Sustainability in Action

As part of our ongoing commitment to facilitating dialogue and disseminating information with the global art community, ‘Sustainability in Action’ reconvenes for a second edition in Los Angeles. This conference seeks to provide a platform for action-focused industry collaboration and knowledge sharing in the search for effective ways to address climate change and reduce the environmental impacts of the art industry.

Online participants will receive a link to the livestream hosted on hauserwirth.com on the day of the event. Click here to register.

Conference Schedule:

Saturday 4 November

1 pm PT – Welcome remarks from Ewan Venters, CEO of Hauser & Wirth

1.10 pm PT – Moderator’s Address by Tim Griffin, writer, curator, and executive director of The Industry

1.20 pm PT – Today’s Future: What does a sustainable art world look like?

Panelists:
Danny Chivers, Environmental analyst, author and climate action consultant
Kathy Halbreich, Former Director of Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Naima Keith, Vice President of Education and Public Programs at LACMA
Kibum Kim, Partner, Commonwealth & Council
Haley Mellin, Founder of Art into Acres
Johanna Rietveld, Founder & Co-Director of Art Switch, & Anika Schroter, Co-Director of Art Switch

Panel will be followed by a film contribution from Diana Thater and two Cal State LA student-directed documentaries that highlight the work of LA-based nonprofits We Explore Earth and LA Crop Swap.

3 pm PT – Operating systems and behavioral shifts

A recorded interview between behavioral psychologist Paco Underhill and Tim Griffin

Panelists:
Laura Lupton, Founding member of Galleries Commit / Artists Commit
Jason Bailer Losh, Director of Business Development, Dietl International
James Merle Thomas, Deputy Director Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
Jodi Roberts, Co-Founder of Art & Climate Action, Executive Director of MarinMOCA
Kelsey Shell, Environmental & Sustainability Strategist, MOCA LA
Cecilia Winter, Project Specialist, Getty Conservation Institute

4.30 pm PT – Environmental Justice, Collectives, and Art’s Changing Shape

Camille Henrot film trailer

Panelists:
Andrea Bowers, Artist
Nalleli Cobo, Environmental activist and storyteller, Co-Founder of People Not Pozos (Wells), Co-Founder of South Los Angeles Youth Leadership Coalition
Charles Gaines, Artist
Kevin Patel, Founder of OneUpAction International

5.30 pm PT – Conference concludes

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For inquires related to the conference, please email sustainability@hauserwirth.com