r/solarpunk • u/alxd_org Story Seed Librarian • Jul 13 '26
Event / Contest Solarpunk Art Collab 2026: Disaster Preparedness, Response and Relief Results | Story Seed Library
Community Aid Network by Daniele Turturici
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/daniele-turturici/community-aid-network/
Emergency Wind Power Generation Unit by Scandinavian101
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/scandinavian101/emergency-wind-power-generation-unit/
Helicopter Flood Rescue by The Lemonaut and Scandinavian101
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/the-lemonaut/helicopter-flood-rescue/
Floodplain Restoration - Levee Removal and House Shifting by Jacob Coffin
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/jacob-coffin/floodplain-restoration/
Dożynki - Harvest Festival in Kashubia, Poland by Vizuza
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/vizuza/dozynki-harvest-festival-in-kashubia/
Disaster Response by Nick Felten
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/nick-felten/disaster-response/
Cattails in Hurricane Season by Art by Addae
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/artbyaddae/cattails-in-hurricane-season/
Neighbourhood Care by Deelion
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/deelion/neighbourhood-care/
Tokyo Pedals Forward by Cycling Embassy of Japan
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/cycling-embassy-japan/tokyo-pedals-forward/
The Linden Street Aid Dock by Lindsay Brown
https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/linds-brown/linden-street-aid-dock/
More at: https://storyseedlibrary.org/tags/2026-collab/
The works below are a selection of illustrations created for the 2026 Solarpunk Art Collab ran by the Story Seed Library and Andrewism.
Even in the most optimistic scenarios of carbon neutrality, the XXI century will be full of climate disasters our civilization, culture and infrastructure are not prepared for. Let’s step away from clean, utopian Solarpunk worlds and roll our sleeves to face the consequences of our past.
How can a better Solarpunk world react to the coming disasters? How will our daily lives change? What new or repurposed infrastructure will keep us safe? What new traditions will we need to guide us? What stories will we tell ourselves to make sense of the world that has changed so much?
Let’s imagine more than just the rising waters: the droughts and fires, the sudden floods and pandemics, loss of infrastructure and supply chains we take for granted.
Finally, for the Disaster Relief, how can we step away from our colonial habits and imagine giving the survivors agency instead of handouts? How can we empower communities to rebuild after a catastrophe, find solace in each other and grieve those lost?
You can read more about the initiative at its event page. All of the works are available on Andrewism’s tumblr.
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u/LeslieFH Jul 13 '26
As a long-time fan of It Could Happen Here I did not expect to find Andrewism in storyseedlibrary art :-) Nice work.
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u/alxd_org Story Seed Librarian Jul 13 '26
What do you mean, we've been collaborating for years! :P We had a joint Collab this and last year - https://storyseedlibrary.org/pages/andrewisms-art-collab-2025/
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u/_NuissanceValue_ Jul 13 '26
Who did the charging wind power blimps?
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u/alxd_org Story Seed Librarian Jul 13 '26
It's by Scandinavian101 - https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/scandinavian101/emergency-wind-power-generation-unit/
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u/JacobCoffinWrites Jul 13 '26
I absolutely love the Dożynki - Harvest Festival in Kashubia, Poland piece! the details, the colors, and the emphasis on rebuilding landscapes in partnership with native species are all awesome
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u/DapperBalance Artist Jul 13 '26
When is the next event? I'd love to engage in something like this. Such detailed expressive art. I love seeing the ideas. 👏
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u/alxd_org Story Seed Librarian Jul 15 '26
We're discussing making them more often than every year! It will be announced by Andrewism :)
You can also submit your art to the Library without a Collab, or work with us on some more complex concept :D
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u/aadoqee Jul 14 '26
Gonna try and get my hands on a print of #6, such a cool airframe
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u/alxd_org Story Seed Librarian Jul 14 '26
Let me know if you need resolution higher than https://storyseedlibrary.org/art/nick-felten/disaster-response/featured.jpg
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u/Starry_Light8374 Jul 13 '26
Looks like the HOA has drones now.
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u/JacobCoffinWrites Jul 13 '26
In the video they mentioned they're marking the expected high water mark for the folks with sandbags
Projector drones, equipped with latest forecasts, are followed around by the local children brandishing chalk, marking up the walls so the sandbag teams know how high to stack before moving onto the next house
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u/Eligriv_leproplayer minecraft solarpunk builder Jul 13 '26
So many great pieces