AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

THE ARTS GO GREEN!

Arts:Earth Partnership Launches
at Santa Monica Museum of Art
www.artsearthpartnership.org

Santa Monica, CA. (June 8, 2009) The Arts are going Green! The City of Santa Monica's Cultural Affairs Division and Office of Sustainability and the Environment's have created a unique partnership with Arts:Earth Partnership (AEP), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the cultural and creative sector become sustainable. AEP is a voluntary coalition of cultural facilities, theaters, museums, dance studios, art galleries, performing arts companies and individual artists collectively committed to achieving environmental sustainability.

Membership in AEP is open to any artist or arts agency who wish to engage in sustainable practices. Members will be recognized as being "green" and be eligible for a free materials exchange program, energy audits, creative convergences, exclusive vendor deals and vetted resources. Organizers hope that arts agencies will play a leading role in the greening of America, inspiring audience members and supporters to follow suit.

On Friday, June 26th from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., artists of any discipline and Santa Monica arts organizations of every type are invited to attend this launch event in order to learn more about AEP at a free event hosted at the Santa Monica Museum of Art at Bergamot Station (2525 Michigan Ave, Santa Monica, 90404).

Information will be available for both individual artists and arts organizations to sign up and join the partnership. In addition, initiative sponsors City of Santa Monica Sustainable Works, LADWP and other partners will have information on sustainable practices for attendees. There will be wine and mingling before a brief presentation of the program and a Q & A session by the founders.

Attendance is FREE
For more information, visit www.artsearthpartnership.org or email aep@electriclodge.org

June 26, 2009
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Santa Monica Museum of Art
2525 Michigan Avenue

from LA Culture Net