Environmental art initiative aims to help paint a better future for Southeast Asia
by Carolyn Cowan on 21 April 2021
Supported by Wildlife Asia, the PARDICOLOR Creative Arts Fund subsidizes artists producing works that highlight environmental issues in Southeast Asia.
The arts initiative is intended to complement conservation work in locations like Salween Peace Park in Myanmar and Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem.
“If we can only create what we can imagine, then art and ideas are an integral part of creating an Earth that is sustainable and thriving with biodiversity,” says Pardicolor founder Demelza Stokes.
Creativity is vital for the development of innovative solutions to conservation conundrums.
Thursday, 18 Feb 2021 03:33 PM MYT
BY TAN MEI ZI
Kamy chairperson Ili Nadiah Dzulkafar said the ‘Weaving Hopes for the Future’ project hopes to give a voice to the Orang Asli community in discussions about the climate crisis. Picture courtesy of Kamy and GAP
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PETALING JAYA, Feb 18 For communities whose lives are so closely tied with nature, there is no room for climate change to be just another topic up for friendly debate.
Indigenous communities around the world are always among the first to have their traditions and livelihoods devastated by global warming and shifting weather patterns.