GCC New York

Welcome to GCC New York (NY), an International Volunteer Chapter of Gallery Climate Coalition founded in April 2023, operating until Autumn 2024.

Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) is an international community of arts organisations working to reduce our sector’s environmental impacts. 

GCC’s primary goal is to facilitate a reduction of the sector’s CO2e emissions by a minimum of 50% by 2030, as well as promoting zero waste.

GCC has created a carbon calculator specifically tailored to the art industry. This provides users with the means to determine and monitor their carbon footprint, and is available for use by GCC members. We encourage all members to share their results to bring about greater change.

GCC New York has been responsible for engaging with our immediate networks on environmental issues within New York’s arts sector. The aim is to collectively find sustainable solutions that can support New York arts organisations and professionals to save energy, reduce emissions and minimise waste.

At a special event hosted by the Guggenheim on Friday 21st April 2023, Richard Armstrong, Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, and Wendy Fisher, President, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, co-hosted representatives of the city’s art institutions, galleries, advisories & art-sector businesses to introduce GCC’s Managing Director Heath Lowndes and Co-founder & Trustee Victoria Siddall and to officially launch GCC in New York. 


The Chapter was self-organised and self-motivated whilst remaining closely aligned with GCC’s core targets and commitments. This platform is about being less competitive and more collaborative, in response to the urgent need to take climate action in the arts sector.

  • GCC New York Events & News

    GCC New York Introductory Webinar

     

    GCC Launches New York Chapter and Issues an Environmental Call-to-action for the City’s Visual Art Community

     

    GCC New York Launch Press Statement

     

  • GCC New York Committee Members

    Ales Ortuzar (Ortuzar Projects)

     

    Chiara Repetto (Kaufmann Repetto)

     

    Haley Mellin (Art into Acres, Art + Climate Action and Artists Commit)

     

    Laura Lupton (Galleries Commit, Artists Commit, Barder, and the Visual Arts PACT)

     

    Loring Randolph (Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection)

     

    Matthew Wood (Mendes Wood DM)

     

    Stefanie Hessler (Swiss Institute (SI))

     

    Whitney McGuire. Esq. (Sustainable Brooklyn)

     

  • Acknowledgements

    We acknowledge and thank all GCC New York volunteers for their time, expertise, advice and advocacy.

  • Disclaimer

    The information on these pages has been provided by our volunteer teams. It is separate from the resources of the GCC main site.


    GCC does not have the resources to moderate the content on the International Volunteer Chapter pages but supports the work conducted in good faith. The third-party organisations listed are deemed to be providing the best products and services to date for our members. If you notice any broken links or information in need of updating, please contact us at info [@] galleryclimatecoalition.org