Ellen Langan
Co-Founder of Art to Zero
Ellen Langan is an independent consultant and curator based in New York City. Along with fellow visual arts professionals Charlotte Perrottey and Zach Miner, she founded Art to Zero in 2019. From 2006 to 2017, Ellen was a gallery director at Maccarone New York. Ellen also serves as Co-Chair of Artadia’s Ambassadors Council and on New York Consolidated’s Founding Circle. She holds a Masters Degree in Art History.
ABOUT ART TO ZERO
Art to Zero is a New York City-based organization dedicated to accelerating a just transition to a net-zero emissions future for the visual arts. Art to Zero builds capacity for arts organizations of all types and sizes, both commercial and non-commercial actors, to take action on climate. By engaging directly with organizations to develop and implement climate action plans, providing access to helpful tools and resources for embedding environmental sustainability, Art to Zero creates opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing, facilitating education and innovation through partnerships with climate experts and practitioners.
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/Dialogues | Practices of Conservation — Exhibition and Environmental Impact
As the pandemic has forced institutions, galleries, and artists to reconsider their methods of operation, in October 2020 The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles announced the creation of an Environmental Council, the first for a major art museum in the United States. A range of arts-based resources, councils, and coalitions have continued […] More information →