The earth is speaking to us through rising seas, disappearing forests, vanishing species. The systems that sustain life — clean air, fresh water, stable seasons — are buckling under the strain. These are no longer distant warnings; our planet is in crisis.
Dear Earth is conceived as a visual letter to our planet — an act of address, apology, gratitude, or promise. We invite artists to consider what it means to speak directly to the earth at this moment. Themes include healing and art as a site of repair; the immediacy of the unfolding crisis; calls to action and appeals for planetary change; preservation and cultivation of indigenous lands; the fragility of the earth and our own; uncertainty or hope; the honoring of beauty and resilience; the artist as witness.
Featuring 29 artists from West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood: Gloria Adams | Francisco Alvarado-Juárez | Valentina Bardavid Hoecker | Yael Ben-Zion | Stephen Beveridge | Peter Bulow | Oscar M Caballero | Wendy Correa | Franck de las Mercedes | Rose Deler | Mike Estabrook | Lance Foley | Felipe Galindo (Feggo) | Christopher Gomez | Francis Hsueh | ioulex | Vandana Jain |Chae Kihn | Wildriana Paulino | Paula Maria Persiani | Kelly Pfister | Darcy Rogers | Kaé Sato | Tony Serio | Elizabeth Starčević | Emily Stedman | Janet Stewart | Joseph Taylor | Linda Vigdor
