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…
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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
No more excuses
The rationale for making environmental sustainability a strategic priority, and the resources to help do it, are all available now…
Small steps – big rewards
The Theatres Trust is in the second year of a project helping 48 small- to medium-sized performing arts venues across London impro…
From values to actions
In our quest for sustainability, some of our actions have been distinctly counter-productive, claims Nadine Andrews
Leading by example
Ben Twist examines the impact that Edinburgh’s Festivals are having on the attitudes and behaviour of its audiences and its arti…
Emerging concerns
Cynnal Cymru – Sustain Wales, an independent not-for-profit company, is working closely with the Welsh Government to promote und…
Greening the screen
Hosting the inaugural UK Green Film Festivals seemed like a natural way of showcasing the environmental work that has been going o…
Learning from each other
A partnership between wildlife managers and artists has enabled a programme of hands-on environmental learning to inspire school c…
The rural biennale
Ian Hunter on a new role for the arts in promoting rural regeneration, environmental sustainability and the creative rural economy
Becoming eco economically
Lindsay Endean shares some tips on how to make every room in your building a ‘green’ room
Ten green organisations
A round-up of environmental sustainability projects, both large and small, being undertaken by arts organisations from across the…
The Big Issue
I regret starting with the use of some dirty words that I fear may offend; words heard often enough that never cease to cause cont…
Can art save the world?
Since the 1960s the eco art movement has concerned itself with environmental degradation, the role of the human in this and has an…
Orchestrating a greener future
Stephen Maddock reveals how touring live shows while lowering carbon emissions and costs can work in harmony together
