Arts & Climate Collective Festival

Arts & Climate Collective Festival

April 2nd, 2024

1:00 - 4:00PM

AHF Lawn

Celebrate Earth Month with the USC Arts & Climate Collective (ACC) at our annual festival highlighting efforts to build sustainable communities in Los Angeles and showcasing student artwork and projects that connect the arts and storytelling with environmental justice. 

Open to everyone, the event will feature a resource fair with local, student and USC organizations, art activations, workshops, free food, and produce giveaways. Come celebrate amazing work and get inspired to create a healthy and sustainable city for all. 

Featuring:

• Art and project showcase by students Arjun Bhargava, William Higbie, Zeenat Javaid, Andrea Kim, Michael Lagos, Sol Lagos, Scarlett Lovallo, Audrey Shi, Katya Urban, Aaron Abunu, Kadee Whitaker, Wenting Yang, and the Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation

• Murals by students Andy Johnson, Olivia Lee, Shea Noland, Nina Tomasevic, and John "JD" Davillier and the Black Arts Collective

• Art activations: 

• Imagine a Sustainable LA with the Arts & Climate Collective

• Gratitude Garden Installation with students from Kaufman & Roski 

• Native Plants with North East Trees

• Upcycling Workshop with Arts in Action

• Seed Art & Hummingbird Wings of Change with La Commons 

• Produce giveaway from Community Service Unlimited Inc

• Tacos from Chichen Itza 

And a Resource Fair including:

• AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles

• Cnidarian Evolutionary Ecology Lab

• Community Service Unlimited Inc

• Environmental Justice Research Lab/ SC-CCEHRT

• Esperanza Community Housing 

• Fifty-One Miles 

• Koreatown Youth & Community Center

• La Commons 

• Legacy LA

• NewFilmmakers Los Angeles

• North East Trees 

• Peaks and Professors

• Student Committee of the President's Working Group on Sustainability

• TEST PLOT 

• TreePeople

• USC Arts in Action

• USC Environmental Student Assembly

• USC Garden Club

• USC Native American Student Assembly

• USC Peace Garden

• USC Sustainability

• USC University Relations  

• USC Urban Trees Initiative 

• USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability 

USC Zero Waste 

Regenerate 2023

Post coming soon! For now, check out some photos from our event!

Mural Contest

Read about the winners of our mural contest!

Andy Johnson

“For the Poppy Mural, I wanted to bring attention to a cultural lack of sustainable practices by contrasting the natural beauty of a California poppy with a pile of actual trash surrounding it. Both uplifting and saddening, the goal of the imagery is to inspire environmental change. The mural theorizes on a world if the mindset of sustanability isn’t more widely embraced?”

John Davillier Jr

“The black arts collective is an interdisciplinary arts club dedicated to the production of black art and strengthening the community of black artists. The club puts on a variety of events, productions, and projects that link together the community of black students on campus.”

Nina Tomasevic

"I wanted to show important and recognizable images that represent sustainability and eco-friendly practices, all surrounding a glowing Tree of Life symbol."

A fun fact about Nina is that this is her first time painting a mural!

Shea Noland

"Hi my name is Shea Noland and I am a current sophomore BFA student at USC. Coming from Honolulu, Hawaii, sustainability is very important to me and my work. I am passionate about using my art to address topics relating to the environment and how we impact it and so am very excited to participate in USC’s own sustainability efforts through completing this mural! "