Listening to Our Planet

About the Juror

ADRIANA G. PRAT

Adriana G. Prat is a scientist, artist, curator, environmental activist, and founder of the i3C (inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis) artists collective. Born in Argentina, her early connection with the natural world influenced Adriana to pursue academic studies in science. However, her lifetime passion for art ultimately inspired Adriana to become a mixed media artist working mostly with repurposed materials and determined to create awareness and action for the environmental crisis through art. 

The work of Adriana has been exhibited nationally, mostly in the Boston area, and internationally, in a variety of venues. Of note, her work has been recently exhibited at Hallspace (Solo show), Dorchester MA; Cambridge Art Association (CAA)’s galleries, Cambridge MA; Piano Craft Gallery, Boston MA; Gallery 1832 @ LabCentral, Cambridge MA; Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge MA; Trask Gallery/National Arts Club, NYC NY; Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro MA; Proctor Academy, Andover NH; Glen Eira City Gallery, Melbourne Australia; Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires Argentina, Craft Central, London UK; SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík Iceland; and is part of the Climate Art Collection e.V., Berlin Germany. Adriana is a juried member of both the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) and the CAA, among other art organizations.

JUROR’S STATEMENT

Earth Day 2026 finds our planet in a delicate spot, when seven of the nine planetary boundaries that maintain a resilient world have been crossed, particularly impacting climate change, biodiversity loss, and the quality of aquatic and terrestrial spaces and of Earth’s nutrients.

It was challenging to select a limited number of works for this exhibit from so many impressive submissions, theme perspectives, and techniques. I gravitated toward a variety of media and approaches that carried evidence of the mental shift urgently needed to steward the natural world.

The exhibit results in a joyful celebration of Earth’s beauty, interdependence, and the power of transformation, all constantly present in Nature. The artists share narratives of successful or possible restoration, thanks to Nature’s resilience, and they invite us to observe the frequently subtle interconnections of all planetary species and elements. Many of the artists create with rejected materials, natural dyes, and more sustainable methods as a reaction to the consumerist tendencies that bring enormous ecological harm.

I hope this collection inspires a re-examination of our humble yet critical human position in the natural world, a mental rebirth, rooted in our learning from Nature, which brings us to act towards the rewilding and the renewal of planet Earth.