Art for the Environment Exhibition – Moving Towards a Balanced Earth

Art for the Environment: Moving Towards a Balanced Earth is an exhibition of works of art from 25 artists representing 17 countries. presented by the Ministry for the Environment in partnership with the Natural World Museum, the United Nations Environment programme and Te Papa, as a part of World Environment Day celebrations

Featuring works by Ralph Hotere and Bill Culbert, Mounir Fatmi, Bill Viola, and Susan Norrie.

The exhibition will open to the public on World Environment Day, 5 June 2008, and run until 18 January 2009.

The exhibition is designed to utilise the universal language of art as a catalyst to unite people in action and thought, and to empower individuals, communities, and leaders to focus on environmental values across social, economic and political realms. The exhibited art will have an over-arching climate change theme.

The World Environment Day international slogan for 2008 is Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy in recognition that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era.