Invited artist: Philip Hopper

Sandra Louise Dyas

Terra firma, Gaea, Mother Earth. As humans, we are formed and grow in a watery environment but in the end, our bodily remains return to the earth.

This prompt has inspired our artists in various ways- looking to scientists for explanation or politicians for answers but always to art for release.

How can you help? Green America is one of many organizations fighting for a cleaner world and for the people who inhabit it.

Artists: LeAnn Erickson and Jake Rasmussen

The Earth is a Terrarium with cracks in its glass.

Invited artist: Memo Salazar

Sandra Louise Dyas

Invited artist: Philip Hopper

This was shot while under quarantine in Israel.

https://vimeo.com/638821811

Invited artist Don Barth, 360 video

Invited artist: Karla Berry

Funeral pyre burns on a Diwali morning, on the Ganga River, in Varanasi, India (360 video).

Water is essential to life yet it is one of the most pressing elements affected by climate change.  It is the first element that Homegrown Stories artists are addressing this year.

Warming oceans, rising water levels, flooding rivers, polluted water sources- what can be done to reverse the damage?  Below are videos that document and witness while others investigate and interpret.

How can you help?  The Thrist Project is just one of many organizations tackling the issues of water and climate change.