Rooted in Resilience
Sustainability Month Art Show 2026
Developed in collaboration between UB Sustainability and the Department of Art, including work by current UB students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
In the Department of Art Project Space
Center For the Arts, Room 155
On View: March 25 - April 9, 2026
Reception: March 26, 4:30-7:30PM
February 9– March 6: Call for Entries & Submission Period
March 25-April 9: Art Show
March 26: Opening Reception (4:30pm-7:30pm)
March 27-April 9: Open Hours (Mon-Fri 11am-5pm)
April 22: Earth Day Pop-Up at the Climate Action Update Event
Call:
Prompt: Art provides a different perspective on climate change to imagine alternative futures, build climate literacy, and explore what resilience could look like when we choose collaboration, creativity, and care.
For this exhibition, we invite artists to envision a world where communities adapt, heal, and thrive in the face of climate challenges. What does resilience look like from your perspective? How might we strengthen neighborhoods and reimagine our relationship with the planet? What solutions, traditions, or innovations inspire you? Show us what a resilient future could be when we imagine boldly.
We welcome art that reflects:
- Alternative futures shaped by hope and collective action
- Visions of sustainable communities
- Creative interpretations of climate literacy and education
Submission Information:
Submission Form [access the form here]
Eligibility: Current UB students, faculty, and staff members
Accepted mediums: Multimedia pieces allowed; submitters must discussparameters with UB Sustainability. Space and tech are limited, and multimediadisplays will be carefully evaluated. All medium submissions are accepted.
Caitlin Andrejova (MFA in Studio Art Candidate)
Leftover
Mixed Media (Paper, Glue, Ink, Thread)
Reese Betts (MFA in Studio Art Candidate)
The Body Remembers
Acrylic yarn, recycled tumbled glass, found frame, handmade stain (strawberries, olive oil), projection
Alissa Ujie Diamond, (Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning)
Portals 1 and 2
Foraged walnut ink on paper
Lóri Fejes & Exhibit Visitors (Lóri is a PhD in Theater and Performance candidate)
Canopy
Ink and crayon on paper
John Fiege (Assistant Professor, Department of Media Study)
Raising Aniya: Trailer and Print
Motion picture and Inkjet Photographic Print
Deirdre Harder (MFA in Studio Art Candidate)
when I took this out of the creek, a frog hopped out
Car hood
Olivia McCarthy (Sustainability Operations Coordinator, UB Sustainability)
Melancholy
Motion Picture
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Valerie Vullo (UB Medical School, MD, 1990)
Invitation
Oil, acrylic, water soluble graphite, and spray paint on canvas
Tabitha Wechter (MA candidate, Sustainability Leadership)
Untelling
Physical Collages made from book/magazine clippings, uploaded to digital media
Wenjia Zhu (Student, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health)
Becoming
Digital illustration combining hand-drawn line work and color rendering. The piece was created using a tablet and a stylus.
UB Community
Climate Action Quilt
Natural and synthetic fibers, thrifted material, fabric markers and thread
Climate Justice and Resilience Class Fall 2024
Authors: Leah Bargnesi, Hillary Bialecki, David Branigan, Alissa Ujie Diamond, Genevieve Fontana, Nicholas Genco, Andrea Harder, Xunhuan Li, Shawnie Sun, Omar Suri, Matt Tullo, Tabitha Wechter
Closing Circle Collage
Physical Collage on Paper
Wenjia Zhu, Becoming, Digital illustration combining hand-drawn line work and color rendering. The piece was created using a tablet and a stylus.