The Visual Arts Sector includes a broad spectrum of creative practices which focus on visual expression and communication. Mediums such as painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and digital art are widely known in this sector.
Visual Arts encompasses creating, exhibiting, and distributing artworks that evoke emotions, provoke thoughts, and engage audiences visually. Professionals in this field include visual artists, curators, gallery owners, art dealers, art critics, and art educators who contribute to the production and dissemination of visual culture.
From classical masterpieces to contemporary installations, the visual arts sector holds the diversity of artistic styles, techniques, and themes across different cultures and time periods. The Visual Arts are characterised by their artistic experimentation, social commentary, reflection of culture, which shapes perceptions and challenges norms.
Through exhibitions, public installations, and digital platforms, the visual arts sector facilitates access to art. Thus enriching society´s cultural landscape by fostering appreciation, dialogue, and understanding among diverse audiences.
For the Visual Arts Sector, typically the greatest direct environmental impact areas are Energy, Materials & Waste Management, and Water. To learn more about these topics, use the buttons below.
For managers, leaders and executives, another key impact area is Governance & Communications – to find out more, click the governance button below.
Creative Carbon Scotland
Gallery Climate Coalition
Design Declares
The Decarbonising Together project
The Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts
The Waking Walls – Alan James Burns
