"Elements of Change - Art, Heart and Science" brings together European and Zimbabwean artists within music, photography, fashion and food for collaborations and joint productions between February and July, culminating in a week of workshops and exhibitions in Harare in May 2025. The joint productions highlight local climate challenges and community responses, taking as their starting point the input and story-telling of local experts and affected communities. Artists use their means of expression to translate these lived experiences into art. The voices of the young and marginalised are particularly emphasised with young artists from rural provinces contributing to the project.

The productions will be exhibited to a wide audience at the prestigious National Gallery of Zimbabwe featuring workshops and shows, amplified through community radio broadcasting in local langugages across the nation. The project takes as its starting point that mixing scientific messaging with individual stories and cultural expression to create emotional response is a more impactful way to raise awareness around and inspire action on complex challenges, especially among youth. The project creates a unique and rare platform for artists, experts, media, cultural and civil society organisations to come together with the potential to bring about new collaborations in future, both locally and across borders.

Stay tuned - more information coming soon!