SATA Research Categories
SATA's primary research categories are used to ensure we explore as many aspects of the intersections between the arts and science as possible.
How can waste and emissions be reduced in arts practice(s)?
This research category includes:
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Incorporating sustainable practices
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Creating a circular economy in art
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Reducing waste and recycling art
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Practicing green architecture and sustainable design.
Recommended reading:
“A Practical Guide to Greener Theatre: Introduce Sustainability Into Your Productions” by Jones & Pribble (2014)
How are the arts engaging with diverse environmental issues?
This research category includes:
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Relating climate change and art
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Creating ecological art
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Incorporating biodiversity and nature in art
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Creating art with environmental messages
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Targeting specific environmental issues
Recommended reading:
How do the arts engage in activism and advocacy around sustainability and environmental justice?
This research category includes:
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Creating socially engaged art
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Artistic Interventions
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Engaging with art that explores themes of social change, environmental justice and cultural sustainability
Recommended reading:
“The Sea in the City: Art and Politics in Environmental Conflicts in Argentina” by Chaz (2013)
How can art practices work as playgrounds for community wellbeing to heal and thrive?
This research category includes:
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Creating inclusive community art projects
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Pushing for art in public spaces
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Building community resilience and social cohesion
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Advocating for community health initiatives
Recommended reading:
“Climate Doom to Messy Hope: Climate Healing and Resilience” by Wise et al. (2021)
How are the arts used to represent and aid in health related to the environment?
This research category includes:
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Art therapy and healing arts
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Using art to help cope with mental health issues, aging and social welfare
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Creating easy public access to arts
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Health equity through art
Recommended reading:
How does the realm of education play with arts, and around it, towards environmental sustainability?
This research category includes:
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Engaging with sustainability, community and environmental works
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Advocating for art programs in the education system
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Using art as an educational tool
Recommended reading:
What does sustainability, the arts and scholarship mean?
This research category includes:
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Examining the importance of doing scholarship at the intersection between sustainability and the arts
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How the intersection between sustainability and the arts can unite to inspire change?