Mission
Navigating sustainability issues through art and storytelling.
Independently run by Martha Kamara
Photo Details: Last Sunset of 2025, Indian Rocks Beach Florida by Martha Kamara
Current projects
May·2021 – July 2026 Submitted for peer-review
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, sustainability researcher, and international affairs specialist. I bridge data, lived experiences, and policy through storytelling and education.
5 core values guiding my work and the Sustainability Art Project: reverence, community, expression, cultural preservation, and resilience.
Everyday, I grow my practice through self-education, deep listening, co-creation, and adaptability.
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 international energy policy and ocean sustainability research, I began to deeply reflect on my practice and approach to these issues (climate change, resource degradation, environmental conflicts).
Coming together in 2026, the Sustainability Art Project bridges my distinct identities: global citizen, researcher, and artist🎨
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.
