Communicating Sustainability Sustainably: Case Studies on Burnout and Being the Change

The Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA), in collaboration with the Transform4Europe Alliance (T4EU), organises the workshop "Communicating Sustainability Sustainably: Case Studies on Burnout and Being the Change." The workshop will take place via MS Teams on 3 and 10 December 2025, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

How to put scientific knowledge about the ecological and societal shifts ahead into practice? The two-part lecture-seminar offers personal insights into a number of projects that have aimed to bring about awareness of environmental topics and behavioral change, while focusing on the organisational aspects of these initiatives. Is it possible to “be the change we need” without burning out or being hypocritical? How to find balance between integrity and strategic compromise?

Programme:

• First session – 3 December:
  a lecture offering reflections and personal insights from the facilitator, accompanied by selected reading materials.
• Second session – 10 December:
  an interactive discussion inviting participants to explore the readings and key questions together. The aim is to create an open and thoughtful space for dialogue on how to communicate sustainability in a balanced and sustainable way.

About the trainer:

Maria Muuk (1994) is an independent graphic designer, researcher, writer and degrowth activist currently based in Tartu, Estonia. She has a BA degree from the Department of Graphic Design at the Estonian Adacemy of Arts (2016) and an MA degree from the Critical Studies Department at the Sandberg Instituut in the Netherlands (2019). As a designer, she has been involved with sustainability-themed projects of various Estonian cultural institutions, as well as with the NGO Degrowth Estonia, most recently as the co-organiser of the first Beyond Growth Estonia conference. 

More information  Register here

Registration required until 24 November. For any questions, please contact: triin.kao@artun.ee