An art project to reflect on the climate emergency
and the human predicament,
and to envision a desirable future.
The proJect is supported by the MAHB and the Post carbon Institute.

biMonthly Art Call & Online Exhibitions

What’s Next for Earth CURRENT Exhibition

Featured artists:

Nadine Marie Allan (US), Fateme Banishoeib, Susan Bercu (US), Marianne Bickett (US), Christina Conklin (US), Alison Lee Cousland (Australia), Yvonne C. Espinoza (US), Michele Guieu (US), Terri Hughes-Oelrich (US), Petra Jelinek (US), Ka (US), Pascal Ken (France), Michalina W. Klasik (Poland), Ana Martinez Orizondo (US), Quin de la Mer (US), Eric Meyer (France), Liz Miller Kovacs (Germany), Suzette Marie Martin (US), Mona Naess (Norway), Meredith Nemirov (US and Spain), Tessa Teixeira (South Africa), Marcela Villaseñor (US), Michelle Waters (US), Eileen Wold (US). 

Current Art Call

What’s Next for Earth was created by multidisciplinary eco-artist and art educator Michele Guieu at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a time of lockdown. What’s Next for Earth is an Instagram-based project. As of November 2021, 17 art calls focused on the Human Predicament have been proposed to the art community. More than 110 artists from around the world have participated. Since January 2021, the art calls follow the Think Resilience course from the Post Carbon Institute.

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What’s Next for Earth is supported by the MAHB — an initiative of Stanford University, bringing the best science to civil society.

The Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere is a meeting place for global civil society — citizens concerned with the interconnections among the greatest threats to human well-being: this is the human predicament.

Testimonies

I was fortunate enough to take part in the WNFE calls early on in the collaborative project. Not only did this allow me to meet a team and contributors full of enthusiasm and driven by a common, committed and beautiful vision for our future. But it also allowed me to strengthen my own convictions and to go further in my daily involvement outside of WNFE. Take the plunge and join the calls for contributions, and we’ll make a better world faster.
SailevArtist, France
The MAHB Arts Community, through its webpages, has connected me to an active arts community worldwide that is concerned about the future of our planet. In particular, participating in the What’s Next for Earth art calls has been challenging and thought-provoking, and I’m always interested to see how others have interpreted the monthly theme. I encourage everyone to get involved.
Nancy D LaneArtist, Australia
I am glad that an organization like MAHB exists and grateful to have been included in some of their projects of What’s Next For Earth. Any platform that addresses the threats to our planet, caused by our behaviors and abuses, is much welcomed and needed today.
Cristian PietrapianaArtist, US
It’s been wonderful participating in your art calls. Very rewarding and meaningful! My work is better because of it.
Quin de la MerArtist, US
I look forward to each new challenge because it further pushes the boundaries of my thinking and challenges me to rethink my views. I’ve learned a great deal from her resources that she provides, further clarifying what each theme means. WNFE art calls nudge me to create in ways that may not be comfortable nor typical for me. I’ve really enjoyed exploring photography, for example, not my area of expertise at all. WNFE has given me an avenue of expression I don’t have right now. Through art, I can give voice to my experiences through the current crises of the pandemic and climate change. I am very grateful to Michele for creating the monthly art calls. It has been a life-line for me. WNFE’s vision is at the forefront of innovative thinking and I hope it continues a long time!
Marianne BickettArtist, US
I really do like watching all those videos and this project keeps me engaged in continual learning.
Terri Hughes-Oelrichon the Think Resilience Course, US
WNFE’s art calls have motivated me to address issues that I had not worked on before and that are that are crucial for our survival and the future of our planet.
Marcela VillasenorArtist, US
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