KINDFIRE: An Eco-Artivist Exhibition and Climate Action Experience. Exhibition dates: 9–25 (PV 9th) July 2027. Location: Centro Espositivo della Fondazione Friuli, with the Centro Friulano Arti Plastiche, via Gemona 3, Udine, ITALY. Presented by: GREENy bastARTs.

GREENy bastARTs, in partnership with the Centro Friulano Arti Plastiche, invites artists, designers, researchers, and activists to apply for the second edition of KINDFIRE: an eco-artivist exhibition and public program exploring the urgent environmental and social questions shaping our shared future.

The 2027 edition will focus even more on ecological art, transforming the Spazio espositivo della Fondazione Friuli into a space for artistic encounter, public dialogue, learning and collective climate action.

About the project

KINDFIRE is a bold eco-artivist exhibition and public programme conceived by the GREENy bastARTs, an international eco-artivist collective of artists, scientists, engineers, researchers, storytellers, and activists.

KINDFIRE will transform the space into a living ecosystem where art, science, community, technology, and activism meet.

At its core, KINDFIRE is an art exhibition. The gallery becomes the emotional and intellectual anchor for the entire event, offering a multisensory journey through the interconnected urgencies shaping our planetary future.

Visitors encounter works that make environmental challenges tangible, personal, and actionable, while the surrounding programme deepens understanding through dialogue, reflection, and collective imagination.

Alongside the exhibition, KINDFIRE will include a public programme of artist talks, expert conversations, screenings, workshops and participatory sessions.  

During the 3-week event, all artists are required to be FULLY VEGAN and act in a way that is AS LOW-CARBON AS POSSIBLE, as this event and all GREENy bastARTs projects consider the impact of this action on the planet throughout the event.

Six environmental urgencies

KINDFIRE 2027 will be organised around six interconnected environmental urgencies:

1.⁠ ⁠Energy transition
Clean energy, sustainable transport, energy justice and the infrastructures transforming the way we live.

2.⁠ ⁠Overconsumption
Circular economies, waste reduction, repair, reuse, material culture and creative approaches to ocean-recovered materials or “trashure”.

3.⁠ ⁠Food and the kindness revolution
Compassionate consumption, food systems, food justice, biodiversity, animal ethics and the social and ecological consequences of what we eat.

4.⁠ ⁠Climate social justice
The unequal effects of climate change, environmental racism, displacement, colonial histories, access to resources and the experiences of climate-vulnerable communities.

5.⁠ ⁠Interconnectedness
Ecological and social systems as interdependent webs, including more-than-human perspectives, biomaterials, bio-inspired design and multispecies relationships.

6.⁠ ⁠How climate change affects me
Personal experience, youth perspectives, climate anxiety, agency, hope, care and the possibility of meaningful individual and collective action.

We welcome work that addresses one or more of these urgencies, as well as practices that reveal the connections between them.

Who can apply

We welcome applications from:

• Artists and collectives working in any medium that is vegan and as respectful of the environment as possible.
• Emerging, mid-career and established practitioners.
• Artists working across installation, sculpture, painting, photography, video, sound, performance, digital media, participatory practice, socially engaged art, textiles, bio-art and interdisciplinary forms.
• Applicants based in the UK or internationally.
• We are particularly focused on applications from practitioners whose work engages with environmental responsibility, social justice, community knowledge and new forms of ecological imagination.

What we are looking for

We are seeking works or proposals that:

• Explore climate change through innovative artistic, scientific or technological approaches.
• Address ecological systems, biodiversity, materials, energy, food or consumption.
• Engage with climate justice and the unequal distribution of environmental harm.
• Consider the relationship between human and more-than-human life.
• Create opportunities for dialogue, participation, reflection or collective learning.
• Offer new ways of imagining care, resilience, adaptation and climate action.
• Connect with one or more of KINDFIRE’s six environmental urgencies.

What selected artists receive

Selected artists will be invited to participate in KINDFIRE 2027 at the Centro Espositivo della Fondazione Friuli in Udine, Italy.

The exhibition package includes:

• Inclusion in a collective exhibition during 9-25 July 2027.
• Presentation of the selected artwork or project at Centro Espositivo della Fondazione Friuli in Udine, Italy.
• Consideration for inclusion in the KINDFIRE public program and COMPETITION for a free spot for next year's event.
• Professional documentation of the exhibition.
• Inclusion in the exhibition catalogue.
• Promotion through GREENy bastARTs and KINDFIRE communication channels.
• Opportunities to be seen and connect with artists, researchers, activists, educators and climate-focused organisations.
• Participation in the public programme will depend on the nature of the work, the final programme and available resources.  

