Arts & Climate Collective Festival

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: Founders Park

Type: Exhibition, Workshop, Performance, Diversity, Conversation, Art, Arts, Artsforsocialchange, Arts In Action, ARTSSHOWCASE, Arts Now

Genre: Art & Design, Science & Technology, Sustainability, StudentAffairsFeatured, Saww, Sahomepage, Art, Arts, Arts&culture

ADMISSION:
Admission is free, Reservations requested. Bring a valid ID to enter campus.

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DESCRIPTION:
Celebrate Earth Month with USC’s Arts & Climate Collective (ACC) at its annual festival and be inspired to create a healthy and sustainable city for all! 

Showcasing student artwork and projects that connect the arts and storytelling with environmental justice and highlighting efforts to build sustainable communities in Los Angeles, the free event will feature art activations, workshops, food tasting, produce giveaways, and a resource fair with local, student, and USC organizations. 

Resource Fair:
AltaSea
Architecture and Advocacy
CicLAvia
Clockshop
Cnidarian Evolutionary Ecology Lab
Commission on Voluntary Service & Action
Community Service Unlimited Inc.
Environmental Student Assembly
FPM Waste Management Dept.
Gibson Climate Justice Lab
Hike for Habitats
LA Commons
LA Sanitation
Legacy LA
Metabolic Studio
Move LA
North East Trees
SC Garden Club
SC Mappers
SC Outfitters
Student Committee of the President's Working Group on Sustainability
Streets for All
Student Basic Needs at USC
Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation at USC
Sustainability at USC
Test Plot
TreePeople
Trojan Shop Local at USC
USC Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication
USC Arts in Action
USC Good Neighbors Campaign
USC Joint Education Project
USC Peace Garden
USC Sea Grant
USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability

Art and Project Showcase featuring ACC Awardees:
Alekhya Sengupta Banerjee & Angelina Rocchio
Cameron Bloodgood
Sophia Hammerle
Lawrence Herbert
Daniella Leon
Anik Panja & Ryan Rosendah
Yana Savitsky
Gwenan Walker

Murals by Students:
Andy Johnson
Brielle Lee
Caroline Li
Makena Parker
Kanie Ramos
Nina Tomasevic

Activations:
Gender-Affirming Clothing Swap with USC Queer and Ally Student Assembly
ImPACt with USC Performing Arts Committee
Mending Station with USC Arts in Action and students from the USC Roski School of Art and Design and the USC Kaufman School of Dance
OAK TREE: Resistance, Resilience, and Home with LA Commons

Performances:
Calle a Calle
Costa Colachis Glass - Noise as Pollution, Sound as Relief
Dance Trio: Chris Chun, Ellery Donlon, and Kyson Kai from the USC Kaufman School of Dance, with costumes from Suay Sew Shop
Drum Circle led by Jaden Lehman (USC Thornton) and Emily Liu (USC Kaufman)
Julia Kempf - Calls of Endangered Birds
Marguerite

Cuisine:
Bridgetown Roti Caribbean American restaurant
Southern Girl Desserts

Presented by USC’s Arts & Climate Collective in partnership with USC Arts in Action, USC Sustainability, USC University Relations, the Annenberg Innovation Lab, USC Culture Journey, and the USC Fisher Museum of Art.


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