Climate change
Artists and scientists join forces for Finland climate crisis project
Climate Clock will see a permanent public art trail installed in the city of Oulu
New heritage body will use AI tools to help protect key sites from war and environmental crises
HeritageWatch.AI aims to provide real-time data, based on analysis of satellite imagery, to plan and deploy effective disaster management
Luma Foundation’s burgeoning ‘biennial of the Alps’ is excellent—but who is it for?
The sixth edition of Elevation 1049 brings work addressing some of the great crises of the moment to a remote billionaire’s paradise
Comment | How technology can help the art world take a big step towards sustainability
A new report published by the virtual reality platform Vortic makes clear the environmental benefits of going digital—and a hybrid approach could a way forward in the short term
New Orleans triennial positions the city as a model for a precarious, adaptive future
The sixth edition of Prospect New Orleans, co-curated by Miranda Lash and Ebony G. Patterson, finds artists looking to the distant past, urgent present and possible futures for archetypes of resilience
Refik Anadol: the AI artist sounding the alarm on glacial destruction
For his third artwork presented at Davos 2025, the artist uses artificial intelligence to highlight the devastating impact of climate change
Cristina Mittermeier: ‘It is now or never’ to address climate change
This pioneer in conservation photography combines her passion and skill to capture our planet’s fragility
Comment | Why seeing art by train should be the next big thing
Flying to an exhibition is increasingly unjustifiable. But by choosing the train, visitors can enjoy endless, inspiring encounters with art and life
Just Stop Oil protesters charged after Charles Darwin's grave spray-painted
The two women are set to appear in court next month
New York’s Climate Museum secures permanent location
The new, 24,000 sq. ft museum will be part of a recently announced $1.35bn mixed-use development near Hudson Yards
Seeds of hope: artist Anya Gallaccio’s Margate retrospective is a reminder of how life always finds a way
The show at Turner Contemporary features works made from organic materials that rot, wither and stink—but there is new growth being fostered too
Museums turn to consultants to help them go green
Climate experts are helping museums, to create systemic change
Climate activists who dumped red powder on US Constitution at National Archives sentenced to prison
Donald Zepeda and Jackson Green were also involved in the paint attack on Degas’s ballerina and writing “Honor Them” on a wall last year at the National Gallery of Art
Controversial Science Museum sponsor charged in US over alleged bribery scheme
Gautam Adani—who lends his name to the museum's Adani Green Energy Gallery—was indicted in New York on charges including securities fraud
Three climate activists charged following Stonehenge paint protest
The members of Just Stop Oil are set to appear in court next month
From snail-trail paintings to beaver-chewed sculptures: Castello di Rivoli’s new exhibition shows what’s possible when mankind and nature join forces
Mutual Aid, recently opened at the Turin museum, is devoted to work humans have made in collaboration with other species
A slither of hope: ‘artivists’ bring colour and snake-themed protest to Cop29
The Artivist Network organised a range of actions at the summit that both highlighted the serious costs of climate breakdown and interrupted what can be a drab visual environment
‘The forgotten factor’: nations at Cop29 call for official recognition of role culture can play in climate recovery
A campaign to give arts and heritage “a seat at the table” for negotiations at the annual summit already has the support of around 40 countries and more than 1,500 civil society organisations
‘A testament to change’: Arts Council England report details ways in which UK cultural sector is addressing climate challenge
The publication has been released as nations are meeting at the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan
Climate change, racial violence, systemic inequity: New Orleans triennial confronts many of society's biggest problems
The latest edition of Prospect looks at how the city has been a harbinger for different issues, such as the climate crisis and the traumas of racial violence
Moca Los Angeles announces recipients of new environmental art prize
The artists Cecilia Vicuña and Julian Charrière will each receive $100,000 and exhibit new work at the museum
Florida art organisations face long recovery after hurricanes Helene and Milton
Museums, residencies and other art non-profits on the state’s Gulf Coast are grappling with a range of impacts from the hurricanes
From the top down: UK art world figures call for government support to decarbonise sector
Experts at galleries, charities and more are hoping that the chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce measures that assist cultural institutions in reducing their carbon footprint
‘Indefensible’: fossil fuel extraction at Unesco sites set to rise by more than 70% in coming decades, report says
A study by Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO) research group states that fossil fuel activities within Unesco sites across the world are due to produce 11.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide
Fairs are one of the art world's biggest sources of emissions, so how can they become more green?
Travel, shipping and temporary structures all have a huge environmental impact. So some of the biggest fairs, including Frieze, have now committed to monitor and reduce their emissions
Green is the new black | Art fairs coming together to reduce emissions is a positive step—but serious systemic changes need to happen fast
More than 40 art fairs worldwide have made a unified pledge to cut their emissions by at least 50% by 2030
Bizarre optics at Cai Guo-Qiang’s fiery kick-off event for Getty’s PST Art initiative
Fireworks by the Chinese artist ran counter to the point of many PST Art projects
Turkey keeps ruins open after dark to combat heatwaves
Fierce summers are making visits to sites such as Ephesus hard to endure, so tourists can now see them in the evening. But is their popularity putting them in peril?
Sustainability organisation Gallery Climate Coalition shuts down volunteer programme, citing a lack of funds
The initiative included chapters in seven cities and countries forming one of the art world’s largest climate networks
Green is the new black | How can artists effectively respond to the climate crisis? Introducing a new toolkit from Gallery Climate Coalition
The new document gives tips on the different ways in which artists can make a positive impact on the environment—with sections including materials, exhibition and display, and activism