Climate Arts Fest!
👋 Join Us!
The California Center for Climate Change Education is hosting a Climate Arts Fest on West LA College's campus!
Welcome to the 4th Annual Climate Palooza and the inaugural Climate Arts Fest! This half-day immersive experience transforms the West LA Community College campus into a vibrant ecosystem of creativity dedicated to climate action and community care.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and engage with over 30 local organizations. We invite residents, students, and artists of all backgrounds to join us in celebrating our planet and designing a greener, more equitable future.
Moving beyond traditional lectures, the festival invites participants to explore the intersection of environmental justice and creative practice through hands-on workshops and interactive exhibits. From art, crafts, film, music, XR, sustainable fashion, repair & mending, games, to seed and soil workshops, get ready to be amazed!
The first 100 attendees will receive tickets for a complimentary plant-based lunch, so get there early!
Spaces for our featured workshops are limited. Please register in advance to secure your spot and keep an eye out for more sessions to be added to the agenda soon!
•🎵 Welcome to the Soundscape! at West LA College's Microforest with Brian Young of Nature Nexus Institute
•⛰️ Native Storytelling with Alan Salazar, a traditional storyteller, native educator, and a tribal elder in both the Fernandeño Tataviam and Ventureño Chumash tribes
•🪡 Mending As Resistance: Stitching Climate Justice with Clementina Martinez-Masarweh of Sustainable Latina
•🎨 Indigenous Pigments with Mona Lewis of Sunsprite Handwork
• 🎞️ Breath Work (a dirty air opera) screening with Nina Sarnelle
•📽️ Beyond the 2D Frame: Climate Storytelling in XR with Paris McCoy of TEC Leimert
•🧘🏽♀️Embodied Nature: Movement and Mindfulness with Samantha Redondo
•🖼️ Reimagine Your Resilient Community with Margaret To & Rachel Cellinese of Climate Designers LA
•🌱 BioREMEDIES: Saving the Planet Safely with Taylor Harrison, aka Plant Plug LA
•🤖 Cyborg Human: Fashion, Microplastics & Health with Clementina Martinez-Masarweh of DNA Sustainable Threds
•🌳 The Many Uses of Biochar! with Lamar Glover of BioCharge @ CSUDH
and many more!
Date: Saturday, April 18th
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: 9000 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230
Public Transportation & carpooling is highly encouraged.
WLAC Public Transportation Guide
Accessibility & Logistics:
Free and open to the public.
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
All ages are welcome; no prior climate expertise is required.
Photography and videography will be captured during the event. By attending, you consent to have your likeness recorded.
Event hosts -
The California Center for Climate Change Education (CCCCE), based at West Los Angeles College, is a Los Angeles Community College District initiative preparing students for green jobs. It provides education, training, and paid internships, focusing on climate equity and supporting statewide clean energy initiatives.
Climate Designers is a global design community hub for creative professionals from all industries, committed to supporting designers to be climate leaders everywhere they work. Climate Designers empowers designers to learn, connect, and act on climate solutions to actively co-create a just and regenerative world. The LA Chapter is co-led by creative director & facilitator Rachel Cellinese and multimedia artist & filmmaker Margaret To. Learn more about our Climate Designers LA Chapter here: https://linktr.ee/climatedesignersla
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