Compete The Earth Partner Prize 2026
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: October 7, 2026 – The 2026 Earth Partner Prize is an open call that generates conversations around the urgent need for ecological justice. It is specifically designed for artists aged 14-30 to encourage youth engagement leading up to COP in November, and to ensure the voices of younger generations are heard.
The 2026 Earth Partner Prize is taking place in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Re:wild. Through these collaborations, participants will have a chance to have their work featured in international forums and seen by climate leaders.
ELIGIBILITY
Art Partner invites artists and creatives of all nationalities, races, genders and faiths, between 14 and 30 years of age, to submit work that responds to and creates conversations around the urgent need for climate action. The Earth Partner Prize seeks to amplify the call to environmental action by providing a platform where the voices of the next generation of concerned creatives can be seen and heard. Especially members of the global majority, who are often underrepresented, highlighting the unique ways in which they each view the perils of climate change, and its social roots and consequences.
Applicants can apply with any medium, including, but not limited to, photography projects, docu-style and experimental film, performance art, app development, spoken word, musical compositions, dance, fashion design, new media, and social media projects.
JURY
- Hans Ulrich Obrist, art curator and artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries
- Ferdinando Verderi, art director
- Shaway Yeh, founder of Yehyehyeh and pioneer of Asia’s sustainable fashion movement
- Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- Derrick O. Boateng, acclaimed afrofuturist artist
- Robin D. Moore, photographer and CCO at Re:wild
- Giovanni Testino, founder of Art Partner
- Marcela Villafaña, first filmmaker of the Arhuaco community
- Marina Testino, sustainability advocate
AWARDS
Eight finalists will be awarded cash prizes of $10K, $5K or $2K. An additional 20 creatives will receive honourable mentions by a globally recognised panel of judges.
APPLY ONLINE – No Fee
About:
Earth Partner exists to harness the power of creative expression and captivating visual storytelling to advance climate action through culture. We partner with initiatives that help us be accountable and share our acquired knowledge, expanding our community in wider cultural spaces.
Our purpose is to be a community where art can inspire meaningful environmental change through creativity, connection among artists, collaboration, and cultural transformation.
Art Partners
Established as Art Partner’s sustainability division, Earth Partner works to identify where sustainable practices can be implemented, both on set and in our offices in New York, London and Paris. We’ve been a Certified CarbonNeutral® company since 2017.
We’ve built a global platform amplifying young artists, highlighting diverse perspectives on climate justice, greenwashing, Indigenous rights, and grassroots activism.
We collaborate with publications, educational institutions, faith communities, and organizations that share our vision of creative climate action.
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