Climate Conversations
Climate Conversations invites Northern Rivers artists to collaborate with community and explore ways we can adapt, re-organise, and evolve in the face of climate change through the arts.
The theme for Climate Conversations 2025 is ‘Rising exploring the growing consciousness and urgency to meet climate challenges’.
Artist announced - Karla Dickens
Local Indigenous artist Karla Dickens has been selected for our $5,000 Climate Conversations commission, for her project, Rise and Fall.
Karla is a Wiradjuri women who has lived on Bundjalung country for many years.
Karla has a lived experience of the devastation of natural disasters and the ongoing trauma that results.
This history directly informs the work she is currently creating.
Rise and Fall by Karla Dickens, curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham, and presented by Bondi Pavilion, was proudly commissioned by Waverley Council.
The exhibition will be reimagined for Climate Conversations 2025 and presented at the Lone Goat Gallery in July 2025. Karla is represented by STATION Gallery.
As part of the project, the gallery will present a series of events, talks and workshops to help generate deeper conversations and immersive experiences, highlighting the growing sense of urgency and consciousness to meet climate challenges.
Climate Conversations theme for 2025
Amidst soaring temperatures, swelling oceans, and escalating natural disasters, Earth's fragile equilibrium hangs in the balance. Rising reflects the need to embrace our role as environmental stewards and unite in collective action.
Northern Rivers Artists were invited to respond to the theme of ‘Rising’ and propose a collaborative community focused project and exhibition.
How to apply
Applications for Climate Conversations 2025 are now closed.
Visit the Lone Goat Gallery Website for further details.
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Photo credit: Installation of Rise and Fall by Karla Dickens at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney, 2024. Image courtesy Waverley Council and Silversalt Photography.