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By: Susan Jones

Consideration for the environment along with building community engagement feature within some recent projects organised in Yorkshire, Scotland, Wales Northumberland and Derbyshire.

A pilot public art project, The Slow Art Trail connected with the slow food concept of taking more time to appreciate quality, sourcing materials locally where possible, use of natural and non-toxic materials and aimed to highlight issues such as re-using and recycling, sustainable transport and responsible travel. It was developed by Chrysalis Arts who aimed to raise awareness of environmental issues and to explore how artists can develop a more sustainable approach to their own creative practice. With support from Gaia Research, Chrysalis produced an initial brief for artists to respond to which requested that installations follow the guidelines of sustainability, low embodied energy, and recycled and recyclable materials. This included paying attention to sourcing materials, avoiding waste, toxicity and pollution, and bio-diversity. Throughout the selection process and implementation of the project however, equal weight was given to the artistic integrity and quality of the work. Amongst the project's legacies are the guidelines developed from processes learned throughout the project that will be incorporated into the organisation's future professional development training...

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