Gallery Climate Coalition welcomes inaugural chair
The Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) has appointed FRANCES MORRIS as chair of the organisation’s board. A museum curator, art histo…
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Science Museum trustees raised concerns over links with controversial sponsor
Trustees at the Science Museum recently expressed unease over the museum’s ongoing sponsorship with a company belonging to India…
Theatres awarded grants for environmental sustainability
Nine UK theatres have been awarded grants totalling nearly £170,000 for environmental sustainability projects. The project fundin…
Greenpeace stages ‘performance art’ protest at oil giant’s HQ
Activists from Greenpeace UK have staged an elaborate performance art protest at Shell’s London HQ to highlight the oil and gas…
Leading arts organisations achieve sustainability standard
Performing arts organisations, including the National Theatre, Royal Ballet and Opera and the Royal Shakespeare Company, have achi…
Reducing the carbon footprint of your digital activity
It’s tempting to dismiss digital sustainability as too big of a challenge to tackle, writes Substrakt’s Zosia Poulter. But the…
Climate campaigners disrupt two theatre performances
Performances in two London theatres have been interrupted by climate campaigners. Fossil Free London activists disrupted the closi…
Championing sustainability in the museum sector
How can museums and galleries become more sustainable? Robert Dingle of Art Fund shares some resources and initiatives in support…
Sadler’s Wells disrupted by oil protesters
The opening night (3 Dec) of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London was disrupted by campaigners from Foss…
Building green momentum
Earlier this year, the second edition of the Theatre Green Book was launched. Newly-appointed director Lilli Geissendorfer sets ou…
Culture and the arts: The missing element of climate action
With all the coverage of last week’s COP29 in Azerbaijan, it might feel like there’s nothing new to be said. But Caroline Luca…
Orange Tree Theatre unveils £4m plan to improve accessibility
Orange Tree Theatre will embark on a £4m project to overhaul the visitor experience for audience members and artists while also i…
Arts Council of Wales shares plan for climate action
Arts Council of Wales (ACW) has published its first plan for climate justice and the arts. The plan sets the vision of arts playin…
Energy accounts for more than half of NPO emissions
Electricity and gas consumption accounts for more than half of carbon emissions reported by National Portfolio Organisations (NPO)…
Small-scale rural touring could lower audience travel emissions
Performing arts productions that tour smaller rural venues can produce lower audience travel emissions when compared with a single…
British Library installs ‘immense’ solar heat system as it aims for net zero
The British Library has unveiled a solar heat project to help maintain the temperature and humidity conditions needed to preserve…
Can creative practice catalyse policy change?
UP Projects aims to combine artistic excellence with social value. But, asks Emma Underhill, can it also influence…
Coldplay to donate 10% of show earnings to grassroots venues
Coldplay's UK stadium shows will also see priority for local residents and a limited number of 'affordable' tickets.
Natural History Museum plans £150m transformation
Museum's Director says works are part of institution's ambition to become a "catalyst for change" on environment…
£50m Welsh theatre redevelopment to create 100 jobs
The £50m redevelopment of a theatre in north Wales is expected to create 100 jobs and generate more than £20m annually…
Massive Attack successfully pulls off ‘zero emissions’ festival
The one-day event in Bristol, attended by over 30,000 people, tackled the emissions emitted by transport, food, energy and waste a…
Project seeks artists to tackle climate change
Artists and creative practitioners are being invited to apply for funding to take part in an initiative to tackle climate change….
Old Vic theatre urged to cut Royal Bank of Canada ties
Scores of theatre professionals have signed a letter calling on The Old Vic in London not to renew its sponsorship from the Royal…
Venues urged to adopt ‘theatre bus’ scheme to tackle emissions
With audience travel a major source of carbon emissions for theatres, a recent report suggests venues can use their position as a…
