A climate for change
Should the arts have a role to play in the political sphere? Michaela Crimmin, head of the RSA Arts & Ecology project, believes they should – which is why she and her team are focusing on the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in December.
In the run-up to the conference, the team will be hosting and participating in a series of planning and policy meetings involving organisations as diverse as the Arts Council England, the British Council and the global group Arup, whose director Peter Head is highly supportive of the RSA’s agenda. The preparation will culminate in a two-day cultural conference in Copenhagen, with the RSA contributing to the agenda and topics for discussion.
The team will also be profiling material from two University of Cambridge colleagues, who will film various arts-related activities in Copenhagen to promote the RSA’s belief that the arts have an important role to play in society. “Our ambition is for people to see art not as an object but as a force for social progress,” Crimmin explained. “The goal is to create an international network for people interested in arts-led, citizen-focused change.”
You can find more information about the RSA at COP15 on the Arts & Ecology website.
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