our programs

The heart of our challenge is to replace a destructive narrative with one of connection to the web of life—shared and strengthened through creative expression and infused in culture.

Our Programs

  • The Nature Culture Fellowship

    The Nature Culture Fellowship (NCF) brings together 65 Fellows from 50 countries to explore the power of culture to drive systemic change. Through a 10-week learning journey and applied community projects, Fellows engage with nature, art, and story to reconnect with the web of life.

  • Hearth Gatherings

    Hearth Gatherings convene individuals and organizations working on social change rooted in culture change to join in our shared work of transforming the story of our relationship with life. Over the course of the Hearth Gathering, we explore how to co-create and amplify cultural narratives that honor interdependence with the natural world.

  • Artist Hub

    The Kinship Artist Hub will engage an inaugural cohort of 10–12 artists from around the world to interpret and express the power of kinship across diverse media. Through the Hearth Gatherings, Fellowships, and other projects, these artists will be invited to collaborate around cross-cultural narratives.

  • Dynamic Research

    Our Global Landscape Review and Global Literature Review will amplify new science and deepening perspectives on the interconnectedness of life. At the same time, we are tracking, sharing and elevating recognition of story and art as vital drivers of change. This evolving body of research will be shared across our network and through select social media platforms.

  • Indigenous Advisory Council

    Indigenous voices from
    around the world gathered to share their wisdom and collaborate on shifting our
    global narrative to embrace kinship with all life.

  • Systems Innovation

    Partnering with strategic
    academic partners and
    influencers to bring our mission
    and theory to leverage social
    change:

    Political: UN & COPs

    Education: Prescott
    University, etc.

    Legal: MOTH

 
 

Movements take hold when the possibility of change is rooted in culture and becomes a shared aspiration.

grounding

in the understanding of human behavior

Social science confirms that emotions dominate our decision making and that we have a fundamental need for connection and belonging. This is true of our relationships with our communities and the Earth. To invite people to remember our place in the web of life, we need to communicate in the language of feeling and emotion. 

catalyzing

partnerships

There are constellations of creative and disruptive endeavors around the world determined to shift our cultural narrative. By aligning and amplifying these efforts we will transform individual and collective beliefs and actions.

celebrating, honoring & amplifying

Local, indigenous & traditional wisdom

Thousands of communities and cultures around the globe live in connection with nature, honoring balance in the web of life. By exchanging  stories and  knowledge , we can weave a shared narrative for rooting in reciprocity with all of life.

engaging

The power of art

Storytelling is the oldest form of art - and art is the language of emotion. Magnetic stories and creative expressions transcend the limits of language and logic, urging us to open to possibility, imagination, solidarity and a call to action.