ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Efforts today to bridge the cultural divide between humans and nature and redefine their relationship highlight the transformative potential of art in fostering an ecological conversation. Artist residency programs play a key role in advancing the global dialogue on collective responsibility toward the planet. These residencies offer artists the opportunity to explore new practices and establish a profound connection with unfamiliar environments. In turn, the artistic community absorbs this influx of innovation, driving change across the sector.

Artist residency programs contribute to enriching the global conversation on collective responsibility towards the planet and rethinking our approach to sustainability in supply chains. Residency periods allow artists to explore new everyday practices and to experience a deep connection with a previously unknown place. The artistic practice absorbs the flow of novelty that spills over into the entire artistic sector. The rediscovery of a creative process connected to the surrounding environment encourages living at a slow pace, respecting creative and natural rhythms. This state of metaphysical suspension connects to an additional positive contribution to environmental sustainability: the slowing down of artistic production rhythms evolves into models of good practice in the artistic and cultural sector. Residency programs have an intrinsic social and economic value, deeply connected to the territory. 
The interactions between local craftsmanship and artists generate a broad range of possibilities for territorial development and opportunities for creative evolution.  The process of productive renewal generated by residency activities strengthens the network of social and professional relationships, optimizes craftsmanship activities to reduce costs or improve performance, and activates mechanisms favourable to solid local economic development and environmental respect. The on-site production of necessary elements for the creation of artworks embraces sustainability, as a long-term balance within the intertwining of economic, social, and environmental spheres.