Galleries Commit is a worker-led collective committed to a climate-conscious, resilient, and equitable future for New York City galleries.
What we do.
Current initiatives include Climate Action 8x8, a public commitment letter, a climate action database and a land conservation partnership with Art to Acres.
Past initiatives have included a survey of gallery climate actions and a series of community roundtables.
We maintain an active community of gallery workers, artists, and allies from over 60 New York City galleries via monthly meetings, an email list, and Slack. To join, sign the commitment letter here.
Artists who signed the letter created a sister initiative, Artists Commit, to help activate gallery action with the collaboration and support of artists.
See us in the press.
The Art Newspaper, November 28, 2022
ArtNet, November 28, 2022
Untitled, October 24, 2022
The Art Newspaper, September 7, 2022
MalayMail, April 19, 2022
ARTnews, April 13, 2022
The Art Newspaper, April 12, 2022
The Art Newspaper, May 9, 2022
The Art Newspaper, January 14, 2022
The Art Newspaper, April 22, 2022
The Art Newspaper, July 8, 2021
Ursula, March 2, 2021
The Art Newspaper, January 22, 2021
Cult Bytes, December 9, 2020
ARTnews, June 26, 2020
Contact us.
The Galleries Commit initiatives and this website are maintained by a small group of volunteer gallery workers. To get in touch, send us an email.
galleriescommit@gmail.com
@galleriescommit
Galleries Commit acknowledges that New York City galleries sit on the unceded land of the Lenape peoples. We recognize that the systems that support our galleries were founded upon exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous peoples, including the Lenape people. That erasure is inextricably linked to the climate crisis we face today. We honor the Lenape and other Indigenous caretakers of these lands and waters, both their elders of the past as well as the present and future generations to come.