Announcing a Two Day Symposium: Climate Crisis >> Art Action
GCC is pleased to announce the two day symposium "Climate Crisis >> Art Action" in collaboration with Whitechapel Gallery, on the 2nd & 3rd of March at The Bishopsgate Institute.
Featuring voices from leading visual arts and environmental organisations as well as change-makers from beyond the sector, this two-day symposium tackles the critical environmental issues facing the UK’s public arts institutions.
Through a day of panel discussions and presentations, followed by a day of action-focused workshops, this event will provide context and clarity by pooling expertise and data to identify solutions, equipping participants with the knowledge and ambition to take effective action.
Following the event, participants will receive access to new resources expanding on the topics explored in the symposium, including a customisable Decarbonisation Action Plan for non-profit arts organisations.
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Doors open at 9.00 am for refreshments
10.00 am
Welcome and Housekeeping
10.30 am
Climate (out of) Control: Environmental Impacts of HVAC Systems & Climate Control Regulations
Panel discussion addressing the issues of climate control systems in storage facilities and exhibition spaces. The session brings together the key voices required to bring about meaningful change in climate control, from HVAC Regulations to loan agreements, proposing new systems and standards.
11.45 am
Environmentally Responsible Exhibition Design
A presentation on lower impact exhibition making as a driver for change at an institutional level
12.10 pm
Holes in the Net: What Does ‘Net Zero’ Really Mean for a Non-profit Art Organisation?
Keynote presentation on the reality of Net Zero Targets for non-profit organisations
1-2pm
Lunch
2pm
Local Crisis & Local Action: Climate Justice and the Role of Public Art Institutions
Screening of the short film Young Girl in London Killed By Pollution (Directed and Produced by Usayd Younis and Cassie Quarless), followed by a panel discussion on the localised impacts of the climate crisis, air pollution, environmental racism & climate justice, and the role of arts institutions and creatives in addressing these issues and engaging local communities.
3.45pm
Climate Activism in Art Spaces
Panel discussion on the urgent need for climate action and the spectrum of approaches activists take.
4.45pm
Culture, Climate & Societal Change
Kate Raworth and Frances Morris address the implications of doughnut economics on culture, exploring how we move away from a growth model towards a regenerative, distributive and thriving sector for all.
5.30pm
Film screening and Performance by Love Ssega
5.50pm
Closing words
Confirmed Speakers:
Alice Sharp - Director, Invisible Dust
Alison Tickell - Founder & CEO, Julie’s Bicycle
Amahra Spence - artist and organiser working for liberation
Areeba Hamid - Co-Executive Director of Greenpeace UK
Bidisha Mamata - broadcaster and journalist
Caitlin Southwick - Director Ki Culture, Founder ICCC conference
Chris Garrard - Co-director of Culture Unstained
Christian Baars - Co-Chair ICOM UK Executive Committee, National Museums Liverpool, Collections Care BSc, MSc, PhD
Danny Chivers - GCC Environmental Policy Advisor, Independent Journalist & Climate Consultant
Elise Foster Vander Elst - Head of Exhibitions, the Design Museum, London
Emma Brown - Just Stop Oil spokesperson
Frances Morris - Director, Tate Modern
Gilane Tawadros - Director, Whitechapel Gallery
Hannah Wright - Gallery Climate Coalition volunteer shipping lead
Harpreet Kaur Paul - Journalist, researcher and author of Towards Reparative Climate Justice: from Crises to Liberations
Justin McGuirk - Chief Curator, Design Museum; Director, Future Observatory
Kate Raworth - economist, author, co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab
Louisa Buck - broadcaster and journalist
Love Ssega - musician, performing artist and songwriter
Nick Merriman - Director of Horniman Museum, NMDC chair for Environment and Sustainability
Paddy Dillon and Lisa Burger - co-founders, the Green Book
Sarah Munro - Director, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
