Discover great events, funding opportunities and open calls from the creative climate community
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Here’s a selection of events and opportunities to kick start your creative climate action this July.
OPEN CALL: ITER 2026
Deadline: 1 September 2026
Involved in planning or delivering international touring in the cultural sector? Applications for the International Touring and Environmental Responsibility programme (ITER) are now open for 2026. Register your interest now, and you could help improve and develop environmentally responsible, inclusive and just approaches to international touring.
Report: The path to net zero
Download this practical guide to understanding net zero, reducing emissions and taking meaningful steps towards a more sustainable future. The report analyses the cost and environmental benefits, as well as the return on investment, of decarbonisation projects at seven UK cultural buildings, and explores the potential for a new funding model.
Competition: Art on Climate
Deadline: 31 July 2026
The Art on Climate International Illustration Competition is inviting artists and illustrators from around the world to submit original work that explores climate change and the solutions shaping a more sustainable future, providing the chance to show your work to an international audience and win a cash prize.
Open call: Nature and place (ireland)
Deadline: 5 August 2026
Artists that can work in Ireland are invited to create a temporary public artwork that responds to the rivers and coastline of Dún Laoghire, exploring the relationship between people, nature and place through site-responsive work developed in collaboration with environmental or scientific experts.
Event: Eco-poetics and Environmental Artivism Conference
16-17 July 2026
Join this London-based transdisciplinary conference to share your research or creative practice exploring the connections between creativity, ecology and environmental action, and discover others’ creative work on themes including ecopoetics, environmental justice, climate activism and the natural world.
EVENT: Summit photo
17 – 19 July 2026
The Royal Geographic Society is hosting bringing together leading photographers, filmmakers, scientists and campaigners for three days of talks, workshops and exhibitions at Summit Photo. Register your spot now to exploring the power of visual storytelling to drive positive change across climate action.
RESOURCE: Home of Hope
Home of Hope is a space for collective sharing, learning and solidarity between artists, cultural workers, researchers, community leaders and peacebuilders. It includes an active online community (via WhatsApp), in person events, and a Resource Hub.
Competition: Art & Environment Prize
Deadline: 30 July 2026
Submit your work for the Art & Environment Prize, an international award supporting artists whose practices explore new relationships between creativity, nature and environmental challenges. Open to artists working across all disciplines, the prize offers the selected artist a six-to-eight-week residency in Arles, production support and the opportunity to present their work in an exhibition at Lee Ufan Arles.
Competition: Earth Partner Prize
Deadline: 7 October 2026
Share your creative response to the climate crisis in this international competition celebrating young artists using creativity to explore climate and environmental issues. Open to creatives aged 14–30 worldwide, the prize welcomes work across all mediums to win a cash prize of up to $10,000 while having your work displayed on an international stage.
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