Arts Exhibition
Date & Time
Jun 18, 2026 |
17.30
- 19.00
Participants
Richard Akim, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (South Sudan/Uganda)
Jacob Yen Alier Ajak, EnPAx Conference Fellow (South Sudan/Uganda)
Emmanuelle Andaya, Nature Footprints (The Philippines)
German Andino, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (Honduras)
Stephanie Babij, 2026 EnPAx Arts Fellow (Canada)
Emile Birindwa, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Janvier Biringanine, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
James Borton, Independent (United States)
Rospid Bulonza, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Rospide Byabele, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Raramai Campbell, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (Denmark)
Martin Cumatang, Higaonon Tradition Bearer (The Philippines)
Zuzia Danielski, IMPACT (Canada)
Ria Das, EnPAx Conference Fellow (India)
Mouhammed Diouf, Bilbao Media Lab (Senegal/Spain)
H. Şebnem Düzgün, Colorado School of Mines (Turkey/United States)
Becca Farnum, Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
Max Finkelstein, Kichi Sìbì Mìkànsan Institute (Canada)
Lynn Finnegan, Independent Artist (Ireland)
Natosha Hoduski, Indiana University (United States)
Saila Ipirq-Procyk, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Canada)
Josué Kalegamire, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Rami Khoucha, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Algeria)
Justin Kiersky, Interstitial Media (United States)
Joanne Labelle, Birch Bark Canoes by Mahigan (Canada)
Marcel Labelle, Birch Bark Canoes by Mahigan (Canada)
Arthur Lukogo, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Grace Lukogo, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Stephanie Martinez, University of California, Irvine (United States)
Justin Masimango, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Jesse Matas, University of Manitoba (Canada)
Dave Monk, Brave New Pictures, Inc. (United States)
Kathy Monk, Brave New Pictures, Inc. (United States)
Emma Zinha Morgan-Bennett, Zinha Productions LLC (United Kingdom)
Natalia Mroz, United Nations Environment Programme (Australia)
Patrice Mumbere, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Faith Kathambi Mutegi, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Kenya)
Isaac Ntabala, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Brendon Pantaon, Higaonon Tradition Bearer (The Philippines)
Ino Pantaon, Higaonon Tradition Bearer (The Philippines)
Angela Robinson, University of California Irvine (United States)
Jean Rousselet Saint-Firmin, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Haïti)
Maria Juliana Rubiano Lizarazo, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Colombia)
Saara-Maria Salonen, ECCP Fellow (Sápmi/Finland)
Tammy Sands, Lightness of Being (United States)
Maddison Schink, EnPAx Conference Fellow (United States)
Mirali Shukla, IUCN (United Kingdom)
Ruhama Solomon, University of Denver (Ethiopia/United States)
Peter Stockdale, Kichi Sìbì Mìkànsan Institute (Canada)
Deloris Therese Fola Thalya, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Cameroon)
Anjali Vurden, EnPAx Conference Fellow (Mauritius)
Jimmy Waltman, Trinity Laban Conservatoire (United States/United Kingdom)
Rachel Weaver, EnPAx Conference Fellow (United States)
The 2026 EnPAx Conference Arts Exhibition was curated by Becca Farnum with support from the EnPAx Arts Committee: Annika Erickson-Pearson, Jesse Matas, and Mara Pusic.
Live Performance Schedule:
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5:35pm: Music and Mixed Media
“Layers of Obscurity’s 11 +1” by Tammy Sands, Lightness of Being (United States) and Jimmy Waltman, Trinity Laban Conservatoire (United States/United Kingdom) -
6:00pm: Spoken Word Poetry
“Anthropause! Wait–Where am I Going with This One?” by Ruhama Solomon, University of Denver (Ethiopia/United States) -
6:05pm: Ceramics Talk
“Hope is a Waking Dream” by H. Şebnem Düzgün, Colorado School of Mines (Turkey/United States) -
6:10pm: Dance Performance
“Dancing Deliberation” by Stephanie Martinez, University of California, Irvine (United States) -
6:15pm: Documentary Screening and Talkback
“ÁHKUIN” by Saara-Maria Salonen, ECCP Fellow (Sápmi/Finland) -
6:45pm: Musical Storytelling
“PeaceNotes” by Austin Willacy, EnPAx Arts Initiative (United States) -
6:55pm: Community Sing
“(Re)Imagine” by Jesse Matas, University of Manitoba (Canada)
In addition to Thursday evening’s scheduled presentations, pop-up performances will take place throughout the conference during coffee and lunch breaks. All are invited to participate!
