Ian Garrett (he/him)
cspa director
Ian Garrett is a designer, producer, educator, and researcher in the field of sustainability in arts and culture.
He is the director of the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts. He is Associate Professor of Ecological Design for Performance at York University, where is Graduate Program Director for Theatre and Performance Studies, and Producer for Toasterlab, a mixed reality performance collective. He maintains a design practice focused on ecology, accessible technologies and scenography. Notable projects related to EcoScenography include the set and energy systems for Zata Omm's Vox:Lumen at the Harbourfront Centre and Crimson Collective’s Ascension, a solar 150’ wide crane at Coachella.
With Chantal Bilodeau, he co-directs the Climate Change Theatre Action and his writing includes Arts, the Environment, and Sustainability for Americans for the Arts; The Carbon Footprint of Theatrical Production in Readings in Performance and Ecology, and Theatre is No Place for a Plant in Landing Stages from the Ashden Directory. He serves on the Board of Directors for Associated Designers of Canada, was the Curator for the US for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial, and is co-chair for World Stage Design 2022 in Calgary.