#OURPLANETWEEK

22/04/24

Our Planet Week illustration movement was founded by digital artist & illustrator Asia Orlando (@asiaorlando_) in 2020, after a series of devastating events that took place during that year, among them, the fire in the Amazon’s and Australia’s bushfires. That’s how the idea of this illustration movement was born. The concept of the illustration movement is to use what we do best to create environmental awareness and start a movement that resonates each year. And maybe reach more and more people to drive change. 2022 will be the third year in which Our Planet Week illustration movement will take place. In the past two editions more than 20.000 illustrations and art creations where shared usign the event hashtags on socials #ourplanetweek and #letsdrawthechange.

The Story

Why?

Art is a powerful medium and with the correct message, we can help not only to spread love but also to gather a community of like-minded artists & creatives with a common goal, have a conversation about our current climate situation, and our home planet. By doing just a little, we can achieve so much, and together gathering our pencils, brushes, digital tablets, or anything that enable us to create, we can inspire change.

01.
–ARTIVISM

We all can do our part, by creating awareness and collaborating a bit to take care of our only home, our Planet. The challenge was created to inspire change & awareness through art, motivate others to create, and take better care of our Mother Earth.

02.
–DRAW THE CHANGE

Our art is our voice. A way to express ourselves through creation. Today with so much technology at our fingertips that empower us to communicate, connect and participate collectively, we unite our voices, into one worldwide art challenge.

03.
–BE THE CHANGE

Every change is important, it does not matter if it’s little or big. We can inspire people to be more conscious about the environment with our art. But we can inspire ourselves to lead by example, for others and future generations.

04.
–SHARE THE CHANGE

Anyone can join the art movement, it’s so easy. Create artwork with a message, post it on your socials, use our hashtag. tag and follow us.

Challenge 5th Edition in 2024

The challenge will take place in the week starting on Monday, April 22nd, 2024. Everyone is invited to participate, and it’s super easy.

You don’t need to submit your art anywhere, just post on your Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter account, tag @ourplanetweek, and use our official hashtags #ourplanetweek and #letsdrawthechange.

Project Partners 20/21/22/23

To make an even bigger impact, we have partnered up with One Tree Planted, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Remeber to use use the hashtag #onetreeplanted always along side your work & they will plant a tree for every post hashtagged it during the illustration challenge dates.

IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW

🌱#OurPlanetWeek is about the Environment🌱
#OurPlanetWeek WILL NOT contact you via email or DM
#OurPlanetWeek DO NOT own or sell your artwork
#OurPlanetWeek IS NOT for you to self-promote
#OurPlanetWeek DO NOT sell stuff or merch
#OurPlanetWeek DO NOT accept or collect donations
#OurPlanetWeek is a NON-PROFIT illustration challenge on Instagram

Their projects span the globe and are done in partnership with local communities and knowledgeable experts to create an impact for nature, people, and wildlife. Reforestation helps to rebuild forests after fires and floods, provide jobs for social impact, and restore biodiversity. Many projects have overlapping objectives, creating a combination of benefits that contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about them at onetreeplanted.org

Over 9,500 trees planted, +20.000 inspiring art submissions and stories, all in just in the first 4 years.

By partnering up with One Tree Planted in 2022, we reach our goal of planting 3000 trees, adding to 5000 from 2021, and 1500 from 2020.

#ourplanetweek #onetreeplanted #letsdrawthechange

top view photography of beach
top view photography of beach

SAVE THE DATE 22/04/24

Our Planet Week is a social media illustration event, and participating in the challenge is super easy.

THE PROMPTS

The themes will be focused on the environment and remember it’s all about what we can do to help Our Planet and all its beauty we want to preserve. For example, in 2020 the prompts were Flora & Fauna, Unite, Harmony, Mother Earth & Future. In 2021, we had Protect, Energy, Biodiversity, Reuse+Reduce, Voice. This year they will be different, maybe more challenging. The artwork should be inspiring, positive, and with a message, you want to share to help spread awareness in a positive and constructive way.

FEATURING YOUR ARTWORK

All the hosts will be looking into the artwork submitted via hashtag, and sharing their favorites with their communities. Also! we will select daily our favorites to feature them on @ourplanetweek official Instagram page & Twitter! Always with attribution to you as the creator, and owner of the artwork. The art you create for the challenge is yours, and yours only. You can do with the illustration as you want, just remember not to brand it as Our Planet Week. It's ok to mention was made for the event.

