Joined by an incredible panel of community, climate and cultural leaders and practitioners, this one day conference will offer practice-led examples from Cyprus and across Europe, asking:
- How does culture impact the environment?
- How do we measure our cultural impact?
- How are we responding? through practice, engagement, circular economy, activism and digital sustainability
Date: Saturday 19 March 2022, 10am – 6pm EET
Location: Theatro Polis – OPAP, 10-12 Tempon Street Palia Ilektriki, Nicosia
Language: English, Greek translation of presentations
| PROGRAMME | |
| Clymene Christoforou and Argyro Toumazou, Directors D6:EU | Welcome and introduction to the conference |
| Niyazi Kizilyürek, MEP and member of the European Parliament’s Culture Committee (CY) | Keynote address one: Culture and Europe – the value of culture to society and the environment. |
| Aggeliki Kylili, Cyprus Department of Environment, Sustainable Development and the Green Deal and Cyprus (CY) | Keynote address two: An introduction to the Green Deal: Progress towards developing sustainable communities in Cyprus. |
| Stella Hall, Director, D6:EU and Festival of Thrift (UK) | Setting out the agenda for the day: How culture impacts the environment, with an example from the Festival of Thrift, a major arts festival promoting the concept of sustainable living and a voice for sustainable issues globally and locally. https://www.festivalofthrift.co.uk/ |
| Moderated discussion Networking lunch | |
| Christina Skarpari Xarkis Festival (CY) | Presentation: Contemporary arts festival in mountain villages, supporting a circular economy and climate awareness. https://xarkis.org |
| Paul Koronis Gardens of the Future (CY) | Presentation: Building communities through culture and a communal garden in the centre of old Nicosia. https://gardensofthefuture.com/ |
| Penelope Iliaskou, Director Duncan Dance Research Centre and member of the European Dance Network (GR) | Dance, permaculture and community garden spaces and an introduction to the Moving Ground project. |
| Moderated discussion with Stella Hall and Argyro Toumazou | |
| Stella Hall, Director, D6:EU and Festival of Thrift (UK) | Introduction to measuring the environmental impact of activity in the cultural sector. |
| Christos Carras, Onassis Foundation (GR) | Tools produced by buildings and venues. Presentation: An approach to sustainable practice https://www.onassis.org/people/christos-carras |
| Dan Barnard and Joe McAlistair, The Networked Condition (UK) | Tools produced by artists. Presentation: An approach to measuring the environmental impact of digital arts practice. https://thenetworkedcondition.com |
| Concluding remarks from hosts and dates for workshops to follow online in April 2022. | |
| Reception at the Gardens of the Future until 8pm |