PACT
Partners for Arts Climate Targets
PACT is an international coalition of organizations within the visual arts engaged in collaborative efforts to accelerate the sector’s broad adoption of collective climate action.
PACT defines new and ambitious standards for a more climate sustainable visual arts sector, framed by each partner initiative aligning on the following four pillars:
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Continuous Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
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Transitioning to a Zero Waste Sector
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Unifying Visions and Shared Knowledge for Climate Action
4.
Centering Intersectional Environmentalism
The Partners
By advocating for every individual’s agency, PACT amplifies voices and promotes collaboration for global change. Each organization within PACT brings offerings to the sector, inviting multiple pathways for engaging in meaningful climate action and allowing each initiative to innovate, explore solutions, and build community while supported by and supporting a collective, aligned network.
Art to Acres
Art to Acres (A/A) is a U.S.-based artist founded initiative that permanently conserves large-scale terrestrial landscapes on behalf of artists, institutions and collectors. The conservation is targeted toward irrecoverable carbon and high biodiversity forests, with a focus on National Parks and indigenous reserves.
Art + Climate Action
Art + Climate Action (ACA) is a California-based collective uniting non-profit arts spaces, commercial endeavors, art workers, patrons, and artist studios to serve environmental justice. We help organizations (large and small) take account of their carbon output and provide strategic solutions for reducing waste and achieving zero-emissions practices.
Art / Switch
Art / Switch is a NYC/Amsterdam-based nonprofit started in 2019 in order to mediate and accelerate a climate conscious shift in the arts. We are an international hub and idea foundry bringing together art professionals and academia to share new knowledge and existing experiences, network and publish.
Art to Zero
Art to Zero (A>0) is an NYC-based organization dedicated to accelerating the visual art's just transition to a net-zero emissions future. Building capacity, Art to Zero engages with organizations of all sizes and types to develop and implement climate action plans. Building community, Art to Zero facilitates intra-sector collaboration and cross-sector knowledge-sharing, advancing education and innovation through partnerships with local and global climate action + sustainability leaders.
Artists Commit
Galleries Commit
Galleries Commit (GC) is a worker-led collective committed to a climate-conscious, resilient, and equitable future for New York City galleries. With a focus on building community, sharing knowledge, and responding to what gallery workers need, Galleries Commit currently maintains a community platform of workers, artists and allies from a range of galleries, a database for intersectional climate action, and a collective conservation partnership for the visual arts sector.
Gallery Climate Coalition
Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) was founded in 2020 by a group of gallerists and professionals working in the commercial arts sector as an attempt to develop a meaningful and industry-specific response to the growing climate crisis. The goal of GCC is to facilitate a greener, more sustainable art world and to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint by at least 50% by 2030 in line with the Paris Agreement. This will be achieved by providing members with industry specific guidelines and practical tools including a carbon calculator to measure emissions.
Ki Culture
Ki Culture is a non-profit organization promoting sustainability through culture. We believe in the capacity of the cultural sector to inspire and educate the world on sustainability - but that to do so effectively, the field must also be sustainable itself. Ki Culture empowers individuals and institutions to become leaders for a sustainable future through original programming, resources, tools and an international network.