These steps were developed in part with Galleries Commit, a coalition of gallery owners, employees, and artists advocating for climate conscious practices within the art world. For more information, please visit their website.

Expectations and Advance Planning

• Advocate for a reduction of last minute and rushed exhibitions, shipments, & crating through thoughtful planning
• Calculate the carbon footprint of exhibitions and find ways to minimize it
• Plan for exhibition deinstall and designate specific end destination for all material used

Reducing Impact of Shipments

• Offer an eco option on all shipping quotes to clients alongside conventional shipping options
• Commit to prioritizing shipping artwork by ocean freight over air freight
• Participate in fewer art fairs.  Advocate for art fairs to become carbon neutral or negative
• Pack artwork with the intention of re-using materials
• Use eco-friendly, bio-degradable, archival packing material
• Lobby shipping companies to invest in hybrid vehicles when replacing trucks

Green Operations

• Ensure staff members have what they need to make climate-conscious decisions
• Conduct a comprehensive energy survey with the aim of reducing overall electric and heating consumption from previous years baseline
• Replace lighting in our main gallery to low-energy LEDs instead of halogen bulbs
• Maximize recycling efforts through Terracycle and other sustainable efforts, including reuse of materials
• Transition gallery vehicles to electric models
• Eliminate Amazon and Uline orders, as well as next day shipping orders, with a focus on supporting local vendors
• Audit usage of single-use plastic with the aim of phasing them out completely
• Pursue and research sustainable food sources for events and staff
• Research and replace re-ordered products with sustainable options

Travel

• Reduce number of flights taken for art fairs and external exhibitions
• Outline a new gallery-wide travel policy that supports the use of greener travel options such as mass transit, rail and limited air travel