Creative Climate Showcase
Beaded medallion, Kisu’lkw, by Abby Burgess.
Creative Climate Showcase
The Creative Climate Showcase gives artists ages 14-24 from across Nova Scotia the opportunity to create and present a piece of art inspired by the theme: Envisioning a Resilient Future.
Selected artists will showcase their artwork at a public event on March 19, 2027. Keep an eye on our website and social media for more details about the Showcase Event and how to attend!
Applications for the Creative Climate Showcase are now closed.
This year’s theme: Envisioning a Resilient Future
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What does a resilient community look like to you?
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What can nature teach us about resilience?
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What role does technology play in building community resilience?
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How can Nova Scotia’s landscapes and cultural traditions build community resilience?
Accepted art formats
Art submissions may be completed individually or as a group, and may take the form of:
- a piece of visual art, such as a drawing, painting, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, pottery, etc;
- a piece of live or recorded performance art, such as a song or other piece of music, or a dance, theatre performance;
- a piece of creative writing or poetry;
- a video or short film; or,
- another artistic medium may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Please note: Artwork submitted by Youth Artists for inclusion in the Creative Climate Showcase may be photographed or recorded for feature on Clean Foundation and the Department of Environment and Climate Change websites, social media accounts and/or reports. All rights rest with the artist or creator.
2026 Creative Climate Showcase Artists
Theme – Preparing for the Clean Economy.
The System
Mikaela van den Berg (she/her) – Age 17
Lakes Led Me to the Ocean
Kyla Wilkinson (she/her) – Age 22 & Nathaniel Wilkinson (he/him) – Age 21
Kisu’lkw (What Created Us)
Abby Burgess (she/they) – Age 23
The Hidden
Feiyang Yue – Age 14
Tender Metal: Trash to Treasure
Yas Jawad (they/them) – Age 22
Rise and Fall
Alex Lijs (she/her) – Age 17, Fia Sanford (she/her) – Age 14, Jasmine Aulenback (she/her) – Age 16
The Future is on Fire
Glenn Porter (she/they) – Age 16
Chickadees or Car Alarms?
KC Collings (they/them) – Age 23
A Bug’s World
Ashleigh Baxter (she/her) – Age 19
The Three Brothers
Liam Mailman (he/him) – Age 16
The Path to You
Claudia Zhao (she/her) – Age 17
Future in Progress
Layla Hussain (she/they) Age – 18 & Najam Hussain (he/him) – Age 14
A Youth
Akshay Adhana (he/him) – Age 20
Honouring the serviceberry
Lister de Vitré (he/him) – Age 23
Please respect our artists
We’re proud to showcase the creativity and talent of our artists. Please remember that all artwork featured here belongs to the artist who created it. If you’d like to share, reproduce, publish or use any piece of artwork, you must first obtain permission from the artist. To inquire about a piece of artwork on this page or to get in touch with one of the artists, please email us at ycc@cleanfoundation.ca.
The Nova Scotia Youth Climate Council is funded by the Province of Nova Scotia.
