Art as a Catalyst: Shaping Climate Action & Economic Change

Artists have long been at the fore­front of cul­tur­al and soci­etal change, but how does their work influ­ence the per­son­al and col­lec­tive shifts that dri­ve eco­nom­ic and finan­cial sys­tems toward cli­mate action? Mod­er­at­ed by LMCC Pres­i­dent & CEO Moe Yousuf, this pan­el brings togeth­er artists Jean Shin and Mary Mat­ting­ly, cli­mate finance expert Bruce Ush­er, and Anna Ragin­skaya, a finan­cial advi­sor to clients in the cul­tur­al com­mu­ni­ty, to explore how cre­ative prac­tices shape pub­lic con­scious­ness, influ­ence cor­po­rate sus­tain­abil­i­ty strate­gies, and shift invest­ment trends. From mate­r­i­al inno­va­tion to impact invest­ing, this pan­el will dis­cuss how art inspires indi­vid­ual action, ulti­mate­ly dri­ving the eco­nom­ic changes nec­es­sary for a more sus­tain­able future.

Pre­sent­ed by Low­er Man­hat­tan Cul­tur­al Coun­cil (LMCC) in part­ner­ship with The New York Cli­mate Exchange and Stony Brook University.