Who are we?
Artists Commit is an artist-led collective committed to a climate-conscious, resilient, and equitable future.
Artists Commit is a loosely organized collective of individuals with a shared commitment. As a platform, the group has provided tools and resources to support artists catalyzing climate action, in particular through the impact of the work we make and how it travels through the art world.
Contact us at artistscommit@gmail.com.
Background
Artists Commit emerged in 2021 as a group of artists who signed on to Committing to a Climate-Conscious Future for NYC Galleries, a letter written by New York City gallery workers and published by Galleries Commit. Read or sign the original letter here. The collective now includes artist signatures from all over the world and includes both gallery represented and independent artists. The tools and resources here are available to all artists.
Artists Commit is informed by conversations of Culture Declares Emergency New York, which evolved out of Culture Declares Emergency in the UK. These initiatives emerged from a long history of arts and civil rights activism. The frameworks they champion have often been pioneered by BIPOC, femme-identified, and LGBTQ+ communities and date back to Indigenous practices. We are deeply indebted to their guidance and this history.
Artists Commit’s inaugural fiscal sponsor is Art into Acres, an artist-founded, 501(c)(3) environmental initiative.
Press
The New York Times 25 October 2024
Observer 27 June 2024
Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts Q40 12 October 2023
Delayed Gratification #52 July - September 2023
Impact Art News Issue #43 April-May 2023
Artforum 4 May 2023
Jejune Magazine 28 April 2023
ÆS Arts+Economics N°10 December 2022
ArtNet 28 November 2022
The Art Newspaper 28 November 2022
Untitled 21 October 2022
Newcity Press 22 April 2022
artnet 11 March 2022
The Online Gallery Edition 04: The Pioneers Issue
The Art Newspaper 14 January 2022
Artillery 4 January 2022
Cultured 16 December 2021
The Art Newspaper 22 April 2021
ARTnews 26 June 2020
Donate
Artists Commit is fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas. To make a donation, please send an email to artistscommit@gmail.com.