Scotland's Travelling Gallery looking to go the greener mile post-Covid

Scotland’s contemporary art gallery in a bus is hoping to return more sustainably after lockdown.

The Travelling Gallery, which recently celebrated its 40th birthday, has launched a Crowdfunder appeal to purchase a new carbon-efficient generator.

Although able to connect to mains electricity, the gallery is renowned for visiting some of Scotland’s most rural and remote locations, meaning a generator is often required for power.

Hoping to actively reduce their carbon footprint, the team are seeking to replace the old generator with a new, greener model which would allow a 25% reduction in power consumption by varying its output and only powering what is necessary.

The Travelling Gallery has been serving Scotland since 1978.

The Travelling Gallery was established in 1978, with its dual focus to create highly engaging exhibitions and to provide a unique platform for arts education.

Reaching some of the furthest corners of the country, the gallery has been bringing culture to Scotland’s outer reaches for 42 years.

Claire Craig, Curator at the Travelling Gallery said: “Post-Covid, we want to reopen Travelling Gallery as greener, more sustainable, organisation which can continue to make art accessible to all.

“In these unparalleled times it has never been so important and vital to ensure everyone across Scotland gets an equal opportunity to engage with and experience visual art. We cannot make it to the hardest to reach communities without your support.”

Donations can be made via the Crowdfunder campaign here.