Mission
Art and storytelling that centers the playfulness and creativity of resilience not just the struggle.
Independently run by Martha Kamara
Photo Details: Last Sunset of 2025, Indian Rocks Beach Florida by Martha Kamara
Current projects
May·2021 – ONGOING
Advancing Equitable Ocean Multi-Use Systems: Comparative Policy Analysis from Norway and the United States
Original Scientific Research
Meet the sustainability art project
I invite artists, researchers, community-driven organizations, industry, and public agencies from across the world to engage and participate. Contact me to share your own work or to discuss working together.
Knowledge Equity as a Sustainability Principle and Practice
Martha’s future oceans working group’s (West et al 2025) visual call to action for ensure knowledge equity as a foundational principle and a practice for global ocean sustainability research and development.
Latest Notes
Meet Martha Kamara, the creative behind sustainability art project
Martha Kamara
Founding Mother
I am a mixed-media artist, marine social scientist, and policy specialist trained in international energy and environmental policy. I have expertise in multilateral energy coalitions, implementing climate and clean energy policies and programs, and conducting interdisciplinary research into the high-level feasibility of ocean multi-use development and the impacts of ocean multi-use on local coastal communities.
5 core values guiding my work and the Sustainability Art Project: reverence, community, expression, cultural preservation, and resilience.
To learn more, read the About the Founder.
Funding & Partners
Martha Kamara’s work has been supported by or has received project-based funding from:
Global Sustainability Scholars
Belmont Forum, Future Earth and JPI Oceans’ 2018-2019 Call for Transdisciplinary Research for Ocean Sustainability
Grants #1740856, #205452
In collaboration with:
Local and diaspora artists, global partners, and cross-disciplinary practitioners
Community-based research centers
Interdisciplinary working groups
F.A.Q.
Where did the concept of the Sustainability Art Project come from?
After working for a few years in energy policy and sustainability research, I began to deeply reflect on my practice and approach to these issues (climate change, resource degradation, environmental conflicts).
In 2026, the Sustainability Art Project brings together different parts of my work: research, mixed media art, and storytelling🎨 I intend to grow my practice through deep listening, co-creation, and adaptability.
How do I submit content or request to collaborate?
Email sustainabilityartproject@gmail.com with a short description of your project and how I could help. I welcome a wide array of content to showcase on the website and share through a monthly digest. I typically respond within 3–5 working days.
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