Permaculture design as a compass for reimagining the arts

Permaculture design can offer a lens not only for artistic programming but also for the ethics, structures and relationships that support cultural work.

Living through a climate and ecological crisis, and the flash points that emerge from it at increasing speed and ferocity, it comes as no surprise that a growing number of creatives and organisations are seeking frameworks that go beyond carbon literacy.

What is permaculture?

Permaculture Design focuses on the restorative care of people and the Earth, based on the belief that nature’s abundance and diversity hold the answers to the challenges we face.

While it began with food growing, permaculture now embraces all aspects of how we live, offering an integrated systems approach to sustainable living. These ideas are not new, but rather a rediscovery of ways of being that have long been practiced by indigenous cultures around the world.

This holistic and ethics-led approach rooted in care, interdependence and abundance – is increasingly resonating with those in the arts who are reimagining how we create, collaborate and structure our work.

As well as Heart of Glass, I work with organisations such as Blackpool’s LeftCoast, The Turnpike in Greater Manchester and Rumpus Room in Glasgow.

For these organisations, alongside many others, permaculture design offers an accessible, tried-and-tested method to explore what ‘the regenerative’ might look like in their context. It also provides a way to consider restorative practices and build resilience in response to the storm that is upon us.

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