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Carbon Reporting in the Arts: a Call to Action
by Dr. Harris Kuemmerle Dr. Harris Kuemmerle | July 09, 2021 The GCC was founded with a simple mission, to help bring about a 50% reduction in carbon emissions across the art-world by 2030. This goal can only be achieved through... -
In Conversation: GCC talks to artist, Himali Singh Soin
GCC | June 25, 2021 ‘We need to give institutions the strength to decolonize from within and in a holistic manner, to turn off exhibitions when no one is there, to actively give back to... -
GCC invited to address world leaders at the United Nations
GCC | May 26, 2021 GCC was thrilled to be invited to address World Leaders at the United Nations Headquarters at the high-level event on Culture and Sustainable Development . We were proud to speak... -
In Conversation: GCC Talks to TARQ Mumbai
GCC | June 15, 2021 TARQ was founded in 2014 by Hena Kapadia to create meaningful conversations around art and its myriad connotations and contexts. The name, TARQ, is the Sanskrit word for ‘discussion, abstract... -
In Conversation: GCC Talks to artist duo, Recycle Group
Rebecca Bosworth | June 1, 2021 Your artist name Recycle Group alludes to sustainability, how did you come up with this? ‘Recycle Group’ was actually the name of our first exhibition back in 2008. During the... -
GCC on NFTs: A Concise Guide
GCC | May 14, 2021 In recent months, many of us have become increasingly aware of the environmental impacts that digital tools can have. The most widely discussed of these being NFTs and the energy... -
In Conversation: GCC Talks to writer Philip Hoare
GCC | May 5, 2021 Philip Hoare is a writer, artist, film maker and curator. He is the author of nine non-fiction books including Leviathan or, the Whale, which won the 2009 Samuel Johnson prize.... -
In Conversation: GCC Talks to Art to Acres founder, artist Haley Mellin
GCC | April 19, 2021 Art to Acres is a non-profit initiative founded by Haley Mellin in 2017. It connects art and large-scale land conservation by raising funds through the sale of specifically... -
Launch of GCC Berlin: a new branch of the Gallery Climate Coalition is working to reduce carbon emissions across the art sector world-wide
GCC | April 19, 2021 Today, the Gallery Climate Coalition announces the launch of the GCC Berlin, a new Berlin-based group and dedicated platform offering environmental information and resources for Germany-based art organisations and professionals.... -
GCC COMMISSIONED REPORT: OFFSETTING AND A BETTER ALTERNATIVE
GCC | April 17, 2021 Should I offset the emissions that I can’t reduce? This is a popular question we’re hearing from GCC members at the moment. If you’ve committed to reducing the carbon... -
'Take the Risk!' E-WERK Luckenwalde's Helen Turner on running a sustainable Art Institution and Power Station
Aoife Fannin | April 19, 2021 ‘Take the risk! Doing something is always better than passivity’: GCC interviews Helen Turner, Artistic Director and Curator of the groundbreaking E-WERK Luckenwalde , a German renewable power station and... -
Christie's Becomes GCC Patron and Member. Tom Woolston, Christie's Global Head of Operations talks to GCC
GCC | April 19, 2021 Christie’s have recently joined the GCC as a member and a patron, the first auction house to do so. As a large transnational organisation the commitment to make systemic change...
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GCC Commissioned Report: ‘Green’ energy suppliers and the carbon calculator
GCC | May 11, 2021Does buying your electricity from a 100% renewable ‘green’ supplier mean the carbon footprint of your electricity is zero?
This is a complicated question, and in this report, we answer it as clearly as possible, as well providing suggestions for choosing the most climate-friendly energy supplier [1].
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It's Time to Calculate the Environmental Cost of Moving Art
Mission Februar 1, 2021 The Gallery Climate Coalition is moving the art world towards a greener future. Gallerists and artists are constantly moving art around the world through travel, packaging, and shipping, all of... -
The Art World Is Finally Talking About Offsetting Its Carbon Footprint. This Simple Approach Might Be the Most Effective Way to Do That
Artnet Januar 29, 2021 Everyone who travels knows about carbon offsetting. At the end of the process of booking a flight, the airline provides a box, for a few dollars more, to offset the... -
Why the Ten Percent Activists of the Art Industry Need to Work Together Towards Shared Sustainability Goals
Artnet Januar 14, 2021 In 2019, when the artist Gary Hume was having a show in New York, he asked his gallery, Matthew Marks, to ship his work from London by sea rather than... -
Bigger Picture
Monocle Januar 4, 2021 Attending art fairs in 2019 often felt like going for lunch with a friend who always talks about how busy they are. Everybody was “exhausted” but missed no opportunity to... -
Can the Art World Reduce its Carbon Footprint?
Prestige November 6, 2020 As climate change becomes a major theme for many artists, art and culture professionals are asking themselves tough questions about their own environmental impact. Among them is The Gallery Climate... -
An Envoy of Eco-Conscious Art Dealers and Insiders Have Created a Simple Tool to Help the Industry Reduce Its Carbon Footprint
Artnet Oktober 22, 2020 A group of art-industry leaders has teamed up with Frieze and other organizations to create a new tool to help galleries and fair organizers reduce their carbon footprints. The Gallery... -
Galleries Start To Clean Up Their Environmental Act With New Climate Coalition
The Art Newspaper Oktober 1, 2020 As the London art world attempts to return to a semblance of normality it is doing so with a new awareness that economic activity can no longer be divorced from... -
How Green Is Your Gallery? Art and the Environment
Financial Times Oktober 1, 2020 Climate change comes to the fore for art galleries and other market professionals this week with the official launch of the Gallery Climate Coalition. The group’s overall aim is to...
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