Art & Culture in a Time of Climate Crisis

Founded by environmental artists David Cass & Gonzaga Gómez-Cortázar Romero, the aim of A La Luz – which translates from the Spanish as “spotlight” or “to shed light on” – is to be a wide ranging platform for sustainable and environmentally focussed creative works.

Just as the climate crisis can only be tackled collectively, so too is this art project inclusive and collaborative in nature. A La Luz curates, shares, promotes, acts as a reference tool and to some extent aims to form a compendium of creative responses to climate change, guided by those we’re inspired by, and those whose paths we cross. This includes all art-forms: from painting to architecture; from theatre to literature.

We’re also sharing research materials – articles and creative texts – as well as book and film recommendations on the topic. Article proposals are always welcome: we want to hear from you.

We believe that art carries a responsibility, that accessibility is vital and that in this day and age creatives who have been afforded a platform must be mindful of what’s happening to the Earth around them. This doesn’t mean that we believe all art should discuss the environment, rather, that artists must consider the footprint of their work and processes.

The footprint of everything we share here is considered, as are our own actions in bringing this project together.

Find out more about our exhibition activities at: pointsofreturn.org.