“Artevism”: Adult-Supported, Kid-Led Action Turns Anxiety into Agency
These kids put a powerful new spin on “the plastic arts”!
In the fall of 2025, Future Chicken partnered with a British Columbia school to pilot a project in kid-led environmental activism. The result is a highly engaged group of students with a deeper understanding of waste, sustainability, and — importantly — their own agency in creating environmental change.
Inspired by Robin “The Trash Man” Green’s interview on the Future Chicken Today Show, grade 5 and 6 students at Florence Nightingale Elementary in Vancouver began gathering plastic waste from their homes and communities. They investigated its origins and what would happen to it in the waste and recycling streams, or in the natural environment. Then they turned it into sculptures of marine mammals for a thought-provoking art installation that was shared with parents, fellow students, and guests.
But the story doesn’t end there. The kids and Future Chicken collaborated on a top-notch video to amplify their voices and inspire others to find their own.
