Our journey to regenerative practice
All activity at TBA21 is fundamentally driven by artists and the belief in art and culture as a carrier of social and environmental transformation. Our vision is a world based on relationality that embraces complexity and nurtures kinship among humans and with the more-than-human. We see a just and resilient world that rethinks the rights of allkind to create new systems based on respect and mutual care—a world that creates conditions that are regenerative to life.
In line with this vision, TBA21 is committed to moving beyond offsetting and harm reduction practices to placing environmental, social, cultural, and economic regeneration at the core of our work.
As members of the Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) and a committee member of the GCC-Spain, we are dedicated to improving our and the wider sector’s practices, following the four key aspects of the GCC:
1. Carbon Footprint Reduction - minimizing the emissions from our activities by means of energy efficiency in exhibitions, programming, transportation, art handling, and shipping.
2. Sustainable Operations - integrating sustainability into the activities and roles of the entire foundation, such as waste reduction, sustainable material sourcing, water conservation, and sustainable partnerships.
3. Climate Advocacy - creating exhibitions and programming focusing on ecological literacy and action, promoting community engagement in places of operation, joining and supporting art industry associations and initiatives aligned with our sustainability values, and collaborating with policymakers to advance climate-friendly policies.
4. Monitoring and Reporting - to measure and assess our use of resources with independent verification, ensuring data transparency and continuous improvement.
As part of our journey towards regenerative practice, we have decided to collaborate with UreCulture to conduct a series of comprehensive case studies on the ecological and social impact of the collections and some of the commissioning processes behind them, be they regenerative or negative. The outcomes of these case studies are consolidated in the ‘Ecological and Social Impact of the TBA21 Collection’ Reports.
We engaged in this process to honestly and transparently evaluate our practices. The results demonstrate the positive impact of these artistic works, while also highlighting areas in our practice that need improvement to minimize our ecological footprint.
See examples of the first studies below.
Case Study: Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania, Ocean Space, Venice
Case Study: Claudia Comte
In line with this vision, TBA21 is committed to moving beyond offsetting and harm reduction practices to placing environmental, social, cultural, and economic regeneration at the core of our work.
As members of the Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC) and a committee member of the GCC-Spain, we are dedicated to improving our and the wider sector’s practices, following the four key aspects of the GCC:
1. Carbon Footprint Reduction - minimizing the emissions from our activities by means of energy efficiency in exhibitions, programming, transportation, art handling, and shipping.
2. Sustainable Operations - integrating sustainability into the activities and roles of the entire foundation, such as waste reduction, sustainable material sourcing, water conservation, and sustainable partnerships.
3. Climate Advocacy - creating exhibitions and programming focusing on ecological literacy and action, promoting community engagement in places of operation, joining and supporting art industry associations and initiatives aligned with our sustainability values, and collaborating with policymakers to advance climate-friendly policies.
4. Monitoring and Reporting - to measure and assess our use of resources with independent verification, ensuring data transparency and continuous improvement.
As part of our journey towards regenerative practice, we have decided to collaborate with UreCulture to conduct a series of comprehensive case studies on the ecological and social impact of the collections and some of the commissioning processes behind them, be they regenerative or negative. The outcomes of these case studies are consolidated in the ‘Ecological and Social Impact of the TBA21 Collection’ Reports.
We engaged in this process to honestly and transparently evaluate our practices. The results demonstrate the positive impact of these artistic works, while also highlighting areas in our practice that need improvement to minimize our ecological footprint.
See examples of the first studies below.
Case Study: Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania, Ocean Space, Venice
Case Study: Claudia Comte
For more information on our Sustainability Strategy, click HERE.
TBA21 is an Active Member of the Gallery Climate Coalition.
