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Programming for Sustainabilityand International Festivals

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The Festivals

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The Problems

● How can you be an international festival and work for sustainable travel?

● How do you balance artistic autonomy with sustainability programming?

● How do you integrate programming with everything else?

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Edinburgh Science Festival

● Highlighted environment events track

● Audience engagement at green events

● Partnering with local buses

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Edinburgh Art Festival● Walking maps as art

commissions● “Parley” strand of

discussions● Supportive of

sustainability programming

● Special study on commission footprinting

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Thinking Ahead

● Explore the artistic potential of remote performance

● Consider carbon budgeting alongside finance

● Push for joint programming to minimise travel