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![Lights, Camera, Climate Action! Planet Media Pitch Fest](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/1f60329e-a8ca-4733-a263-a6eafa6d1d07/53585502984_a85a95e6d5_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C667%2C5464%2C5468&w=290)
Storytelling, music, animation, and podcasts! Watch the magic of innovative content being born as creatives pitch their ideas to a panel of Planet Media judges, each hoping to launch short-form content aimed at helping kids understand climate change.
![Naturally Ever After: Will Images and Storytelling about Nature Help Rewrite Our Future?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/b7e00c76-b36b-4dcc-89d0-a1de25ab3394/230627_storytelling_nature_006.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=666%2C0%2C2667%2C2667&w=290)
As the impacts of climate change become more evident on natural habitats, widespread focus on protecting these places is more critical than ever. With Hollywood finally flexing its cultural muscle to bring the climate crisis to worldwide audiences, we talk to the creatives working in both the real and imagined future worlds, with a shared mission of connecting people with...
![Cataloging the Past and Shaping our Future: Museums Change the Narrative](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6176e521-6458-46c2-8f8a-6cf75c74e332/53582720638_85007f75e3_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
Museums are typically testaments to the past, but a growing number are using exhibitions to shape our response to the future—specifically to climate change. Museum leaders will share how they see their institutions as mediums for storytelling, and how they balance truth-telling and advocacy.
![Art, Language, Music: Reflections On the Moment](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null39028c82-85f6-4b2f-9c33-9f2ae7ccf48b/speakers-june301.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=416%2C0%2C1718%2C1718&w=290)
Playwright Anna Deavere Smith and opera director Yuval Sharon explore how this extraordinary moment in our history will both influence their work as artists and compel all of us to reinterpret art from the past. While social change has emboldened artistic expression throughout history, evident in ancient Greek plays and centuries-old Shakespearian dramas, artistic expressi...
![Leaders Inspiring America](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/1d12d9a5-a938-43db-acfc-c0f694e25a34/53009859870_a80bf9178a_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
NBCUniversal News Group recently announced the honorees for its prime-time special, “Inspiring America: The Inspiration List.” NBC News’ Tom Llamas brings this conversation featuring Americans making a difference to Aspen. The panel includes environmental and climate justice activist Catherine Flowers; Susan Burton, creator of the nonprofit A New Way of Life; and actor Joh...
![Toward an Urban Ecology](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/e65f074c-8534-4266-86e0-4a2c9a7e15d0/41214257010_2766e7d41a_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1376%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
What is the role of design in addressing climate change and social fragmentation? Landscape architect Kate Orff of SCAPE explores how to generate new forms of ecological citizenship through participation, engagement, and stewardship. Projects such as the Venice Biennale Lagoon installation, Living Breakwaters in New York’s Harbor, Detroit’s Open Spaces, and Town Branch Par...
![Restorative Design: Mending Humanity’s Relationship with Nature](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null4071aef4-3c8d-4062-b637-a27b61b0501e/restorative_design_aif19.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=560%2C0%2C1439%2C1439&w=290)
The threads that connect humans to their natural environments have frayed, and some have completely severed. In an attempt to mend those we still can, designers are forging meaningful connections with nature to make reparations. Their collaborative processes — working with nature and in teams across multiple disciplines — are optimistic, but urgent. In this session, learn...
![Exhibiting the Future](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/0d89141a-e20b-49c2-935f-edc5e6aa6e9d/AIB_FUTURES_PastFutures_RockwellGroup.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=700%2C0%2C1800%2C1800&w=290)
What if we could imagine the future we want? And invite millions to join us? For 175 years, the Smithsonian has been a window into the past and a doorway to what can come next. This November, the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building, its original National Museum, will celebrate this milestone with the exhibition, FUTURES. From climate to health care to transportation...
![Roads and Rails: In Conversation with America’s Infrastructure Czar](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/c511080c-7d50-4fef-bc34-0c30b15b1c7b/52178455753_048e57ecc4_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1376%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
Before signing the $1.2 trillion dollar Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, President Biden put Mitch Landrieu in charge of executing its vision. In this role, the former New Orleans mayor oversees the biggest investment in American infrastructure in generations. With promises of generating millions of high-paying jobs, fixing supply chains, and repairing America’s roa...