The Summer 2023 Artichoke Ambassadors

Artichoke Dance Company’s Summer 2023 Ambassador program will be held July 12-17 10am-6pm ET daily at the Mercury Store, a theater complex in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. It will feature climate activism and training, environmental justice education, eco-arts creation, collaboration with peers, and mentorship in project development merging arts and activism. This is the first in-person intensive of the program, which to date only been offered online. Artichoke Ambassadors is an eco-arts activism program designed for emerging artists that aligns environmentally conscious art making with climate and environmental action. This educational and mentorship program guides art makers to become creatively active in combating climate change both in their creative processes, project development, and implementation and sharing of their work. If registered for this program before May 1, the Early-Bird cost of $575 will be applied. After May 1, the program cost is $650, but financial assistance is available for those in need. A short application for the financial assistance is due April 15, 2023 at 11:59p.m. ET and can be found at artichokedance.org/artichoke-ambassadors.