is a program merging arts and activist practices to combat climate change.

The program is run in various modules throughout the year online via Zoom, with one annual In-Person Summer Intensive held in Brooklyn, NY. See details about our upcoming module below.

IN-PERSON SUMMER ARTICHOKE AMBASSADORS INTENSIVE

JULY 21-25 from 10:30am-5:30pm

at the Mercury Store Theatre Complex (Gowanus, BK)

Cost: $650

*Financial support is available. Scholarships are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are eliminated.

APPLICATION:

Complete the short application below to be considered. If you would like to apply for scholarship support, please submit your application by June 16, 2025. All applications are due June 24, 2025.

 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM: 

The Artichoke Ambassadors program merges the communicative power of the arts with effective activism strategy at collective and individual levels towards creating an environmentally just world. This educational and mentorship program guides people to become creatively active in climate change utilizing arts and activism practices.

In this Ambassador

Program you will:

  • Learn about eco-arts creation

  • Gain activism strategies

  • Explore environmental justice

  • Engage in art making and creative activities

  • Develop a project, campaign, or career direction

  • Expand your network and grow with others

“I feel like I have more confidence to understand AND EXPLAIN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NOW.”

-2022 Artichoke Ambassador

“Watching other people’s journeys as they explore and make discoveries comes with my own accountability to share my ideas. The other Ambassadors pushed me to think about things from different perspectives and angles, make connections, and dive deeper into my own inner discovery.”

-2023 Artichoke Ambassador

“Its really worth your time to come to this beautiful space. It will show you a lot of different possibilities and avenues of how you can take action.”

-2024 Artichoke Ambassador

HEAR FROM FORMER AMBASSADORS:

“I signed up for the program because I saw it as the perfect segue combining my artistry and activism.”

-2023 Artichoke Ambassador

“The great readings and resources that were shared gave me a lot of information and expanded my perception and understanding about what environmental justice actually looks like… plus a connection to the artists I met at the program and movement activities that were completely new for me and extremely powerful and rewarding!”

-2022 Artichoke Ambassador