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Bringing together Cultural & Climate Diplomacy CREATIVE MIGRATION is a women-of-color-led, international arts organization based in Los Angeles and Bangkok.

Our mission is to bring together cultural and climate diplomacy with a special focus on collaborative community building through intersectional practices. Our programming is defined through three primary strands:
1. Artist Residencies & Creative Hubs
2. Site-specific Installations
3. Transmedia Projects

Creative Migration was founded in 2005 by our Executive Director Susannah Tantemsapya in Calif

ornia. She expanded operations to Thailand in 2018 to open our largest project to date, Bangkok 1899, a cultural & civic hub established through funding from The Rockefeller Foundation and the Ford Motor Company Fund. Since 2011, our nonprofit has employed environmentally regenerative practices throughout our projects and day-to-day operations. Throughout the years, we have accumulated knowledge and experience to create our organization-wide Climate Policy, which features guidelines and recommendations for all our operations. Creative Migration, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States and Creative Migration (East) is a registered foundation in the Kingdom of Thailand.

04/04/2026

Rest as Resistance for Artists & Culture Workers x With Love Projects

Creative Migration developed this wellness program for the official Arts & Culture Day for a Living Planet theme activation at LA Climate Week, taking place on April 11 in Downtown Los Angeles.

In collaboration with With Love Projects , the program centers sustainability and care practices for artists and culture workers, featuring breathwork and sound bath sessions designed to create space for restoration, reflection and connection.

Join us for one of two sessions: 🕛 12:00 PM 🕓 4:00 PM
📍 SkyXPortal – Downtown Los Angeles
🗓 April 11, 2026
🎟️ Free entry!
✍️ Spots are limited, register via Luma
🕛 12:00 PM https://luma.com/4ab30pcy
🕓 4:00 PM https://luma.com/dyvza9g2

Bring your yoga mat, water bottle and wear something comfortable!

03/21/2026

Rest as Resistance for Artists and Culture Workers x With Love Projects

Developed by Creative Migration for the official Arts, Culture & Media theme activation on April 11 in DTLA, this wellness program centers sustainability and care practices for cultural workers. In collaboration with With Love Projects, it includes breathwork, tea ceremonies, soundbaths and embodied practices that create space for restoration, reflection and connection during LA Climate Week.

Save the date!�April 11, 2026
SkyXPortal – Downtown Los Angeles

02/05/2026

Attention Leaves a Trace: Blessing a Young Tree with Vespera Meng

An expressive arts intervention inviting visitors to slow down and practice care.

Set within a circle of young trees, this work asks a simple question: What changes when attention is offered as a form of care to the more-than-human world?

Visitors are invited to spend time with a single tree—observing, noticing, and forming a quiet connection. Afterward, they may leave a written blessing tied gently to the tree, creating a growing archive of care made visible over time.

Part reflection, part collective gesture, Attention Leaves a Trace reframes blessing not as belief, but as attention—and invites us to consider how even small acts of care can accumulate meaning.

February 7, 2026
16:00 onwards
Point of Peace Installation
Grand Postal Building, Charoenkrung Rd.

This program’s coordination is supported by Creative Migration and Creatives for Climate Action - Global . Point of Peace designer Ekaterina Korchagina of Fall Studio is being hosted at Bangkok 1899 International Artist Residency.

01/17/2026

We’re starting the year with exciting news!

for Climate Action - Thailand (CCAT) has received funding from the Awesome Foundation Singapore Chapter for the CCAT Toolkit! This first financial support of 2026 will help us in the research and development phase for the next edition, bringing new improvements, further insights, case studies and more. Thank you to the Awesome Foundation for supporting our vision.

Stay tuned for updates on the CCAT Toolkit and other planned projects for 2026!

01/09/2026

Early December in Bangkok, Creative Migration organized a Climate Action Experience Tour for the second cohort of the Climate Finance Fellowship, following the cohort’s in-person Launch Convening.

As a Surge Climate Talent initiative and supported by , the fellowship brought together 20 mid-career finance leaders from the public and private sectors who are transitioning into core finance roles within mission-driven climate organizations. Over the next year, Fellows will be embedded in 20 Host Organizations across 10 countries in Asia and Africa, working to advance a just and sustainable energy transition.

Hosted at and , the tour connected Fellows with Thailand-based organizations advancing environmental sustainability, circular economy, conservation and community-led impact. We were grateful to learn from PXP Sustainability, Studio UpCircle, , , and , with the evening closing over a shared dinner by .

We were happy to be a part of introducing these cohorts to our amazing partners!

