Stories & Insights

“Away” Is a Real Place: People’s Trash Museum of Bishkek

We continue our series about artists working with communities and local governments to address urgent environmental issues with a story by the US artist sTo Len about the Trash Museum in Bishkek. A collaboration with artists, activists, sanitation workers, and municipal government in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to promote awareness of waste management, the Museum opened in October 2023. Their continued work ignites both hope and a sense of urgency, reminding us that environmental stewardship is a choice we can and must make every day.

Cultural Mobility in a Post Carbon Society

How arts organizations can consider their environmental impact and develop policies to offset their carbon footprint