The Climate Museum Presents Climate Art For Congress: A Student Toolkit
New York, NY (April 21, 2021) — The Climate Museum presents Climate Art For Congress, a project that invites young people to better understand climate change, learn about civic engagement, and raise their voices about their climate demands.
Climate Art for Congress is an easy, educational activity for K-12 students who are too young to vote, but ready to speak up about the climate impacts that matter most to them. Students who have been introduced to the climate crisis at school may feel worried about its effects, but not realize they have agency to advocate for a climate safe future. Climate Art for Congress offers students, along with their parents and teachers, a toolkit for learning the basics of climate science; researching their members of Congress and where they stand on climate; and creating short, illustrated letters about their thoughts and concerns about the crisis. This creative project is the first of its kind to combine art, science, writing, and civics to empower young people to address the most urgent crisis of their time. The letters are then sent by the Climate Museum team to the students' representatives and senators. Climate Art for Congress is open to students across the United States and 5 Major Territories.
For more information on Climate Art For Congress, including an educator toolkit, student worksheets, intro video, and an online gallery of letters, visit: climatemuseum.org/climateartforcongress or email: climateart@climatemuseum.org.
About the Climate Museum
The Climate Museum is the first museum in the U.S. dedicated to the climate crisis. The museum’s mission is to inspire action on the climate crisis with public programming across the arts and sciences that deepens understanding, builds community, and advances just solutions. Most people in the U.S. are worried about the climate crisis, but remain silent and inactive. The Climate Museum offers public programming to meet the rising demand for multiple pathways to civic engagement and climate action. Through exhibitions, panels, workshops, educational initiatives, and youth programs, it mobilizes people to join the fight for a brighter future. Additional information is available at climatemuseum.org.
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