Climate Change and the Visual Arts
Scottish Book Trust, Edinburgh, 27 August 2009
A curatorial development and networking event for professionals working across visual arts practice and disciplines,
Climate Change and the Visual Arts offered a range of perspectives on the environmental impact of presenting contemporary
visual art, from curatorial practice, gallery education, exhibition making and artist practice and allowed space to discuss
whether concerns over climate change affect the sector's working practices. Targeted at artist-curators, gallery and museum
curators, gallery educators, temporary exhibition makers, administrators and project managers, the event comprised a day
seminar followed by an evening lecture.
Key objectives of the event were to:
- Bring together professionals working across visual arts practice – artist-curators, gallery and museum curators,
temporary exhibition makers, administrators and project managers
- Establish whether concerns over climate change affect the sector's working practices
- Share ideas / methodologies / recommendations to modify the environmental impact of exhibition making
- Suggest further plans / events / actions to promote ways of working together to modify the environmental impact of exhibition making
- Identify other issues affecting curatorial practice in Scotland associated with contemporary visual arts practice.
Speakers
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John Hartley, Ecology Officer, Arts Council England (Convenor) |
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Alison Tickell, Director, Julie's Bicycle
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Judith Nesbitt, Chief Curator, Tate Britain |
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James Wallbank, Access Space, Sheffield |
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Justin Carter, artist
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Laura Sillars, Director of Programme, FACT, Liverpool |
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Audio clips
These are mp3 files.
James Wallbank and Justin Carter - open discussion (93 MB)
John Hartley's introduction, Alison Tickell's presentation (63 MB)
Judith Nesbitt's presentation (31 MB)
Laura Sillars' presentation (24 MB)
Climate Change and the Visual Arts was organised as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival, by
VAGA, Visual Arts and Galleries Association
and engage Scotland with support from the Scottish Arts Council.