Join us for an evening of meaningful art, inspiring conversations, and stories of positive change.
- Hear from guest artist/speaker Andrea Limauro, and connect with local artists and global changemakers.
- Discover how Bridge H2OPE is bringing clean water wells to underserved communities in Ethiopia—and explore artwork available for purchase to support this vital cause.
Space is limited, so please register in advance. Registration is free; only confirmed registrants will be admitted.
When: Thursday, October 30th, 5-7:30 PM
Where: InterAction, Washington DC.
Meet our Guest: Andrea Limauro, Artist, City Planner
Andrea Limauro is an Italian-born, Silver Spring, MD-based artist, muralist, city planner and climate resilience expert. Currently, he is the 2025 Artist in Residence at the Earth Commons at Georgetown University and a senior flood resilience planner for the District of Columbia.
Until recently, Andrea was the Washington Post Opinions Seasons Artist for 2025, until the newspaper abruptly canceled the collaboration as a result of ongoing changes at the newspaper. Andrea is currently completing a year-long art and climate engagement project, The Climate of Future Past, which was initially commissioned by the Washington Post, and will result in four public art works about climate risks in four vulnerable communities in Washington, DC.
Andrea holds a BA in Politics and Sociology from Essex University, UK, a Graduate Diploma in International Development from the University of Padua, Italy and a Masters Degree in Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Registration is free and open to the public.
Throughout September, one of the creative industry’s biggest moments unfolds as New York Fashion Week kicks off Fashion Month, soon followed by London, Milan, and Paris. From spotlighting commercial appeal to celebrating innovation, craftsmanship, and luxury, these fashion weeks set global trends while driving significant cultural and economic influence. Coinciding with the 80th UN General Assembly and Climate Week, we’re hosting a global conversation on the future of arts, fashion design, and sustainability.
This virtual conversation highlighting the intersection of creativity and sustainability, will address key challenges such as preservation, overproduction, waste, and equity, while showcasing innovations in circular design and eco-art practices that reduce environmental footprints.
Hosted by Nil Navaie, Founder/Advisor of Arts for Global Development, Inc., our international panel explores how diverse perspectives drive a sustainable future—from preserving textiles as cultural heritage, to turning discarded materials into creative fashion, to using tech that helps brands measure and share their social and environmental impact.
Whether you’re a designer, a fashion enthusiast, or a conscious consumer, we invite you to join this timely conversation bridging creativity, culture, and climate action.
NOTE: Please mark your calendars with the time zone in mind—the online conversation will take place on September 25 at 1:00 PM EST (U.S.).
September 25th at 1 PM US. EST.
MEET OUR GUESTS
KWAMENA BOISON is a social entrepreneur, multidisciplinary art enthusiast, and fashion designer based in Ghana. Drawing significant inspiration from centuries of sustainable Ghanaian fashion and artistic culture, Kwamena redesigns and makes art by collecting textile waste from landfills, bodies of water, and Kantamanto—one of the largest secondhand clothing markets in West Africa.
Kwamena is the founder and head of design at AFRODISTRICT and THE REVIVAL, a community-led sustainable design initiative creating art with upcycled global textile waste, which has received recognition from international platforms, such as BBC, Channel 4, and France 24, among others. He has also collaborated with fashion and culture brands such as Art Comes First and Harris Elliott, and The Revival has created exclusive products for the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Revival | Ghana
MARIA FUSCO is the Chief Conservator and Margaret Wing Dodge chair in conservation and has worked at the The George Washington University Museum & The Textile Museum since 2011. Before joining the museum staff, Ms. Fusco trained at the Textile Conservation Centre in Winchester, England, and held roles in government and private institutions in the United States and Europe, including the Konserveringscenter Vejle in Denmark, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art.
LORI KARTCHNER is Curator of Education at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. She is an alumni of the GW’s Museum Education Program, 2013, and received an MBA from the George Washington University School of Business in 2022. For the last 12 years Kartchner has worked to transition the museum’s programming efforts from a private museum to its university setting, and expand its academic and public educational offerings. This work included the development of and operations of Textiles 101, the museum’s hands-on learning gallery.
The George Washington University Museum & The Textile Museum | USA
AKHIL SIVANANDAN is the Co-Founder and CEO of Green Story, a sustainability intelligence platform helping global brands measure, reduce, and communicate their environmental impact. With a background in business strategy, sustainability, and impact storytelling, Akhil has worked extensively in the textiles and apparel sector, enabling companies to scale sustainable practices and comply with evolving global regulations such as ESPR and CBAM.
He holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and has over a decade of experience building data-driven solutions that bridge the gap between businesses and conscious consumers. Under his leadership, Green Story has grown into a trusted partner for brands worldwide, driving measurable reductions in environmental footprints.
Passionate about collaboration and transparency, Akhil frequently engages with policymakers, investors, and industry leaders to advance sustainability at scale.
GreenStory | The Netherlands
REGISTER TODAY—we’re excited for you to join the conversation on September 25th at 1 PM US EST.
As part of the AQUAMUSE Project, supported by the Water and Development Partnership Programme at UNESCO-IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, SciComm X hosted a thought-provoking webinar exploring how art can address global water challenges and shape the cultural narratives that define us.
This session emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in amplifying awareness and action for water conservation.
Art4Development.Net founder, Nil Navaie moderated this webinar featuring panelists:
Doug Fogelson, Founder & Director, Front Forty Press Shanai Matteson, Creative Changemaker & Founder, Water Bar & Public Studio Fritz Horstman, Education Director, Josef and Anni Albers Foundation
Watch the recording and learn more here.