CLIMAware — Raising citizens Awareness and media literacy about CLIMate change fakes

Fall 2026

The call for artists is open until 30 September

We're looking for artists who care about climate change and can turn what the science says into art that people want to look at, understand and share. 

Style is completely open — illustration, painting, comic, manga, graphic design, digital or analog. (AI generated artworks won’t be accepted.)

Compensation: €100 per artwork (including VAT if applicable). Selected artists will be commissioned one or several pieces, according to the topics provided by us. An invoice from the artist will be needed.

Eligibility: Open to artists resident in an EU member state and Ukraine.

Where your work will be seen?
The illustrated FactSheets will be presented as public exhibitions, running for about a month each, in: ⁠Madeira, Portugal, ⁠Greece, ⁠Finland, Ukraine, Spain

The artworks will also be shared online and through CLIMAware's dissemination channels, reaching audiences well beyond the exhibition halls.

Timeline
1 – 30 September 2026: Call open
15 – 30 October 2026: Artist selection & contract signing
By 30 November 2026: Artwork creation & delivery
 
How to apply?
Send us:
1. A portfolio or examples of your work (link or attached files)
2. A short bio — who you are and what you do
3. A few lines on why you'd like to take part in CLIMAware
Send your application to:
infomymadeiraisland [dot] com (info[at]mymadeiraisland[dot]com)
Deadline: 30 September 23:00 CET
 
Subject line: CLIMAware Call for Artists – [Your Name]
We review every submission personally, and we're especially glad when artists bring their own perspective on climate change.
The selection of artists will be based on the combination of styles, also artists’ professionalism the alignment of their work with the project’s values.

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Climate Change in the Media: What Do You Come Across and What Do You Trust? 

The results of the survey have been compiled into a scientific report. Explore the key findings here.

Spring 2026

Answer to a survey! Climate change in the media: what do you come across and what do you trust?

The effects of climate change are already visible in Europe. However, there is a lot of false or contradictory information going around in different media about climate change. This, together with the continuous flood of information and many different communication channels, challenges people's media literacy and their ability to distinguish real facts from false claims.

With the help of this survey, we aim to explore the types of climate‑change claims you have met with recently, how believable you find them, and how reliable you consider the information given is. The survey is anonymous and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. You can access the English language version of survey here: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/CLIMAware_survey

We will use the answers in planning the activities of the CLIMAware project and in scientific research.