GMAST brings together the cultural and creative community across Greater Manchester to address the climate and ecological crisis.
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GMAST is a network of people and organisations from the creative and cultural community in Greater Manchester, coming together to address the climate and ecological crisis.
What does “addressing the climate and ecological crisis” mean?GMAST aims to...
Reduce the environmental impact of the cultural and creative community.
Amplify the strengths of the creative and cultural community in response to the climate and ecological crisis.
Offer a collective contribution to the delivery of our region’s climate change strategy.
Our network continues to grow past 80 participating organisations and individuals.
If you are interested in participating in GMAST (whatever that means for you), please reach out via our get involved page.
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Who is GMAST for?...
GMAST is for anyone from the Greater Manchester creative and cultural community.GMAST is for freelancers, volunteers, board members, and organisational employees.
How do I join?
If you are interested in participating in GMAST, get in touch with us via our get involved page.What participating in GMAST looks like for you might not be the same as for others - but that’s reet with us.
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Working together we share knowledge and build capacity for practical action.
Some of what GMAST offers...
Regular meetings to make space for discussing our practice.
Training (including Carbon Literacy)
Latest sector updates newsletter
Research Projects
Skill sharing
Knowledge sharing
Resources and Tools
We also contribute to the delivery of our region’s Climate Change Strategy.
The activity of GMAST ebbs and flows in whichever direction the energy of the network chooses to take it.If you have any ideas for ways that GMAST could better support driving positive change and reduce impact, why not get involved?
GMAST aims to reduce the environmental impact of the cultural and creative community in Greater Manchester by working together to tackle the climate crisis.
Working together we share knowledge and build capacity for practical action.
We are aligned to the Paris Agreement to limit global warming and endorse Greater Manchester’s target of becoming net-zero no later than 2038
We play our full part in Manchester’s Zero Carbon Framework.
Our collaborative model works, is internationally recognised, and we want to share it.
2026 marks 15 years of GMAST! Whilst we reflect on what the next 15 years might look like why not check out our GMAST 10 year report produced with Julie’s Bicycle back in 2021…
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Follow the link below to access a collection of resources to support your journey towards Environmental Responsibility.
This resources page will help signpost you towards the most relevant tools and resources out there depending on your artform or practice.
If you feel we are missing something or that there is a gap you have an idea to fill, please reach out and get involved.
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Follow the link below to view a list of our current participating individuals and organisations (though please bear with us keeping it up to date!).
If you would like to add your name or organisation to this page, we would love to hear from you.
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Follow the link below to learn more about our key partners working in the climate and culture space, alongside what other regional networks like GMAST exist across the UK and beyond.
