Introducing the Arts & Ecology Working Group
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Bringing together passionate voices from across ELIA's membership, the Arts & Ecology Working Group's focus will be to enable ELIA members to share best practices, learnings, and experiences on climate action, ensuring ongoing dialogue and collaboration across the network by preparing, curating, and facilitating peer exchange opportunities, networking, and content creation. ELIA's Arts & Ecology Working Group members include: - Úna Henry, Willem de Kooning Academy, Netherlands (Chair)
- Daniel Barcza, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Hungary
- Carolina Damaso, University of Évora, School of The Arts, Portugal
- Eileen Hutton, Burren College of Art, Ireland
- Jovana Karaulic, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia
- Eero Merimaa, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- Guido Tattoni, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Italy
- Amy Twigger Holroyd, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
- Leen Wachters, Fontys Academy of the Arts, Netherlands
In early March, the working group held our first meeting/onboarding online (from which the photo above was taken), where members introduced themselves and shared their professional and personal focus and interest on the topic of Arts and Ecology. A major point of discussion was the need to map sustainability efforts and good practices on arts and ecology across ELIA institutions. Drawing from the group's rich knowledge and current state of eco-responsibility within the group members' institutions, the group aims to expand the process to engage and collect insights from the broader community. Una Henry, Chair of Arts & Ecology Working Group: "We see that these community platforms are starting to work more in synergy with each other. That’s really exciting because topics begin to crisscross in unexpected ways. For example, what’s happening within arts and ecology is also closely linked to generationality, inclusivity, and new technologies. We need to stay open to these connections." Additionally, the group emphasised awareness-raising activities and advocacy, with a dual focus on eco-responsible universities (institutional policies and commitments), and eco-responsible practices (curriculum integration and artistic methodologies). Daniel Barcza, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Hungary: "We are living in an extremely ambiguous and vulnerable geopolitical situation. Things might change very fast. Priorities might shift. So, we have to be flexible, aware, and ready to adapt while ensuring that arts and ecology remain at the center of what we do." We warmly welcome our Arts & Ecology Working Group members and thank all institutions who nominated candidates. Interested in joining our Community Hub specialising in Arts & Ecology? Contact info@elia-artschools.org to find out how you can get involved.
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