Congratulations to the Social Art Award 2025 Winners!

Posted onJuly 9, 2025July 9, 2025AuthorColine Henri

Celebrating Artistic Visions for Planetary Healing and Ocean Health We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Social Art Award 2025, hosted by the Institute for Art and Innovation (IFAI). Under this year’s powerful theme, Planetary Healing: Blue Tribes for Ocean Read More …

Syntezia Open 2025 (European Maritime Day Geneva)

Posted onMay 21, 2025May 21, 2025AuthorColine Henri

On June 10th, as part of the 2025 European Maritime Day, a unique event will take place in parallel to the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice Read More …

Blue School Symposium: Shaping Ocean Literacy in Education

Posted onMay 12, 2025June 13, 2025AuthorBuketDonmez

Recognizing the critical role that education and creativity can play in safeguarding our marine ecosystems, we invite educators, policymakers, NGOs, researchers, and other stakeholders to explore how “Blue Schools” Read More …

Germany’s First National Ocean Conference – A Milestone for Marine Protection and Policy

Posted onMay 7, 2025May 7, 2025AuthorColine Henri

Today, Germany’s first-ever National Ocean Conference took place in Berlin under the title “Lebendige Meere” (Living Oceans). Hosted by Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke and Germany’s Commissioner for the Ocean, Sebastian Unger, the event focused on how ocean protection is Read More …

Franco Borgogno — CleanAlp: An interview with Franco Borgogno

Posted onApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025AuthorGina

Franco’s incredible work merges environmental conservation, art, photography, education, and sustainability, creating a unique and sensitive way to connect people with nature. Through his work, he raises awareness about the importance of protecting our environment. Read More …

Pianocean — A Life Between Waves and Notes: An interview with Marieke Huysmans

Posted onApril 2, 2025April 16, 2025AuthorGina

Marieke Huysmans Berthou, pianist and founder of Pianocean, discusses with Nicole Loeser, director of IFAI Berlin her passion for marine protection – IFAI Talks podcast Read More …

The Social Art Award 2025 – OPEN CALL

Posted onJanuary 7, 2025January 22, 2025AuthorGina

This Open Call invites social artists and creatives worldwide to submit works that reflect the theme of “Planetary Healing – Blue Tribes for Ocean Health.” Read More …

Navigating the Blue Economy: An interview with Yves Zieba

Posted onAugust 2, 2023August 2, 2023AuthorBuketDonmez

Yves Zieba, CEO of Synthezia, discusses with Nicole Loeser, director of IFAI Berlin his passion for the blue economy – IFAI Talks podcast Read More …

Announcing our Podcast Series : IFAI Talks

Posted onAugust 1, 2023August 2, 2023AuthorBuketDonmez

IFAI TALKS, the new podcast series by the Institute for Art and Innovation, explores the critical intersection of sustainability and interdisciplinary collaboration. Read More …

UN Water Conference 2023 – March 22-24

Posted onMarch 15, 2023August 11, 2024AuthorNicole Loeser

Right now, we are seriously off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. The latest data show that governments must work on average four times faster to meet this Goal on time. Dysfunction Read More …

Entrepreneurship Summit 2022

Posted onOctober 24, 2022October 25, 2022AuthorAnjani Parikh

On last weekend, 22-23 October 2022, we had the pleasure of being part of the Entrepreneurship Summit. It is organized by the Entrepreneurship Foundation and is one of the most important entrepreneurial events in Germany. More than 100 experts from various fields Read More …

Ocean Future Lab at Berlin International University

Posted onOctober 16, 2022October 19, 2022AuthorEvgeniya Kartashova

From October 14-16, 2022, the Berlin International University of Applied Sciences organized the „Sustainable Systems for the Future – Practical Approaches for Design and Business” conference. This alumni event brought together former international students of the Faculty of Business as Read More …

