Sustainable Materials in the Creative Industries
Channel: Sustainable Earth Institute
Date: 2021-08-19

Presented by Professor Roberta Mock, University of Plymouth
This presentation marks the half way point of the AHRC-funded project, ‘Sustainable Materials in the Creative Industries’ (SMICI), which is scoping the sourcing, use, disposal, recycling and reuse of materials by organisations and artists. The project's key aim is to identify discipline-specific perceptions of the expectations and issues that relate to sustainable practice across the arts and creative industries in the UK. Working with the Royal College of Art, in association with the Universities of Brighton and Edinburgh, the University of Plymouth's contribution focuses in particular on theatre and the performing arts. In addition to presenting a series of sustainability case studies, the SMICI project will engage with each creative industry's community of practice to discuss and review the results of the research as it emerges. This session is intended to form part of this iterative process. It will report on findings to date, as well as offering participants the opportunity to contribute their perspectives to the project.