Art Partner has unveiled the 2025 Earth Partner Prize—an international competition dedicated to empowering young people to take impactful action in response to the climate emergency. Submissions open on Wednesday, June 11, and close at 23:59 CET on Friday, October 10.
Young creatives between the ages of 14 and 30, from all backgrounds and identities, are encouraged to present original works that reflect on environmental and social challenges facing the planet. Entries are welcome across a broad spectrum of formats, including but not limited to visual storytelling, experimental or documentary film, live or recorded performance, poetry, sound and music, fashion innovation, digital tools, choreography, multimedia, and social media campaigns.
Applicants may interpret topics such as species extinction, environmental equity, disinformation by polluting industries, Indigenous knowledge systems, sustainable materials, ecosystem protection, plastic overconsumption, grassroots resistance, waste transformation, climate anxiety, economic structures, and ancestral ecological wisdom.
Eight winners will receive monetary awards of $10,000, $5,000, or $2,000. An additional twenty participants will earn special recognition from a distinguished international jury, to be revealed later this summer.
All selected finalists and honorable mentions will have their work presented in an online showcase hosted by artpartner.com and earthpartner.com, and promoted through Art Partner’s social media channels. Moreover, their projects will be considered for inclusion in future editions of the Earth Partner Exhibition—an evolving physical show that has appeared at venues such as the United Nations Headquarters in New York, Fotografiska Shanghai during Shanghai Climate Week, and Photo London 2024, with a forthcoming presentation scheduled at Borgo Laudato Si’ in Vatican City during the 2025 Jubilee.
Through the Earth Partner Prize, Art Partner seeks to involve young people in discussing environmental matters by offering a high-visibility platform for emerging talent—especially from underrepresented communities.