Unauthorised arts and climate festival planned in Tate Modern
A year before Tate is due to renew its sponsorship with BP, Platform London is curating a free, completely unauthorised festival i…
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Carbon reduction program realises £2.3m cost savings
Low-cost attempts to reduce environmental impact have paid dividends for arts organisations, although investment will be needed to…
UK’s live production industry sets sustainability goals
The Sustainability in Production Alliance has outlined ten social, environmental and economic sustainability goals for the UK&rsqu…
Arts buildings told to build with a green mind
A new guide by Julie’s Bicycle provides advice on integrating environmental sustainability into capital project funding bids…
What should Tate have done differently?
David Carrington explains what arts organisations seeking commercial support can learn from the recent Tate/BP sponsorship freedom…
Book review: Artwash
Anna B. Sexton reads Mel Evans’ Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts, and says it’s time to change the way we think.
Queen’s Award for Wales Millennium Centre
WMC’s sustainable business model has prompted the award, which goes only to organisations recognised as having achieved the…
Environmental savings could cut arts costs
ACE-funded organisations saved £1.25m in energy costs last year and the number of organisations engaged with environmental s…
Leading environmental sustainability
Julie’s Bicycle and BOP Consulting have conducted a survey on leadership and environmental sustainability. Alison Tickell su…
Going seriously green
As the first arts venue to be awarded a 3* Industry Green rating, the Lyric Hammersmith is a model of best practice. Kim M Grant d…
Environmental art in the city
Laura Coleman explains why she went ahead and set up an arts organisation to explore environmental art, despite the advice of many…
Energy evidence paints mixed picture
New reporting on environmental impact has generated baseline figures, but progress is being hindered by lack of data.
Natural progression
Leah Black explains how Spring Fling, originally a visual arts and craft event, has attracted new visitors by embracing nature and…
A powerful performance
Gus Christie tells the story of Glyndebourne's wind turbine, the first to be commissioned by an arts organisation.
Taking green steps
Ben Challis shares some tips on how festivals can reduce their environmental impact.
Exploring the festival model
The British Arts Festivals Association’s Capacity to Endure conference last year focussed on how festivals should be va…
Lyric Hammersmith reaches for the stars
The Lyric Hammersmith has become the first venue to be awarded Industry Green’s three star status. The award scheme was set…
Welsh venues set to become ‘leaner and greener’
Forty-two arts venues in Wales are set to become ‘greener and leaner’ thanks to a new initiative to help them reduce t…
The art of future-building
Bridget McKenzie makes the case for a more eco-conscious arts sector, working to help restore the biosphere and generate capital f…
The happy museum
Tony Butler describes a project which is encouraging cultural institutions to respond to the challenge of nurturing community well…
Green measures
A new set of environmental performance benchmarks for performing arts venues and major festivals have been published by environmen…
Budget winners and losers
The 2012 Budget has confirmed that the Government will introduce a new Gift Aid small donations scheme in April 2013, enabling art…
Fair play for rural arts
A new report is lobbying for statutory agencies to produce a strategic plan in relation to culture, creativity and rural communiti…
Funding agreements will require green response
Arts Council’s NPOs will have to reduce their environmental impact under new funding agreements
