Submit Your Design to Save the Arctic!

by Meena Hussein

August 17, 2012

The crew of the Greenpeace icebreaker Arctic Sunrise help artist John Quigley recreate da Vinci's sketch The Vitruvian Man, from copper on the Arctic sea ice. QUOTE: "We came here and created The Melting Vitruvian Man, recreating da Vinci's famous sketch of the human body, because literally climate change is eating into the body of our civilisation. When he did this sketch it was the Enlightenment, the Renaissance, the dawn of this innovative age that continues to this day, but our use of fossil fuels is threatening that," John Quigley speaking from 81.45 ¼ north. Greenpeace commissioned the work to highlight the fact that the Arctic is melting and the need for world leaders to take urgent action on climate change. This September could mark the lowest sea ice minimum on record.

© Nick Cobbing / Greenpeace

Submit your Arctic Design!

How would you arrange 193 flags, the United Nations flag and an Arctic scene to make the most powerful picture possible?We need your creative ideas to help save the Arctic!

In less than a month, our ship the Arctic Sunrise will head to the edge of the sea ice. This will coincide with the annual minimum level of ice this year its set to be the lowest ever.

A picture is worth a thousand words. And we need your help to create an image that will communicate to world leaders that we need to protect the Arctic now.

We have 193 flags representing every country in the world, the UN flag, and the pristine Arctic as our backdrop. Your challenge is to design the picture that we take and bring back to the worlds media.

Sketch it, photoshop it or draw it in pen we dont mind. Then please upload your idea to the Save the Arctic facebook page so we can get inspired.

Were not saying well definitely use one of these pictures, but we know for certain that thousands of ideas will be better than just the ones we have in the campaign team.

So please, get creative – it might just be your idea on the Arctic ice! The deadline for ideas is August 23rd.

Instructions on how to submit your design:

  • Go to the Greenpeace Save the Arctic Facebook page
  • Click on Photo/Video right next to the Post box
  • Click Upload Photo/Video
  • Upload your photo, add a comment, and click on the post button!

***You can also upload your design to your own wall and mention Save the Arctic, or comment on our post with your idea.***

Please feel free to use this template for your design, just right click and save:

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