COP22 Marrakesh - Art of Change 21 and Hassan Hajjaj

ART OF CHANGE 21 AT COP22 IN MARRAKESH AT THE CROSSROAD OF ART, CLIMATE AND SUBSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE One year after its major actions and exhibitions during COP21 (the 21st United Nations conference on climate change, Paris, Dec 2015), Art of Change 21 presents BALAD_E, a one-of-a-kind event with the  artist Hassan Hajjaj for COP22 in Marrakesh, Morocco, from November 10th to 17th, 2016. For COP22, in a leading country in solar energy and art, with the Marrakesh Biennale of Contemporary Art, Art of Change 21 joins forces with the renowned artist and "upcycler" Hassan Hajjaj to create an original programme linking the fields of culture, sustainable development and innovation. BALAD_E aims to generate international fruitful encounters between art and sustainable development. For 8 days, Art of Change 21 and its main partner the Schneider Electric Foundation will offer talks, debates, workshops, concerts, art performances, exhibitions and festive moments in the Riad Yima of Hassan Hajjaj, in the heart of the Medina. In partnership with PIKALA BIKES (a foundation which reintroduces biking in Marrakech), Art of Change 21 will also offer PIKALA BALAD_E, thematic bicycle tours of Marrakech, highlighting the most sustainable locations within the city, for a unique green and engaged experience. Moreover, Art of Change will have a booth in the Green Zone of the COP22, in the art & culture area. It will exhibit Maskbook and provide animations. Finally, Art of Change 21 will launch its website Caire Game in Arabic with specific carbon reduction actions for Maghreb. Balade's main partner are UN Environment and the Schneider Electric Foundation. Its project partners are : Hassan Hajjaj, Riad Yima, Pikala Bikes, Paléo-énergétique, Café Clock, CMEM, 4D, Intour Marrakech and Low Tech Lab. VIDEO TEASER

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