Green Artists Workshop

Galway Theatre Festival are delighted to partner with Native Events to present a half day workshop on how arts organisations/individual art practitioners can reduce their environmental impact. 

The workshop will take place on Wednesday 26th of January from 1pm - 5pm. All participants will receive a fee for attending the workshop. 
 
To apply please email: galwaytheatrefestival@gmail.com with:
1) Your Name
2) Name of Organisation/Group (if applicable)
3) A brief paragraph on why you would like to participate in this workshop and how it would benefit your organisation or practice. 
 
Please note this workshop has limited places and the closing date for application is the 20th of January. Preference will be given to organisations based in the West of Ireland however all are welcome to apply.
 
Delivered online, this workshop is designed to be interactive and hands-on. Participants will be provided ahead of the session with worksheets and resources. Afterwards, participants will be equipped with a handy reference guide to take away, ensuring that learnings can be applied and implemented in the future! 
 
Galway Theatre Festival would like to thank the Arts Council of Ireland and the Capacity Building Scheme

More About Native Events

Native Events was set up In 2017 as a response to the lack of sustainable solutions available to the events and cultural sector in Ireland. The founders quickly gathered a dynamic team of smart, hard-working and driven individuals to accompany them on their journey. As the environmental movement gathers pace, they work with an expanding community of partners in the sector including events, festivals and cultural organisations but also with the wider network of industry suppliers, ensuring a systems-wide transition to sustainability and regeneration.

At ADE Green in Amsterdam in 2019, Native Events became a co-signatory with Body&Soul to the Green Deal for Circular Festivals. This is an initiative of the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and the Environment, with 16 other international pioneering festivals, aiming to become circular by 2025. 

The health crisis in 2020 gave the team the opportunity to pause, reflect and gain deeper learning in the application of resilience and systems-thinking. Training has been undertaken with Julie's Bicycle, the Ellen McArthur Foundation, H3 University and Common Purpose to embed the necessary skills in using tools and methodologies for understanding and reporting on environmental progress and to facilitate transformational change ensuring a systems-wide transition to sustainability and regeneration.