PLANETARY HEALTH ART DAY
04.15Planetary Health Art Day
Every April 15,
we tell the story of planetary health through art.
Jin-Won Noh
Director, Institute for Planetary Health
Yonsei University
Message
"We take action with future generations
through the language of empathy called art."
Planetary Health is the understanding that human health is deeply connected to climate, environment, and ecosystems. It is becoming a key public agenda in the climate crisis era.
Our institute does not stay within academic discourse alone. Through art, we aim to build practical participation models where future generations and citizens can take part directly.
Planetary Health Art Day is a symbolic platform connecting scholarship, art, and civic engagement. Our long-term goal is to build a structure where future generations voice planetary health and those messages expand into social empathy.
More than a commemorative date,
it is where science meets art.
The Yonsei Institute for Planetary Health designates April 15 each year as Planetary Health Art Day. It serves as a symbolic point where social empathy on planetary health expands through art, and future generations directly participate to deliver their own messages.
Art is one of the strongest bridges of communication
Source: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Nature
Every April 15
Planetary Health Art Day becomes the annual milestone for the campaign and marks the beginning of each new cycle.
A day for planetary health
It helps society recognize how climate, environment, and ecosystems are connected to human health.
Delivered through art
Academic concepts are translated into an empathetic language of art so people of all ages can participate.
A civic participation model
Future generations, families, and citizens share planetary health messages together through participatory experiences.
A campaign timeline centered on Art Day
From contest entry to exhibition, one shared canvas is created.
Art Contest Entry
Submissions are collected from future generations who express their view of planetary health through art.
Planetary Health Art Day
Selected works are recognized, and the annual campaign cycle is officially launched.
Exhibition Experience
Artworks carrying youth voices are shared with citizens through exhibition experiences.