Ecological sustainability
Description
D'Art Topic No.34: Arts and ecological sustainability
D'Art Topics in Arts Policy no.34, February 2009
Arts Council England and IFACCA are working together to collate examples of good practice in supporting artists or arts organisations with creative and practical responses to ecological concerns such as environmental sustainability and climate change. Arts Council England also hopes to identify potential partners with whom to develop work in this area.
See the question here.
The question is also available in Spanish: Pregunta D’Art 34: Las artes y la sostenibilidad ambiental
Publications
Asia-Europe dialogue on arts, culture and climate change – conference report
In October 2008, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), in association with Cultura21 international and other organisations, conducted the Asia-Europe Dialogue on Arts, Culture and Climate Change in Beijing, China. The conference report is now available. more >
Links Between Biological and Cultural Diversity
The myriad links between cultural and biological diversity are increasingly viewed as key elements in achieving sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals. more >
Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures
Insights from researchers, artists and activists in Europe, North and Central America, Africa and Asia on environmental sustainability as a new frontier for the arts and cultures. more >
Sustainable Development Strategy 2007-2009
Focuses on ensuring that the environmental impacts of Canadian Heritage’s decisions are understood, weighed and appropriately addressed. more >
Climate Change - The Role of the Arts
A paper presented by Rose Fenton at the 15th EFAH Conference and Annual General Assembly, Warsaw, Poland in 2007. more >
News
Private Sector, Civil Society and Cultural Organisations Agree on Worldwide Collective Action for Climate
Culture|Futures Collaboration Begins its Spiral of Engagement in Copenhagen. Following three days of discussions, there was agreement among organisations from the private sector, civil society and cultural bodies, to collaborate across all sectors and regions to act together for the climate. more >
IFACCA members participate in Culture|Futures symposium in Copenhagen
IFACCA members, including Arts Council England, the Ministry of Culture Cuba, Scottish Arts Council, Danish Arts Agency and the National Arts Council of South Africa have joined the world’s most influential cultural networks, organisations and leaders at the Culture|Futures symposium concluding today in Copenhagen. more >
Can artists save the world?
The environment is this year's big theme across the arts. Here's how Britain's greenest cultural avengers plan to save the world. more >
Cultura y Medio Ambiente firman convenio de cooperación institucional
Las Secretarías de Estado de Cultura (SEC) y Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARENA), firmaron un convenio de cooperación con el objetivo de salvaguardar, proteger y fomentar el patrimonio cultural y natural de la República Dominicana. more >
Culture and Environment Ministries sign agreement for cooperation
The Ministries of Culture (SEC) and Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARENA) signed a cooperation agreement in order to safeguard, protect and promote the cultural and natural heritage of the Dominican Republic. more >
We are not taking the environment’s protection seriously, says Argentinean Naturalist and Poet
Alfredo Lichter has dedicated a good part of his life to studying the sea and to creating messages that give relevance to the need of changing our relationship with nature. more >
Theatre pollution threat to London revealed
London’s theatre industry pumps 50,000 tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere every year - equivalent to 10% of the city’s total bus emissions or the annual energy consumption of 9,000 homes. more >
Artists and musicians on board for Arctic project
Artists will travel to the Arctic as part of a programme bringing artists and scientists together to raise awareness of climate change. more >
Summer Festival as Environmental Liability
Let's face it: summer festivals are not what you'd call environmentally friendly. Some festivals are attempting to minimize the damage. more >
Arts and Ecology day to raise climate change awareness
'Arts & Ecology Day' has been launched to engage the creativity and influence of the arts community in making London a more sustainable city. The day will raise the profile of sustainability by celebrating new plays, poems, music, artworks and dance across London, with the aim of developing into a world-wide campaign. more >
Turning over an old leaf
Only 24 books are produced for every tree felled. But book-swapping websites could provide a solution for the eco-aware reader. more >
Arts and ecological sustainability: seeking your help
In our latest D’Art question, being undertaken with Arts Council England, we are looking for examples of good practice in helping artists and arts organisations respond to ecological concerns. more >
Las artes y la sostenibilidad ambiental
Arts Council England y la FICAAC están interesado en recopilar ejemplos de buenas prácticas en el apoyo a artistas y a organizaciones artísticas que hayan respondido de manera creativa y práctica a problemas ecológicos. more >
UN Seminar to Focus on Art as a Vehicle for Changing Attitudes Toward the Environment
A seminar to be be held at UN headquaters on 8 May 2008 as part of an ongoing initiative to utilize the universal language of art as a catalyst to empower individuals, communities, and leaders to focus on environmental values. more >
Wales’ international visual arts prize challenges audiences to address climate change
The eyes of the international visual arts world are on Cardiff following the announcement of the winner of the third Artes Mundi international visual arts prize, which this year addressed human condition and climate change. more >
Materials for the Arts
Materials for the Arts gathers materials from companies and individuals that no longer need them, and redistributes them to artists and educators that do. more >
How green is my beanstalk?
What is the carbon footprint of your average theatre? How can it be slashed by two thirds? Is a greener pantomime season really going to make a difference to global warming? more >
It’s good to be green
Karen Price looks at just some of the ways in which the arts industry in Wales is helping tackle important green issues. more >
To be eco-friendly, or not to be eco-friendly
Cultural organisations including the London office of Arts Council England will work with London's mayor to draw up a Climate Change Action Plan for London Theatre. more >
London theatres challenged to ‘go green’ by 2025
London's mayor has announced an industry-wide campaign to make the capital’s theatres more energy efficient and achieve a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2025. more >
The art of imagining a greener future
Promoting sustainability is more than just facts and figures for one educator. more >
New program provides platform for green design
One hundred small environmental design companies will have the opportunity to build their business through the Australian Design Platform. more >
Using ‘komiks’ to help save the environment
The National Commission on Culture and the Arts is using its comic book program to help the government’s information drive on environmental issues. more >
Can art help climate change?
A new exhibition - featuring 42 contemporary artists from around the world - aims to do just that. more >
Culture on the agenda at environment summit
The 15th National Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Conference will have a cultural twist this year, with the formal launch of the Regional Cultural Alliance. more >
Events
Climates of heritage conservation: Responding to the challenge of global climate change
Papers presented at this colloquium provide comparative experiences from diverse nations in all the world's regions that are subject to the threat of global climate change as they impact cultural heritage. more >
Wolf Trap's National Summit on the Arts and Environment Webinar
Arts leaders from across the country are invited to log on for a vital webinar and discover why the arts are the next crucial tool in our fight to save the planet, and how to help advance this dynamic work. more >
Art Changing Attitudes Toward the Environment
A United Nations seminar on how art can serve as a catalyst for incorporating environmental values into social, economic, and political realms. more >
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