GREENING THE CANVAS

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Sunday, January 1, 2012 - Monday, December 31, 2012

From the humble beginnings of Greening the Canvas comes Greening Our Performance(GOP).

GOP is an alliance of performing arts companies and individuals who are striving to reduce our industry’s carbon footprint.

Organizations such as: Malthouse Theatre, Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association (ACAPTA), Tipping Point Australia, ClimARTe, Circus Oz, ArtsHouse and Arts Centre Melbourne have been involved so far to bring this alliance to reality.

GOP aims to:

  • Support each other in our endeavour to change the way we do things to reduce our resource use;
  • Offer information to enable us to create and implement sustainability plans;
  • Share resources and ideas;
  • Develop and share innovative solutions;
  • Encourage realistic and sustainable commitment from participants.

Stay tuned for more details...

Stay tuned for some very exciting news about our 2012 series of sustainability workshops and forums. Topics to be covered include sustainable touring, creating a sustainable arts building, re-use and recycling production materials, sustainable marketing practice and how the Carbon Tax will effect the Arts.

 forum for environmental change in circus and physical theatre.

The circus and physical theatre industry has decided to get its act together for environmental change. In November last year the Australian Physical Theatre and Circus Association (ACAPTA) held a forum for it’s members, exploring how circus and physical theatre can save the world. A playful forum topic designed to open up discussions of what matters to the sector rather than making any extreme assertions, the forum activated several important conversations among its delegates.

One of the most significant of these conversations was environmental sustainability in circus and physical theatre, and the limits of understanding, communication and resources among the sector. It was agreed that sharing knowledge and informing the circus and physical theatre community of the sustainable choices available would make the first important step to reducing the industry’s carbon foot print.

Facilitated by the producer of Tipping Point Australia, Creative Producer at Arts House and independent arts consultant Angharad Wynne-Jones, with guest speakers Jane Mullett (Research Fellow, Climate Change Adaptation Program, Global Cities Research Institute, RMIT) and Guy Abrahams (co-founder of CLIMARTE). Event coordinator Annie Stephens (Community and Corporate Programs Coordinator, Circus Oz) describes the forum as “an opportunity to listen, discuss, share ideas and ask questions about environmentally sustainable arts practice.”

Greening the Canvas will be the first in a series of forums designed to support the circus and physical theatre community in making the shifts needed for our changing future. The format of the event will encourage communication, shared ideas and action plans, rather than prescriptive lecturing, and participants are invited to inform the shape of future forums.

Overview of the day:

  • Welcome from Gail Kelly (ACAPTA’s Director);
  • Introduction and framing from Angharad Wynne-Jones;
  • ‘Call to Action’from Guy Abrahams (co-founder of Climarte and presenter for Al Gore’s Climate Project);
  • 'Performing arts in the context of climate change' from Jane Mullett (RMIT and ex-Circus Oz);
  • ‘Open space’ format for participant-led topics to be explored in smaller groups (please see here for explanation about ‘open space technology’);
  • Groups present back action plans;
  • Ideas for next event.

Food:

  • Please bring a lunch to share (or you can eat at CERES Café);
  • Afternoon tea will be provided.

Tickets:
Please note, there is no need to print out your trybooking ticket. We will have your pre-booked name at the door. Make sure you check your name off at the door.

Getting there:

Bike The Merri Creek bike path runs along the edge of CERES, so it’s very accessible for walkers and cyclists. You can enter via the gate closest to the Blyth St/Arthurton Road bridge in Brunswick East. Simply follow the green council signs along the path to CERES. The Merri Creek Bike Path also connects to the Capital City Trail.

Tram Take the Number 96 tram to East Brunswick from the city (from Bourke St, travelling up Nicholson St) all the way to the end of the line (the intersection of Blyth and Nicholson Streets). CERES is about a 5 minute walk from the tram stop. Turn right down Blyth St (which becomes Arthurton Rd) and take the second street on the left (Roberts St) - CERES is about 100m up Roberts St on the right - you can't miss it. Turn right at Lee St and walk in

Bus Take the 503 Essendon to East Brunswick bus. Departs from Essendon Station and runs via Russell St, Napier St, Brewster St, Pascoe Vale Rd, Albion Street, Nicholson St, Stewart St, Roberts St and Arthurton Rd to the terminus at the corner of Blyth and Ryan St. Get off at the Lee St stop and you’re right out the front.

Car  Parking is available on side streets, please read the street signs



GREENING THE CANVAS
Date: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Time: 11:00am to 4:00pm
Venue: CERES, Van Raay Centre,cnr Roberts and Stewart St, Brunswick East

BOOKINGS: RSVP essential by 15th Oct 2011

Further Information ~ contact admin@acapta.org.au