Ocean Future Lab Hackathon Recap

Posted onOctober 6, 2022AuthorNicole Loeser

We are so proud of our participants at the Ocean Future Lab Hackathon and what they have achieved last week during exciting 48 hours. On Sept 21 we kicked off with a welcome round. Almost 130 people joined our Slack Read More …

Ocean Future Lab at Futurium Berlin

Posted onAugust 30, 2022October 6, 2022AuthorEvgeniya Kartashova

On August 26, the Ocean Future Lab was hosted by the Futurium in Berlin. The Futurium is a project initiative of scientific institutions and networks of several enterprises and foundations as well as the German Federal Government in Berlin. Read More …

Ocean Future Lab at Maritime Museum Bremerhaven

Posted onJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022AuthorEvgeniya Kartashova

On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the German Maritime Museum Bremerhaven invited to co-creation and dialogue around the complex question “How do we want to live with the seas?”. The day began with a tour of the special exhibitions in the Read More …

Ocean Future Lab Stralsund_photo: Tatjana Barzi-Vogt

Ocean Future Lab at Oceanographic Museum Stralsund

Posted onJune 18, 2022June 18, 2022AuthorEvgeniya Kartashova

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the Ocean Future Lab at the Ozeaneum – German Oceanographic Museum Stralsund invited to co-creation and dialogue on the controversial topic “How do we want to live with the seas?”. After a guided tour with the Read More …

Finalists of the Ocean Future Lab selected!

Posted onMay 16, 2022June 18, 2022AuthorEvgeniya Kartashova

We are happy to announce the 5 open call finalists of the Ocean Future Lab and 2 winners of the public voting! After discussing all submissions, the jury selected the most visionary ideas concerning the future of the oceans. The Read More …

Ocean Future Lab – Open Call for Participation

Posted onFebruary 16, 2022March 25, 2022AuthorNicole Loeser

Changemaker:innen und kreative Köpfe aller Disziplinen sind eingeladen, sich für den ersten Wettbewerb im Rahmen des „Ocean Future Lab“ zu bewerben. Gesucht werden Projekte, die sich mit den Meeren im Kontext des Anthropozäns befassen, d.h. dem menschlichen Einfluss auf die natürliche Umwelt. Read More …

The Universal Sea at EU@SXSW

Posted onFebruary 2, 2022March 2, 2022AuthorNicole Loeser

We’ll showcase our EU co-funded project The Universal Sea that we started in 2017 at the world-renowned festival SXSW in Austin, Texas. Totally in our mindset this year’s festival brings together artists, innovators, and thought-leaders from around the world. Read More …

Perception of Contemporaneity – The Universal Sea at Museum of Contemporary Art, Novi Sad

Posted onSeptember 5, 2019November 4, 2019AuthorAdi Yaakov

‘Danube Dialogues’ Festival in collaboration with The Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina are pleased to present the central exhibition of its festival: Perceptions of Contemporaneity – The Universal Sea. Read More …

MOoW presents The Universal Sea in Los Angeles

Posted onJuly 1, 2019August 19, 2019AuthorMarine Dezert

Made Out of WHAT is a non-profit organization founded to raise awareness about the challenge of industrial and consumer waste by showcasing brilliant, practical solutions from artists and designers around the world. Teaming up with TUS on this special event, they will gather together artists, scientists, environmental leaders and activists from around the world… Read More …

The Universal Sea at 48h Neukölln Festival – Prinzessinnengarten

Posted onJune 11, 2019June 11, 2019AuthorChristoph Both-Asmus

We are proud to share our missions and visions, and facilitate workshops regarding solutions for the future in a conscious, mindful way in St. Jacobi Park / Urban Gardening Project Prinzessinnengarten Collective Berlin Read More …

The Universal Sea Book Launch at Universität der Künste

The Universal Sea Book has landed! – Book Launch Flashback

Posted onMarch 19, 2019April 24, 2019AuthorApril Dell1 Comment

The Universal Sea team were excited to finally present the launch of our book: The Universal Sea – The art and innovation guide against the plastic epidemic. The long awaited release was celebrated with a public event on Friday, March Read More …