©festivals edinburgh 2014 programming for sustainability and international festivals
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©Festivals Edinburgh 2014
Programming for Sustainabilityand International Festivals
©Festivals Edinburgh 2014
The Festivals
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The Problems
● How can you be an international festival and work for sustainable travel?
● How do you balance artistic autonomy with sustainability programming?
● How do you integrate programming with everything else?
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Edinburgh Science Festival
● Highlighted environment events track
● Audience engagement at green events
● Partnering with local buses
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Edinburgh Art Festival● Walking maps as art
commissions● “Parley” strand of
discussions● Supportive of
sustainability programming
● Special study on commission footprinting
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Thinking Ahead
● Explore the artistic potential of remote performance
● Consider carbon budgeting alongside finance
● Push for joint programming to minimise travel