After a lifetime spent working in the arts across the world, Judith Knight considers the dilemma of meeting the demands of the climate emergency while retaining international collaborations.
It may seem an insensitive time to write an article about the response of the arts to climate change. If I was still running an arts organisation, I might put my head in my hands and say: “I’m dealing with Covid, I’m dealing with Brexit, how the hell am I supposed to deal with the climate emergency as well?”
But of course, the pandemic and the climate emergency are inextricably linked – Ian McEwan recently called Covid a “mass tutorial” about climate change. As for Brexit and the... more
Organisations talk a big game about preventing climate change but what are they doing? Bridget McKenzie shares her experience of testing the way culture takes action.
Two years ago a group of artists and environmental activists launched Culture Declares Emergency. Lucy Neal and Kay Michael tell the story of the movement’s foundation and the momentum it has gathered since then.
Poet and climate writer, Linda France shares how she is creating spaces for connection, discussion and personal reflection, encouraging us to respond to the climate emergency and see ourselves as part of the solution.
As cultural organisations are looking for new ways to reduce their carbon emissions, Kate Harvey reports on a remarkable 10 year journey which has led to excess energy generation being redirected to the National Grid.