FACILITATION PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
A GSASA 2011 study showed that ‘creative practitioners are seeking new ways of working and they have an interest in the environment.’ Streams of the ARC project should therefore:
“Improve artist’s range of work and provide inspiration for new projects, enabling the communication of sustainability messages to the wider community.”
“Increase opportunities to volunteer as green champions for students and staff.”
It is common place in Universities nationwide to run volunteering schemes for their own ‘green initiatives’ but it became quickly apparent, that creative practitioners would need something more unique.
Instead the team sought to facilitate existing ideas of students, by offering a platform and support for student ideas to emerge. Examples of this include GSA Bee Keepers’ Association and individual liaison with students.
“Normalise the conversation of saving energy and water within the GSA community, including studio, office, kitchen and gallery spaces.”
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
There was an initial teething period where the team experimented with different forms of engagement in order to understand how these interactions could take place in the context of an institution like the GSA.
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