THE COMMONS
Welcome to “The Commons,” your one-stop hub for everything related to arts and climate change response.
Explore this repository of resources from around the globe, including tools, case studies, and essential links that empower you to harness the creative power of the arts in tackling our planet’s most pressing challenges – this space updates on a regular basis, come back often.
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Greening the Screen
This guide is a practical, shareable and actionable resource for producers and other leaders in the motion picture industry. It has been written by independent producers working with sustainability professionals and has been designed to apply equally across genres, company sizes and budget levels.
Climate Justice: Through the Creative Lens of the Performing Arts
Climate Justice: Through the Creative Lens of the Performing Arts
Ecomuseums & climate change
This open source book presents the results of this conference where heritage experts, community activists, curators, politicians and academics from several countries, explored how ecomuseums and community museums are acting as catalysts for transition, renewal, and sustainable development and how they might effectively contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and climate action.
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DOC Society Climate Story Fund now open for applications
Deadline to apply: February 7
Information webinar: January 19
Sferik Award: Art in Nature
Deadline to apply: November 17th, 2023
Solitude Fellowship
Deadline to apply: November 30th
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Network Spotlight: Grantham Foundation
This month, we had the privilege to speak with Félix Denis, Communications Manager at the Grantham Foundation.
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Climate Justice: Through the Creative Lens of the Performing Arts
Climate Justice: Through the Creative Lens of the Performing Arts
Decolonial Toolkit for Climate Artists
The Decolonial Toolkit for Climate Artists is a straightforward document that addresses the intersection of colonialism, climate change and the arts.
You can now watch our Climate Justice Webinar on Vimeo!
We were honoured to host Julius Lindsay and Syrus Marcus Ware for the launch of our Art & Climate Conversations with a fascinating and timely discussion on the topic of climate justice. Among many things, Julius and Syrus talked about...
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August 2023: Hope through Action
As I write this, devastating wildfires continue to rage: the city of Yellowknife, as well as the neighbouring Dene communities of Ndilo and Dettah are being evacuated. as well as the neighbouring Dene communities of Ndilǫ and Dettah are being evacuated, the town of...
July 2023 : Growth, degrowth, postgrowth
Thanks to everyone who has already responded to our Network Intake Form. We are excited by your enthusiastic responses so far, and truly amazed by the abundance of knowledge, diverse experiences, insightful perspectives, and creative spirit present within this...
June 2023: A networked sector is a resilient sector
Last Thursday, we held our much-anticipated webinar Reorienting Practice: The role of artists in the climate adaptation emergency with Jen Rae. In her talk, Jen addressed the importance of building resilience in the sector by actively engaging with future scenarios....