From November 20-28th, sixteen artists and countless volunteers from twelve countries, participated in 350.org's first ever global climate art exhibition. Using the Earth as their canvas, they create amazing artwork that was large enough to be viewed from Space.

In keeping with 350.org's mission to try solve the climate crises, artists were encouraged to create masterpieces that would highlight things that are affecting our environment - polluted cities, endangered forests, melting glaciers and sinking coastlines.

Planned right before a climate change conference organized by United Nations, the organization is hoping that this effort displayed simultaneously by artists from all across the world, will show the officials that no country in the world is immune to climate change.

Given the size of the artwork, humans were the main medium for a lot of the masterpieces, which were planned in advance and then photographed by satellite imagery provider, DigitalGlobe. Each piece was unique, imaginative and very descriptive of the issues facing us.

A lot of the artwork depicted the number 350 - significant not only because of the organizers of the event, but because 350 parts per million is what climatologists believe is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

In Santa Fe, New Mexico, one thousand residents held painted pieces of blue cardboard or tarps, and stood on the dried out banks of the Santa Fe River, one of the most endangered rivers in America. Their aim was to show how the river had looked before the area became so arid, which they attribute to climate change.

In New Delhi, India, 3,000 students and teachers from Ryan International School got together with volunteers from the Indian Youth Climate Network and with the help of artist Daniel Dancer, formed a gigantic elephant walking along the rising sea - Their message? Asking the world leaders not to ignore the 'elephant in the room' - climate change!

In Mexico City , thousands of children formed the shape of a huge hurricane, with 350 standing in as the eye of the storm. At Fowler's Gap in Australia, volunteers depicted the risk of wildfires if global warming continues at this pace, by carrying flashlights, and forming a huge 350.

Iceland artist Bjargey Olafsdottir painted a 'Red Polar Bear' on the Langokull Glacier, the second largest icecap in the country, depicting the woes of this majestic animal - In case you are wondering, it was done with red organic food dye approved for environmental use!

Los Angelenos formed an eagle, while New Yorkers created a mural depicting a flooded New York and New Jersey coastline, and placed it on the roof of a city building. To view all sixteen art installations, check out earth.350.org.

While the organizers do not think the art will sway the officials at the conference in a significant way, they just hope that they will take notice of how concerned people are, and take some positive action toward a solution.

Sources: earth.350.org, treehugger.com