Participatory Artmaking:
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Collaborative Panorama
“Environmental Peacebuilding through Our Eyes” facilitated by the 2026 EnPAx Conference Fellows -
Community Painting
“Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Mural” designed and facilitated by Stephanie Babij, 2026 EnPAx Arts Fellow (Canada)
Audiovisual Presentations:
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“ÁHKUIN”
documentary short by Saara-Maria Salonen, ECCP Fellow (Sápmi/Finland) -
“And Here Is War, Yet Again”
animated short by Richard Akim, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (Uganda/South Sudan) and German Andino, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (Honduras) -
“Cù Lao Chàm: Island of Life”
documentary short by James Borton, Independent (United States) with Dave and Kathy Monk, Brave New Pictures, Inc. (United States) -
“Dancing Deliberation”
dance performance by Stephanie Martinez, University of California, Irvine (United States) -
“El Héroe Senegalés”
animated short by German Andino, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (Honduras) and Mouhammed Diouf, Bilbao Media Lab (Senegal/Spain) -
“Return Me to the Sea”
music video by Emma Zinha Morgan-Bennett, Zinha Productions LLC (United Kingdom) with Jesse Matas, University of Manitoba (Canada) and Austin Willacy, EnPAx Arts Initiative (United States) -
“When Nature Stopped Talking”
dance performance by Brendon Pantaon, Martin Cumatang, and Ino Pantaon, Higaonon Tradition Bearers (The Philippines) with Emmanuelle Andaya, Nature Footprints (The Philippines) -
“The World’s Conductor”
music video by Austin Willacy, EnPAx Arts Initiative (United States) and Becca Farnum, Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
Gallery Exhibitions:
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“Character Cards: A Gender-Responsive, People-Centered Training Tool”
climate security portraits by Raramai Campbell, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (Denmark) -
“Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience in Kenya”
photoessay by Faith Kathambi Mutegi, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Kenya) -
“The Climate, Conflict, Corruption Game”
creative teaching tool by Ria Das, Justice.in.Every.Celsius (India) -
“Fig & Ishka”
illustrated stories by Lynn Finnegan, Independent Artist (Ireland) -
“The Gift: Birchbark Canoes”
interactive display by Marcel and Joanne Labelle, Mahigan (Algonquin and Métis Nations/Canada) -
“Hope is a Waking Dream”
ceramic sculpture and digital video by H. Şebnem Düzgün, Colorado School of Mines (Turkey/United States) -
“Indigenous Trails and the Pinesi Paddle”
interactive display by the Kichi Sìbì Mìkànsan Institute (Canada) -
“In Search of Common Ground: Sea Eagles in Scotland’s Highlands”
photoessay by Mirali Shukla, IUCN (United Kingdom) -
“Mapping CARE: Community Alternatives to Resource Exploitation”
visual storymap by Emile Birindwa, Janvier Biringanine, Rospide Byabele, Patrice Mumbere, Arthur Lukogo, Grace Lukogo, Justin Masimango, and Isaac Ntabala, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Becca Farnum, Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom) -
“Nature Footprints”
multimedia collection curated by Lynn Finnegan, Independent Artist (Ireland) -
“Outgrown”
painting by Natosha Hoduski, Indiana University (United States) -
“Refugee Archipelago”
graphic reportage by German Andino, Bidi Bidi Media Lab (Honduras) and Justin Kiersky, Interstitial Media (United States) -
“The Roots of Peace”
pencil renderings by Emile Birindwa, Arthur Lukogo, Rospid Bulonza, Josué Kalegamire, and Isaac Ntabala, Resili’Art (Democratic Republic of the Congo) -
“Through Their Lens: Climate Change, Human Trafficking, and Community-Driven Documentation in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, the Karamoja, and Kampala”
photography collection curated by Angela Robinson, University of California Irvine (United States) -
“Voices from the Pacific: UNEP Champions of the Earth Award for Climate Justice”
photoessay by Natalia Mroz, United Nations Environment Programme (Australia) -
“What Do You Really Know About Artisanal Mining?”
photography collection curated by Zuzia Danielski, IMPACT (Canada)