01/07/2026

We’re honored to share that Creative Migration has received the GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Badge for the 8th consecutive year, a distinction we’ve proudly held since 2017.

This recognition is made possible by the continued trust and support of our community, partners and collaborators, thank you for standing with us.

GreatNonprofits is a platform like Tripadvisor , but for discovering and reviewing nonprofit organizations. We invite you to explore the stories shared on GreatNonprofits, learn more about our mission, and consider supporting this work through your time or generosity at greatnonprofits.org.

12/27/2025

In 2025, Creative Migration shared, gathered and built across borders. From international panels and conferences including Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Los Angeles, Borneo and Brazil, to hosting artists and climate conversations at Bangkok 1899, the year was shaped by collaboration and care. We helped bring the first Bangkok Climate Action Week to life, launched new Creatives for Climate Action - Thailand (CCAT) Field Manual and joined the Group of Friends for Culture-Based Climate Action to advocate for culture within global climate policy.

Onward to another year of art, climate leadership and cultural ecology. ✨

12/06/2025

2016 has been a big year for us, both at home & abroad. This is our new cultural/civic hub launching in with the (RSA).

Happy Holidays, here’s to a prosperous & innovative 2017!

12/03/2025

Culture for Climate Action: Thailand x Brazil at COP30
Thailand Pavilion, Blue Zone
November 20, 2025

Watch this powerful cross-regional dialogue bringing together cultural leaders from the Global Majority as part of the official COP30 program at the Thailand Pavilion.

In this session, speakers from the Asia-Pacific and Latin America explored how creativity, governance and community collaboration can strengthen climate action through a just transition for the culture sector.

Featuring:
• Guy Ritani, PermaQueer
• Helena Ramos, Amazônia de Pé
• Susannah Tantemsapya, Creative Migration / Bangkok 1899
• Thiago Jesus, People’s Palace Projects

Building on the momentum of Creatives for Climate Action - Thailand (CCAT) and Brazil’s leadership in cultural climate diplomacy, the conversation opened space for solidarity, representation and Global Majority cooperation. Speakers reflected on how culture can drive real change by investing in creative skills, safeguarding heritage and ensuring equitable access to green resources and technologies.

🔗 Watch the session: https://www.facebook.com/dcceth/videos/1426196995756731/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=6QCmCiTENga9MiTA

A special thank you to Kamori Osthananda for the invitation.

11/19/2025

We’re proud to share that Creative Migration and Artsadmin have been awarded a grant from the British Council ’s (CTC) Grant. Lab X Leadership (Lab XL) deepens the partnership between Creative Migration/ (Thailand) and Artsadmin (UK), building on the British Council–supported Lab X exchange in 2024.

While Lab X focused on Thai and British artists, our reflection revealed a broader need: to explore the leadership, systems and cultural production practices that sustain socially engaged work in our respective contexts.

Lab XL centers this inquiry, shifting the focus from artist development to a peer exchange between cultural producers and leaders. Across our organization’s locations, Susannah Tantemsapya, a climate-focused cultural producer based in Thailand and the US, and Raidene Carter, a UK-based cultural leader, will host and contribute to public events, sector dinners, artist-led discussions and workshops. Online sessions will also reconnect Lab X alumni to co-develop the artistic and conceptual drivers for this new phase.

Together, Creative Migration and Artsadmin will explore how cross-cultural leadership, climate justice and care intersect in our roles as producers and how these perspectives can shape more sustainable and equitable models of cultural production in both the UK and Thailand.

Stay tuned for more information!

11/15/2025

✨ Culture for Climate Action: Thailand x Brazil at COP30✨

Join us for a powerful dialogue between cultural leaders from the Global Majority as part of the official COP30 program at the Thailand Pavilion, Blue Zone. 🌏

💬 In conversation:
Susannah Tantemsapya • Thiago Jesus • Helena Ramos • Guy Ritani

Together, they’ll unpack how culture can drive real change by investing in creative skills and infrastructure, safeguarding heritage, and ensuring fair access to green funding and technologies.

📅 Thursday, November 20
🕘 9:00–10:00 AM GMT-3
📍 Thailand Pavilion, Blue Zone (COP30)
🔗 Register here: https://luma.com/7feuiehf

A special thank you to Kamori Osthananda for the inivitation.

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Creative Migration is a women-led, international arts organization based in Los Angeles and Bangkok. Our mission is to advance cultural diplomacy through the three pillars of art, public engagement and sustainability.

Our focus is on art and social practice, having continuously supported projects to build relationships and develop collaborations through three primary strands:

Artist Residencies & Creative Hubs

Site-specific Installations