LANDS is the name of a new arts and sustainability working group programme seeded by Arts Lancashire.
An acronym for Lancashire Arts Network for Developing Sustainability, LANDS is a vital programme of climate action, engagement, advocacy and support for Lancashire artists and arts organisations. Its aim is to deliver Climate Justice by working together as a sector to address the unequal impact of the climate crisis and foster a sustainable creative community. We will do this by sharing knowledge and best practice across our local sector about making artistic practice more sustainable as part of a wider commitment to contribute to Lancashire’s net zero target.
LANDS is a member of:
Project Constellation Network facilitated by SAIL, a network of green arts networks across the country who come together quarterly to share learnings, successes, challenges, and to provide opportunities for collaboration on ideas, opportunities and funding for sustainable approaches to making art.
Lancashire Climate Action Network, a network of community-oriented organisations in Lancashire working on climate action to help mobilise Lancashire’s community voice and action on climate change, working collaboratively with others to advance the county’s climate agenda.
The Lancashire Arts Network for Developing Sustainablity (LANDS) officially launched at the Lancashire Arts Exchange on Wednesday 13 March 2024 at Horse + Bamboo in Rossendale during a day of presentations, panel discussions and workshops curated by LANDS on Climate Leadership, Action and Justice in the arts.
Find out more about the Lancashire Arts Exchange.
Attendees at the Lancashire Arts Exchange 2024 contributed to The Mark of Resolve, a new artwork created in collaboration with creative, Stephen Caton, as a visual symbol of the collective commitment of the Lancashire cultural sector to a more climate conscious approach to commissioning, making and sharing art in Lancashire.
LANDS is run by a small Executive Committee made up of artists and representatives from Lancashire arts and culture organsations:
Esther Ferry – Kennington, Horse + Bamboo, Rossendale
Georgie Cunningham, Tenderfoot Theatre, Ormskirk
Paul Hartley, InSitu, Pendle
Miranda Stearn, Lancaster Arts, Lancaster
Colin Johnston, Blackpool Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Darren Leadsom, More Music, Morecambe
Daisy Williamson, The National Festival of Making, Blackburn
Uzama Raziq, Super Slow Way, Blackburn
Alex O’Toole, Arts Lancashire
Membership of LANDS is open to artists and arts organisations from across Lancashire. To enquire please contact Esther Ferry-Kennington at the email address below.
LANDS Chair: Esther Ferry-Kennington – esther@horseandbamboo.org
Join the LANDS mailing list here.
Short practical, lunch time talks on climate action and the arts curated by LANDS, the Lancashire Arts Network for Developing Sustainability.
Are you managing an art, culture, or music venue? Understanding and articulating your venue’s economic impact on the local community is crucial, especially when seeking funding to reduce your carbon footprint. Demonstrating your ability to enhance your venue’s value, attract new audiences, and improve services like catering while cutting emissions makes you a more appealing candidate for grants and investments.
In this free, 30-minute online session, Colin Johnston, Deputy Chief Executive of Blackpool Grand Theatre, will teach you a proven methodology to calculate and communicate your venue’s economic contribution. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to quantify and showcase your value to secure essential funding and support.
You can find links to all the resources mentioned in this session in the description of the video on YouTube.