On Tuesday, October 28, Green Art Incubator presented the Green Art Practices on the Margin Toolkit at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDA) in Belgrade, as part of the public dissemination activities of the two-year international project Re-Imagine Green Art Practices on the Margin, supported by the Creative Europe Programme.
The presentation gathered students of theatre and performing arts, as well as cultural professionals working in independent production, research, and cultural management. The event aimed to introduce practical tools and methodologies for integrating environmental sustainability into artistic, production, and organizational processes within the performing arts.
The Green Art Practices on the Margin Toolkit is the main output of the Re-Imagine project and was developed through a process combining research, experimental practice, and collaborative learning. Over the course of two years, four educational and research-based international residencies brought together 24 professionals from the Western Balkans and Central Europe, focusing on the green transformation of performing arts practices. The project specifically addressed organizations operating on the European and social margins- contexts marked by limited infrastructure, unstable funding, and precarious working conditions, understanding the “margin” not only as a position of vulnerability, but also as a space of resistance, solidarity, and innovation.
The programme at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts consisted of three segments. The introductory lecture, Climate Crisis and the Role of the Arts, was delivered by Dr Vladimir Đurđević, highlighting the urgency of climate action and the responsibility of the cultural sector. This was followed by a presentation of the Toolkit by Dr Jovana Karaulić and Dr Ksenija Marković Božović, who outlined its structure, methodology, and potential for adaptation in different local contexts. The event concluded with a practical workshop led by Tijana Mićanović, focusing on the application of green methodologies in artistic production and organizational practice.
Rather than serving as a purely theoretical publication, the Toolkit offers concrete tools, templates, and guidelines tested in practice- supporting artists, producers, and cultural organizations in embedding sustainability principles into their everyday work, from planning and production to mobility and audience engagement.
The Green Art Practices on the Margin Toolkit is now freely available online, as an open-access resource for students, cultural professionals, and organizations interested in sustainable and just artistic practices: https://greenartincubator.org/en/materials/
