the starving artist

"Being an artist means forever healing your own wounds & at the same time endlessly exposing them"
- Annette Messager

art . activism . academic

established 2017

exploring lived-in experiences of wellbeing
through contemporary art

what we do

The Starving Artist empowers people through creative arts, highlighting lived experiences to drive systemic reform. We foster authentic and vulnerable engagement to promote change within current systems. Our innovation lies in platforming people-centered solutions, championing emerging voices to creatively explore their experiences.

We address topics like health inequities, women's rights, migrant experiences, and climate action. At our core, we connect artists, individuals, and key players to collaborate on diverse art engagements, including exhibitions, publications, public art campaigns, and workshops.

art unites for unstoppable social change + transformation through collaboration, advocacy + action.

open call

break the silence to
end the violence

The Starving Artist & Young European Movement are organising online and physical exhibitions of artworks and creative writings on the themes of female empowerment, gender equality, and combating gender based violence.

deadline: 10. 13. 2024

reflection cards

Currently we offer four different sets that offer art-based prompts and reflective questions to help people process and engage with their experiences.

Some themes include voices above water for climate-wellbeing, the migrant voice for exploration of affects and impacts of migration labour, the vulnerable man for exploring men’s mental health and the starving artist cards for eating disorders and body image reflection.