Earth Celebrations was founded as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1991, by social action artist Felicia Young, to engage communities to generate ecological and social change through the arts. For the past 30 years our programs have applied the inspirational power of the arts to build community, collaboration and action on climate change, water quality, river restoration, waste management, and the preservation of species, habitats, nature, gardens, parks, and a healthy urban environment. Our Save Our Gardens Project (1991-2005) utilized the transformative power of the arts and a large-scale annual theatrical pageants to build a grassroots local and citywide garden preservation coalition effort that led to the preservation of hundreds of community gardens in New York City. Since then Earth Celebrations has continued to apply these cultural strategies to river restoration and climate action efforts including the current Ecological City: Cultural & Climate Solutions Action Project engaging gardeners, artists, organizations and residents to co-create a theatrical pageant to bring together and celebrate climate solution initiatives throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and East River Park Waterfront.

Earth Celebrations innovative strategies utilizing collaborative arts to build broad-based coalitions and diverse sector partnerships with local organizations, academic institutions, government agencies, schools and community residents to work together and mobilize action to achieve common goals and ecological, policy and social change.

Programs include: Creative Climate Actions | Ecological Art, Performance, Pageants/Processions, Festivals & Events | Arts & Sustainability Workshops | Ecological Artist Residencies | Educational Ecological Arts Curriculum Development | Art & Ecology Exhibitions | Film-Slideshow Screenings | Panel Discussions & Conferences | Environmental Advocacy Initiatives