“Climate Action for All” Art Competition

Climeaction is excited to launch Climate Action for All, an open art competition celebrating the power of creativity, community, and climate action.

Climate Action for All – Art Competition Launched by Climeaction

Climeaction is excited to launch Climate Action for All, an open art competition celebrating the power of creativity, community, and climate action.

As a climate and responsible business consultancy based in Cork City — and proud certified B Corp — we’re inviting artists of all backgrounds to help us shine a light on the positivity, hope, and impact that climate action can bring.

Fresh from being named Social/Sustainable Startup of the Year at the 2024 National Startup Awards, we’re continuing our mission to inspire change, this time through art.

“Too often, businesses perceive climate action as a burden, when actually, it’s an amazingly positive opportunity. There’s never been a better time to act. This competition is a celebration of creativity, people, and the planet we share.”
— Paul Murphy, Founder of Climeaction

What We're Looking For

We’re calling on artists to submit a new, original piece of work exploring one of the following themes

Power of the Planet – the clean, green energy sources available for decarbonisation
(The Sun • The Waves • The Wind • The Earth)
One World – a tribute to the people and places we’re working to protect
Changing Times – how Ireland’s landscapes, urban or rural, have evolved with industry over the past century

All mediums are welcome, from canvas and sculpture to video and sound.

Timelines

Take Note of these Key dates

Register your interest by: 4pm, Friday 20th June 2025
To participate, artists must register their intent by this date. Registration is quick and simple, just send your name, contact info, and a short intro by email to acrusher@climeaction.com

Final submission deadline: Friday 22nd August 2025
Once registered, artists will have the summer to create and finalise their piece. Submissions can be made in a variety of formats including canvas, sculpture, video or audio. All entries must be received by this date to be eligible.

Exhibition & winners announced: Culture Night, Friday 19th September 2025
All qualifying entries will be proudly displayed as part of an open-door exhibition at our Cork City location on Culture Night. The event is free to attend and the perfect opportunity to celebrate creative climate action. The winning artist and runners-up will be revealed on the night.

Prizes

We have some great prizes lined up for this competition

1st Place:
The top entry will be awarded a cash prize of €1,000. In addition to being recognised on the night, the winning piece will receive prominent placement in the exhibition and be profiled across Climeaction's website and social media channels.
Ten runners-up:
We’ll also be awarding ten runner-up prizes of €150 to support the effort and creativity of other standout submissions. All finalists will have their work featured in the exhibition and across our promotional materials.

How to Enter

To register, simply email your name, contact details, and a short introduction to:
📧 acrusher@climeaction.com
with the subject line: Climate Action for All Art Competition

This is your chance to inspire others, showcase your talent, and take part in a meaningful creative initiative. Let’s celebrate climate action together.

Competition Terms and Conditions

Terms and conditions for the Climeaction

“Climate Action for All” art competition

1. By entering the Climeaction “Climate Action for All” art competition, participants agree to adhere to the terms and conditions outlined below, without exception.

2. Participants are required to create a piece of new, original artwork through their unique artistic lens, on one of the following themes:

“Power of the Planet” - the clean, green power available for decarbonisation.

- the Sun

- the Waves

- the Wind

- the Earth

“One World” – the beauty of the people and places we are trying to protect.

“Changing Times” – how rural and/or urban Ireland has changed with increased energy demand over the past 100 years.

All participants in this competition are required to use one of the above themes.

Registration

3. The Climeaction “Climate Action for All” art competition is open to participants residing in the Republic of Ireland and aged over 18 years on 1st January 2025, who are not employed by Climeaction.

4. All participants must register their interest in the competition no later than 4pm Friday 20th June 2025, to be eligible to take part.

5. All participants must provide their full name, address, year of birth, email address and mobile phone number when registering. Any entries bearing incomplete information at the registration closing date will not be considered.

Competition and Judging

6. All registered participants must complete their submission for the competition and deliver it to the Climeaction offices, 11 South Mall, Cork, no later than 4pm Friday 22nd August 2025, to be eligible to be judged.

7. The competition organisers will select a judging panel of three members, including at least one senior member of Climeaction, to be confirmed and published no later than 4pm Friday 25th July 2025.

8. The judging panel will select eleven submissions to form part of an open-doors exhibition to be held at the Climeaction offices, 11 South Mall, Cork on Culture Night on Friday 19th September.

9. Judging will commence after 4pm Friday 22nd August 2025. One submission will receive a grand prize of €1,000. Ten submissions will receive a €150 contribution towards costs. The decisions of the judging panel are final and not open to appeal. No correspondence will be entered into regarding those decisions.

10. The winning submissions will be announced on Friday 5th September 2025 and participants contacted by email.

11. By entering the Climeaction “Climate Action for All” art competition, participants agree that, if selected, their submission will be held at the Climeaction offices, 11 South Mall, Cork until the conclusion of the exhibition to be held on Friday 19th September. Participants with unsuccessful submissions will be notified when they can collect their work and should collect no later than 7 days after this announcement. At this point, competition organisers will not accept liability for loss or damage to any work not collected.

12. Entries are encouraged in canvas, sculpture, photographic, video or audio format. There will be no requirement on the part of the judging panel to ensure even selection for the exhibition across the above formats.

13. The maximum size of canvas entries is A1 (841mm wide x 594mm high) and can be portrait or landscape orientation.

14. Each participant can enter one piece of original artwork only. All entries are accepted as original works and the competition organisers are not responsible for any breach of copyright. The competition organisers will not accept liability for loss or damage to any work submitted.

Legal Notices

• Consent: The participant warrants that (i) the artwork complies with all of the eligibility and entry requirements set out in these Rules; (ii) the participant is the owner of and holds the copyright in the artwork at the time of entry; and (iii) any participant can offer their artwork to be purchased at the discretion of Climeaction.

• All entries are accepted as original works and we are not responsible for any breach of copyright. We will not accept liability for loss or damage to any work submitted and have obtained the consent of the participant to use the portrait and the participant’s personal details in the manner set out in these Rules.

• Copyright: Climeaction shall have a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, irrevocable licence: (i) to reproduce images of the artworks for publicity, educational, reference and all broadcast and digital purposes in connection with the competition, publication, and any subsequent publications; and (ii) to use a representation of the winning artworks for any advertising, marketing, promotional or other purposes.

• Data Protection: The entrant hereby acknowledges and agrees that any personal data provided to the competition organisers to, or in connection with, these Terms and Conditions, including personal data relating to the entrant provided on the Entry Email, may be processed by the competition organisers for the following purposes:

a) for the judging panel to consent to;

b) for the performance of these Terms & Conditions;

d) for publication on Climeaction’s website, in any publication, display label and/or promotional material produced by or on the behalf of Climeaction where the artwork is featured;

e) for any entrants shortlisted, for press and other promotional purposes in connection with the Competition, including social media;

f) for general administrative purposes in connection with the entrant’s artwork.

• Any personal information processed by Climeaction will be retained for a 24-month period to fulfil the purposes outlined above.