Make a difference, think big, learn skills, earn money!
Are you age 16-21 and looking for an opportunity to be creative, support your community, and get paid this summer? Are you innovative? Full of ideas? Are you interested in making a difference around climate change?
If your answer is yes to one or more of these…then this opportunity is for YOU!
DEADLINE TO APPLY THURSDAY APRIL 17th AT 9PM
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$3,000+ for approximately 200 hours total in summer 2025
Professional development, opportunity to work closely with professional scientists, artists, educators and community organizers working on the addressing the climate crisis
The opportunity to realize your ideas through physical installations and events
Skills and techniques based workshops on creative science communication and public engagement
Development in climate literacy
Field trips and exchange with community climate organizations across the city
Access to work in Pratt’s studio space at Brooklyn Army Terminal for the duration of the program
Opportunity to inform research being used to develop future initiatives including the New York Climate exchange
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After submitting your application you will hear back with an invitation for an interview by April 18th. You will receive final acceptance into the program by April 21st.
Orientation meetings and Field Trips- The youth fellowship will have three 90-minute virtual meetings and 1-2 Field Trips held once monthly in April, May, and June (4.5 hours)
Kickoff week- July 7th- 11th at Pratt’s Brooklyn Navy Yard Studio, the youth fellowship and team members will meet for team building, design and climate research (up to 40 hours)
Co-Design Week July 14- 18th at Pratt’s Brooklyn Navy Yard Studio all youth fellows and adult fellows will brainstorm, select design teams, and plan how to realize their project (up to 40 hours)
Production and Planning- 3 days a week from July 21st- August 15th at Pratt’s Brooklyn Navy Yard Studio the youth and adult fellows will build the project and design programs for the event (25 hours per week)
Public Event Day- the weekend of August 16th at Beam Center’s Other Worlds Fair on Governors Island we will open our projects to the public (8 hours)
Reflection & Feedback- August 18th at Brooklyn Navy Yard youth fellows will debrief about our projects & experience (8 hours)
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The Climate Studio Initiative 2025 is a collaboration between Pratt, Beam Center, and Telos Learning supported by the National Science Foundation. This initiative is a collaboration combining the historic work of Beam Center and Guerilla Science. It is composed of the Climate Studio Youth Fellowship and the Climate Studio Residency.
The Climate Studio Youth Fellowship will employ up to 15 youth, ages 16-21, who will split into design teams working with the the Climate Studio Residency participants to collaborate on public art climate justice projects.
The Climate Studio Residency will include up to 24 professional artists, scientists, educators and community organizers working in areas related to climate.
While the exact forms of the public climate projects will be determined by you, the Youth Fellows and adult Residents, we will look to the perspectives of existing organizations focused on climate in NYC. As a team, we will use elements of theatre, fashion, visual art, design, placemaking, architecture, and fabrication rooted in community engagement.
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Health: Healthy Mind + Bodies; Healthy Planet:
Community health impacts from climate change (Increased risks of pandemics, neighborhood pollution linked to carbon emitting activities, heating of ocean ecosystems)
Mental health, wellbeing, and resilience
Climate Impact on other forms of non-human life.
Infrastructure: Green Jobs, Healthy Buildings, Just Energy Transitions:
Transportation (Impacts of public transportation linked to increasingly severe weather, relationship between public transportation and emissions reductions)
Schooling (How climate is taught in schools, greening school infrastructure)
Equitable Energy Transitions (Electric Buildings, Public Power & Affordable Energy)
Culture and Community: Climate Justice
Familial connections to countries with deeper climate impacts
Food + Agricultural systems and cultural practices
Consumer culture (Fashion, technology, etc.) and intersections with production
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Skills and Background:
Creative and innovative
Strong problem solving skills
Strong written and verbal communication
Strong collaboration and teamwork
Ready to learn new skills
Ability to work independently
Either:
Climate background: Experience with working on or exploring issues around climate change, climate justice and sustainability or broader social issues related to community development
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Creative background: Experience with art, making, and creative practice and projects (examples- visual arts, woodworking, metal working, digital fabrication, ceramics, textiles, circuitry etc)
Interests: Working collaboratively with other youth leaders, scientists, educators, and artists, helping the broader New York City community address climate change
Commitment: Able to commit to the program participation expectations (see “timeline” below)
Age and location: Aged 16-21 and living in New York City
If you have any questions about your Climate Studio Youth Fellowship Application, please feel free to email Rose Malenfant at Rose@beamcenter.org
Thank you for inspiring change!