Artworks will be on sale and, if sold, a 25% commission fee will be paid to GREENy bastARTs.

Participation and contribution fee

KINDFIRE is independently organised and self-funded by GREENy bastARTs. Artist contributions help us cover the costs of bringing the pieces from bLondon to Udine, exhibition production, installation, technical support, documentation, communication and public programming.

The application fee is 20 pounds, and there is a contribution fee of 150 pounds for selected artists. This is a means of making the event self-sustaining; there will be no financial gain.

The contribution will cover:

• Exhibition space and venue hire.
• Installation and technical coordination.
• Exhibition administration.
• Professional documentation.
• Catalogue and communication materials plus the GREENy bastARTs pin (not for sale)!
• Exhibition format and practical considerations
• The exhibition will be presented in a professional public venue in central Udine. Applicants should consider the practical requirements of displaying their work, including:
• Installation and deinstallation requirements.
• Lighting, sound, electricity or internet needs.
• Technical equipment.
• Fragility and public safety.
• Shipping, transport and insurance.
• Whether the work requires supervision or audience participation.
• Environmental impact of materials and transportation.
• Artists are responsible for delivering or arranging the delivery of their work to the venue unless another arrangement is agreed in writing.

Because KINDFIRE is an environmentally focused project, applicants are encouraged to consider low-impact production, reusable materials, local fabrication, repair, circularity, and responsible transportation.

We strongly discourage attendance by any artist unless coming by public transport.

Submission guidelines

Please submit the following:

• Up to five artworks or one project proposal. (Max. Two artworks per artist will be selected and shown.)
• A short artist statement of up to 300 words.
• A brief biography of up to 150 words.
• Links to relevant work: website, article, online folder…
• Artwork details, including title, date, medium and dimensions.
• Installation instructions and technical requirements, where applicable.
• A short 1-minute 9:16 video introducing yourself and your practice and explaining how the work connects to one or more of the six KINDFIRE urgencies.

If your work is selected, we intend to post your video on our Instagram account. If you wish us not to do so, please state it clearly in your application. 

An indication of whether you would be interested in contributing to a talk, workshop, screening or participatory activity.

Confirmation that you have public liability insurance in place.

Important dates

• Open call announced: 1st November
• Application deadline: 31 January 
• Selection results: 31st March
• Artist confirmation and fee agreement: 15th April 2027
• Artwork delivery and installation: 30th June (in London) or 7th July (in Udine) 2027
• Installation: 7-8th Jukly 2027
• Private View: 9th July 2027, 5:30-7 pm
• Exhibition open: 9-25 July 2027, Fri/Sat/Sun 10 am-7:30 pm
• Public programme: TBC 
• Finissage: 24th July 2027, 5:30-7 pm.
• Artwork collection: 25-28 July 2027 (or in early September if in/from London)

Final dates and programming will be confirmed by GREENy bastARTs and may be adjusted in coordination with the venue and London Climate Action Week calendar.

Selection process

Incomplete applications may not be considered. Applications will be reviewed by the GREENy bastARTs curatorial and organising team.

Selection will consider:

• The artist’s sustainability efforts.
• The strength and relevance of the artistic practice.
• The relationship between the proposed work and KINDFIRE’s themes.
• Originality, experimentation and clarity of approach.
• Feasibility within the exhibition space and available resources.
• Diversity of perspectives, disciplines, geographies and experiences.
• The potential of the work to encourage reflection, dialogue or action.
• GREENy bastARTs aims to create an exhibition that brings together different forms of knowledge and avoids a single or uniform understanding of environmental urgency.

About GREENy bastARTs

The GREENy bastARTs believe that art is a dialogue, and sustainability a shared responsibility.

KINDFIRE embodies this ethos: kind but determined artivism that bridges knowledge and care, turning awareness into action.

The event brings together artists, scientists, engineers, marine biologists, social scientists, environmental researchers, and academic partners to foster joyful collaboration for the common good of all life.

The entire programme is grounded in a vegan commitment shared by all participants, reflecting the collective’s dedication to reducing harm and modelling compassionate, low-impact cultural practice.

KINDFIRE invites visitors to reconnect, reimagine, and rekindle their commitment to a thriving planet: through the transformative power of art at the centre of it all.

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