Art. Action. Community. CHANGE.
The University of California Climate Action Arts Network (UC CAAN) mobilizes the arts as a vital partner in climate research, public scholarship, and community engagement across the UC system.
Bringing together faculty, researchers, artists, students, and community collaborators, UC CAAN transforms climate science and environmental justice research into creative, accessible, and publicly engaged work.
Integrating artistic practice with climate research
Building partnerships across campuses and communities
Expanding public understanding and collective climate action
Welcome to UC CAAN
Who we ARE
UC CAAN connects creative practice with environmental research across the University of California.
With founding leadership at UC Santa Cruz and collaborators across multiple campuses, our network includes artists, climate scientists, designers, humanists, scholars, graduate fellows, and community partners.
Together, we foster interdisciplinary research, innovative public programming, and projects that address the cultural dimensions of climate change with a commitment to environmental justice, public dialogue, and resilient, equitable futures.
Join us. Attend events. Explore projects. Build creative climate solutions.