'When people see my art, I want them to leave with a new found determination to help the environment.'
that found we have 12 years to save the planet, the exhibit this year takes on a new significance.
“When people see my art, I want them to leave with a new found determination to help the environment. People may focus on how cute a softie sculpture is, or how pretty a painting is, but I want them to know that there is a bigger issue that all my pieces are trying to point at,” said 16-year-old Olivia Tong, who has three pieces on display.Leading up to the exhibit, the students were taught how they could us their art as activism.
Young activists have been at the forefront of the climate justice movement, banding together to lead marches and protests around the world. Earlier this month, another series of rallies took place across the US in support of Kelsey Juliana, a 23-year-old college student, who isThe youth climate movement has been growing, due in part to the inspiring work of young leaders likethat have helped spur teens, many not even old enough to vote, into action.
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