Artica recently welcomed Jaana Eskola, the NAARCA Alliance Eco-Coordinator to Longyearbyen

Earlier this year, Jaana took part in the Creative Climate Leadership Scandinavia training programme (CCL) organised by Julie’s Bicycle. The sustainability coordinating work Jaana is doing within the NAARCA alliance forms part of the legacy project work within CCL.
As part of the project Jaana will be conducting site visits to the NAARCA residencies around Europe during August-September.

In Svalbard, I have been working together with the staff at Artica to find new ways for radical climate action in their organisation. I am also here to inspire Artica to adapt even more sustainable modes in their everyday operation. 

My overall aim is to assist each of the residency organisations within NAARCA to create a clear vision for their climate action goals and to inspire the teams to constantly develop their own activities to be more sustainable, both ecologically and culturally. Furthermore, I wish to inspire the staff and the directors of the NAARCA organisations to have solid trust in the transformative power of arts and culture in the fight against the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.
(Jaana Eskola, Ecological Coordinator)

NAARCA comprises of six residency centres around the Nordic states and Scotland: Artica Svalbard (Norway), Cove Park (Scotland), Art Hub Copenhagen (Denmark), Skaftfell Center for Visual Art (Iceland) and Baltic Art Center (Sweden). You can read more about this project here.