{"id":1057,"date":"2007-06-18T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2007-06-18T16:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp\/2007\/06\/working_to_reduce_one_impact_o\/"},"modified":"2007-06-18T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2007-06-18T16:10:08","slug":"working_to_reduce_one_impact_o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/main\/working_to_reduce_one_impact_o.php","title":{"rendered":"Working to REDUCE one impact of the arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we&#8217;re all well-versed in the positive impact the live arts have on communities, families, and individuals, a new trend is suggesting at least one way that arts organizations should <i>reduce<\/i> a different kind of impact: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/05\/31\/AR2007053100629.html\">the environmental impact of live events<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced its initiative to become a zero-waste and carbon-neutral organization. Said Wolf Trap President Terre Jones to the National Press Club (speech <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wolf-trap.org\/press\/shows\/terrence_jones_speech_032607.pdf\">available in PDF<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><br \/>\nI believe the arts have a role; have an obligation to inspire our sustainable future because this collective of visionaries has always communicated the relevance of current events and has long been a bastion for causes of all types, from social justice to education. So now is the time for us to take seriously our role in environmental responsibility.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wolf Trap has already begun the process with a national advisory group and an assessment of their environmental footprint (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news\/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&#038;STORY=\/www\/story\/03-26-2007\/0004553497&#038;EDATE=\">their press release<\/a>). Next steps will include minimizing that impact throughout their operations, and positioning the organization as an environmental model and resource for artists and arts presenters across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, the Live Earth concert event scheduled for July 7 will follow a new set of <a href=\"http:\/\/liveearth.org\/?p=13\">Green Event Guidelines<\/a>, designed to &#8221;holistically address the key areas of impact of a large live event &#8212; including recycling and composting, food and beverages, packaging, transportation, energy, water usage, and the event site itself. The guidelines also place special emphasis on measurable improvements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wolf Trap and Live Earth may be large and national organizations, but their initiatives should encourage the question at even the smallest arts group: How green are <i>you<\/i>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While we&#8217;re all well-versed in the positive impact the live arts have on communities, families, and individuals, a new trend is suggesting at least one way that arts organizations should reduce a different kind of impact: the environmental impact of live events. Back in March, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced its initiative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1057","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/artfulmanager\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}