Green visual arts guide (London)

The latest addition to the Mayor of London’s series of Green Creative Industry Guides for London, the Green Visual Arts Guide is a ‘how-to’ for visual arts organisations, individuals and galleries interested in greening their activities.
Julie’s Bicycle was commissioned by Frieze Art Fair on behalf of the Mayor of London to write the Guide, which maps the greenhouse gas emissions of London’s visual arts sector and provides practical recommendations for visual arts organisations to begin greening their practices.

Straightforward advice contained in the guide includes: saving energy through efficiency measures such as LED lighting and installation of insulation; using renewable energy; increasing recycling and composting and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill; and saving water. The Guide also measures the impact of audience travel and provides reduction advice – through switching to public transport, walking and cycling.

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The National Portrait Gallery has reduced electricity consumption for lighting by 68 per cent by switching to LED lights
Camden Arts Centre has reduced waste to landfill by 25 per cent, their fuel bills by 10 per cent and whose staff now either walk, cycle or use public transport to get to work

The visual arts sector employs 8200 people in the capital, contributing £827 million of gross value to the UK economy; it also generates 220,442 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. This is the fourth guide in the Mayor’s series of Creative Industry Green Guides.

Data drawn from over a thousand organisations contributed to the preparation of the Green Visual Arts Guide. Packed with practical advice, it includes case studies of some of the many eco initiatives already taking place.