Artport – Making waves at COP16

2 Degrees of Separation
United Nations Climate Conference, COP16
Cancun, Mexico
November 29-December 10, 2010

ARTPORT_making waves and Cinema Planeta are proud to present engaging art where it matters—at the heart of the most important climate conference in the world!
A rich program of cell phone video contests, art videos, panels with conference participants and artists, and a live art performance with hundreds of children drowning little islands in the midst of a heated climate debate.

Presented as part of the official cultural program of the United Nations Climate Conference in Mexico, COP16, at local cinemas, outdoor screens, public spaces, and conference locations in Cancun, Tulum, and Playa del Carmen.
A full program will be announced in November.

PARTICIPATE!
Send in your cell phone video of 20 seconds for the planet. Learn more at www.my20sec.org

DONATE!
Learn more about the groundbreaking live art performance, La Isla Hundida (The Drowned Island) by artist Javier Velasco with hundreds of school children during the UN climate conference in Cancun… and help us make it happen through Kickstarter! Even a small contribution can go a long way. http://kck.st/92oUXD

Also:

(Re-) Cycles of Paradise
Spanish Cultural Center, Mexico City
November 11, 2010-January 9, 2011

In conjunction with COP16 (First presented at COP15, Copenhagen, Dec 2009)
International artists raise challenging questions about gender and climate change.

Participating artists:
Kim Abeles (USA), Ander Azpiri (Mexico/Spain), Subhankar Banerjee (India/USA), Charley Case (Belgium/Spain), Meschac Gaba (Benin/NL), Anita Glesta (USA), Yolanda Gutiérrez (Mexico); Perla Krauze (MEX); Nnenna Okore (Nigeria/USA), Betsabée Romero (Mexico); Javier Velasco (Spain), Frances Whitehead (USA), Insa Winkler (Germany)

Partners: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); International American School of Cancun; Summit of Environmental Cinema, Mexico; Government of the Maldives; Maldivian Youth Climate Network; Bluepeace Maldives; Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECID); IPADE Foundation Spain.

Your ARTPORT_making waves team:
Corinne Erni, Co-Founder and Co-Director New York
Anne-Marie Melster, Co-Founder and Co-Director Valencia, Spain
Oliver Orest Tschirky, Co-Director Zurich, Switzerland

WWW.ARTPORT-PROJECT.ORG

ARTPORT_making waves is an international art and sustainability project that raises awareness about climate change through theme-oriented exhibitions, residency programs, and artists collaborations.
ARTPORT_making waves encourages the cross-fertilization of art, science, and politics through collaborative programs that will bring forward new and exciting ways to inspire positive changes across borders.
ARTPORT_making waves is a non-profit association in Switzerland and Spain, and a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.