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a calm presence - letter to the arts community
Season 5
Below is my reading of an executive summary of my ‘letter to the arts community about the ecological crisis - let’s put the climate emergency back onto our agendas’. I invite you to read the complete letter, when you get a chance, in English or in French, however this summary will give you the basics. I also invite you to submit comments on my Substack, on any of my social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linked in) or directly to claude@conscient.ca.
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Dear Canadian arts and cultural sector,
I hope these words find you well.
I’ve recently completed season 5 of my conscient podcast - balado conscient at La Montagnarde, an arts residency organized by l’ATSA : quand l’art passe à l'action, situated on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe-Algonquin people (also known as St-Adolphe-d’Howard, Québec).
Let me get to the point.
Based on recent conscient podcast conversations, I have observed that the climate emergency (as well as the larger ecological crisis) have fallen off the collective agendas of the Canadian arts and culture sector.
The uncertainties we face are grim (see Disruptions on the Horizon).
I am advocating that these issues take their rightful place amongst our most urgent priorities and risk assessments.
In my complete letter, I invite you to read and listen to your arts and cultural peers who make a strong case for increased dialogue and rapid change, including:
- Owais Lightwala and SGS’s (e194) Manifesto for Now
- Robin Sokoloski (e201) and the Living Climate-Impact Framework for the Arts (also e195)
- SCALE-LESAUT (e176) and Mapping the path to net zero for c\a\n\a\d\a’s Arts and Culture Sector” – what we found out – and what we need to do now!
- Canada Council for the Arts & Mass Culture’s Climate Mitigation Strategies for the Arts and the Published on 1 year, 2 months ago