Mission
Public awareness of climate change is high: what is required now is to transform this into climate action, and to raise awareness of effective responses to climate change that exist today. Project Groundswell uses the visual storytelling power and popular appeal of photography to address this need.
What is Project Groundswell?
Four leading photo organisations in Europe have come together in a 24-month programme to create:
New funded opportunities for artists to develop and exhibit photographic work focusing on climate action.
New opportunities for artists and cultural professionals to develop skills in environmentally sustainable practices.
Opportunities for audiences to visit high quality exhibitions and to engage with issues of sustainability in meaningful ways.
Opportunities for global audiences to engage with the project through photobook publications and through exciting audiovisual content on social media and on this website.
Key Outputs
Selected from an Open Call by an international Jury, Four Artists’ projects will be produced for a major, high quality Curated Exhibition.
The exhibition will be presented in four leading European galleries/festivals: Fotohof, Salzburg; Photo Museum Ireland, Dublin; Cortona on the Move, Tuscany; Imago Lisboa Festival, Lisbon.
Publication of Four Monograph Photobooks provide a lasting record of the work.
Dynamic Family and Schools Engagement Programmes accompany the exhibitions.
Twelve artists supported to create high quality audiovisual shorts of their projects.
Three Free Online Training Workshops to develop skills in environmentally sustainable practice.
Ten Artists supported to take part in free Portfolio Reviews with international photo experts.
Finale Outdoor Projections, discussion panels and in conversation events, in the context of COP31.