6 December 2018 Łaźnia Nowa. Teatr, Krakow, Poland Running from 11:00 – 17:30 While the international climate change negotiations take place in Katowice, we gather artists and those working in the arts and creative industries to share their inspirational projects, and tell the story of how culture and creativity are a critical part of the solution … Read more CCL Closing Conference at COP24
Leeuwarden, both a city and municipality, is situated in Friesland in the Netherlands; and alongside Friesland, won the title of European Capital of Culture 2018 (ECOC). Visibly celebrating its accolade of European Capital of Culture, it felt like the perfect place to host the Creative Climate Leadership (CCL) Policy Lab as part of our Creative Europe co-funded CCL … Read more CCL Policy Lab: Lucy from JB reports
This week, Julie’s Bicycle joined On The Move to host a policy lab for cultural leaders and city influencers on how they can engage arts and culture with action on climate and the environment. The policy lab – titled ‘Cities, Culture and Climate Change Practises, Models and Future Actions’ – included a variety of inspirational … Read more CCL Policy Lab in Leeuwarden
(New) Narratives on the Climate Story By Harpreet Kaur, Creative Consultant and participant of the inaugural Creative Climate Leadership Course in March 2016. Over the past 6 months I have been researching and talking to artists in England that touch or focus on Climate Change in their work. I am now pleased to be able to … Read more Guest Blog: Diversity and Climate Art
Following our second Creative Climate Leadership course which took place between 8th-14th October 2017 in Slovenia, with Slovenian-based sustainable development and training NGO PiNA, hear some insights straight from the participating artists and creative professionals. As they engaged with the course on the Slovenian coast, ten of our inspiring participants shared their experiences of the … Read more CCL Slovenia: Conversations with Participants
When Julie’s Bicycle was founded 11 years ago our challenge was very different: we had to make the case that climate had some bearing on the arts and culture, and that we had some capacity – maybe even responsibility – to do something about it. That argument is no longer relevant. Our starting point in … Read more The Seven Creative Climate Trends
A year of nature programming at Wellcome Collection, London I’m going to talk about some of the programming that Wellcome Collection has been doing over the last year engaging our visitors on environmental themes but I want to begin by briefly looking at Wellcome Collection’s particular approach. This will, I hope, provide some context for … Read more Curating the Natural World
Our Creative Climate Leadership participants and training team are enjoying the inspiring Slovenian coast, in a mix of reflective space and action planning. Take a look at their credentials here and watch this space over the coming weeks for accounts of their experiences on the course. Follow their work and progress online via #ccleaders.
Julie’s Bicycle and PiNA are pleased to announce the participants for our second Creative Climate Leadership course. We have selected 23 leaders from 89 outstanding applications. Creative Climate Leadership (CCL) is a pan-European programme for artists and cultural professionals exploring the cultural dimensions of climate change. The second CCL international training course will take place … Read more CCL Slovenia: Meet The Participants
Applications are now open for the second Creative Climate Leadership (CCL) Training Course, our leadership development programme for cultural professionals and artists to explore the role of culture and creativity in responding to climate change and environmental challenges. The course will: – Bring together a range of expert guest speakers to share case studies, research … Read more Apply Now: Creative Climate Leadership Slovenia
In this guest blog post Cultural Consultant and Creative Climate Leader Harpreet Kaur reflects on the Southbank Centre’s Women of the World Festival. As with every aspect of human security and development, we cannot separate the significance of women’s empowerment from climate change and sustainability. I attended the WOW Festival in London this month specifically … Read more Women’s Empowerment & Sustainability
As the Creative Climate Leadership participants and training team immerse themselves in the Welsh countryside, in a mix of reflective space and action planning, you can take a look through the participant’s stellar credentials here. This is cohort 1 of the first ever Creative Climate Leadership course. Watch this space over the coming weeks for … Read more Creative Climate Leaders: Meet everyone in cohort #1