmmakers, and in-house productions giving the audience access to a vast library.
Led By Simon Sharkey TNS promotes itself as a Theatre of Opportunity. Their work is designed to enthrall, transform, shape and celebrate the possibilities and opportunities in every encounter. They build relationships that change the way we view the world around us and spur us into action.
Is a team of producers and strategists, that manage international art projects and deliver PR services. They do and curate international art shows and cultural events, provide educational activities, research intersections of Art, Science and Technologies, inspire, connect and promote.
An independent decentralized community of art managers, cultural project producers, curators, art entrepreneurs, art institution managers, art event organizers, gallery owners, art PR people, art critics, researchers of the contemporary art process and journalists writing about art, as well as specialists in PR and digital technologies in art.
A collaborative endeavor, that with research and conservation institutions aims to restore some of the most threatened and diminished coral communities in the Galapagos archipelago.
Platô Cultural is a company based in Brazil that specialized in immersive experiences in education, searching for new ways of learning and connecting to the world through imagination.
A global network of social innovators and entrepreneurs working together to achieve the United Nations (https://www.un.org/)' Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Joining forces with communities, governments, businesses and others, Catalyst 2030 members are changing systems at all levels through collective action and bold new strategies.
A hybrid space of art research, production, education, and music events located in Quito, Ecuador. It was founded by Paul Rosero Contreras in 2015 and works as the epicenter where art and scientific investigation merges together and turn into installations and experiences usually including living organisms and audiovisual systems.
A creative agency and software development startup specialized in providing high-end 3D, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality solutions for museums, art galleries, artists, collectors, and exhibition designers.
Is the art world's digital domain, free of industrial and geographical constraints.It's a place where artists, institutions, professionals and creatives can register a clear and concise website address that reflects their occupation and belonging.