SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION

Moderated by Tim Griffin, Executive Director of The Industry, Sustainability in Action will feature talks, presentations and panels by institutional voices, climate activists, artists and more.

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.

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

Nallelli 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