SHARE A STORY TO INSPIRE

When posting your artwork, try to share a story and a cause that can help spread awareness about the global climate crisis & climate change. It has to be inspiring, informative, and always told from a place of positivity and aiming to motivate others to engage in a positive constructive, and Non-polarizing way. The challenge is a place to call for action through creation, empathy and education, leading by example in every way. Let’s spread the love for all earthlings and our mother planet 🌍

Starting on April 22nd, 2024, and for the following 10 DAYS, everyone that wants to enter the illustration event will be able to do so by just creating an illustration inspired on any of the 5 prompts (or themes) you see below and sharing it on your own Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn accounts on the dates indicated for each prompt.

2024 PROMPTS

AMONG THE STARS
April 22nd & 23nd

BELOW THE WATER
April 24th & 25th

WITHIN THE TREES
April 26th & 27th

THROUGH THE FIRE
April 28th & 29th

AFTER THE RAIN
April 30th & May 1st

OUR PARTNERS in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Giving back

In past editions (2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023) we partnered up with One Tree Planted once more for the challenge. The goal is to plant another 2000 trees in 2023. Every time someone posted an illustration using the hashtag #onetreeplanted a tree will be planted. After the event we will all decide where those trees will be planted, by voting in our official account.

The Team

FOUNDER

Asia Orlando is an illustrator and digital artist currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She is also the founder of the illustration movement #OurPlanetWeek. In February 2020, the challenge under two hashtags #ourplanetweek & #letsdrawthechange engaged the community of artists around the world, to communicate environmental awareness through art. More than 20.000 artwork submissions and environmental awareness stories were submitted, plus 9.500 trees were planted, thanks to partnering up with onetreeplanted.org

ASIA ORLANDO

CHALLENGE 4TH EDITION

Host Team 2023

The team is growing and ever-changing, with new artists every year. In the 4rd edition of OPW we welcome all these amazing artstis that are donating their time and energy to help organize the event, and spread awareness about environmetnal issues. Our Planet Week's third edition illustration challenge will take place from April 22nd, 2024 to May 1st, 2023. Save the date! and stay tuned for news!.

Host Team 2021

CHALLENGE 2ND EDITION

Host Team 2020

CHALLENGE 1ST EDITION

Asia Orlando

Rosanna Tasker

Nuria Boj

Kaila Elders

Roché Woodworth

Stephanie Coleman

Danii Pollehn

Karla Sanders

Holly Maguire

Bea Baranowska

Deb Hudson

Julia Kretschmann

Jozi Illustration

Fabian Lavater

Jon Ching

Mélanie Johnsson

Asia Orlando

Danii Pollehn

Holly Maguire

Isabelle Vandeplassche

Corah Louise

Eleni Georgiadou

Julia Kretschmann

Rachel Winkle

Liza Rusalskaya

Asia Orlando

Host Team 2022

Alexandria Compo

CHALLENGE 3ND EDITION

Fabian Lavater

Karla Sanders

Nuria Boj

Sarah Ekström

Roche Woodworth

Anais Pays

Asia Orlando

Holly Maguire

Bea Baranowska

Sonja Schweiger

Alexandria Compo

Eleni georgiadou

Julia Koerner

Vasilisa Romanenko

Jenny Caldwell

Josie Bitar

Cagla Zimmermann

Ania Sobocińska

Cotton Paper

Sarah Ekstrom

Chelsea

Andrea Oerter

Yette Colourlime

Janina Rossiter

Megan Bud

Mira Lou

Bea Müller

Tyymes

Stefán Yngvi

Hosting Teams

Host Team 2024

CHALLENGE 5TH EDITION

Asia Orlando

Karla Sanders

Andrea Oerter

Janina Rossiter

Tyymes

Mira Lou

Holly Maguire

Alexandria Compo

Anais Pays

Bea Müller

Megan Bud

Cait Brennan

Sterre Verbokkem

Martina Stuhlberger

Linh My Nguyen

Ambassadors 2024

CHALLENGE 5TH EDITION

Yaiza Ahsen Deserio

@Alpinetonesillustration @Amyp-art @panna.rar @Creative.jessi @Foxteaparty @Inga.orsi.art @Echo.of.isa @Karenthaco @Kiapickeringart @Kristinheldtart @Laraemiliewieserart @Juliaromrom @Justjanet_creative @Mantascorner @Maryna.lagereva @Mayamartinezillustration @Nesia_earth @nikitaceedesigns @Nickycollins_design @Paulaestevedesign @Raanii.eu @Suzanneweber_ @Thescretkeyillustration @Tirivi_art @amorph_illustration @When.pigs.swim @yourhomearts @zatiff

Our Planet Week 5th Edition counted for the first time with Ambassadors, who were advocating for the challenge, to amplify the message. The Our Planet Week ambassador's role is a volunteer, and it will evolve in the upcoming editions. Special Thanks to all OPW 2024 Ambassadors

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