art Archives - Creative Climate Leadership

CCL Alumni in Focus: Bridget McKenzie, Climate Museum UK and Big Green Day, Telegraph Hill

Bridget McKenzie is a UK based consultant for the arts and museums with decades of experience developing and evaluation cultural learning programmes, founding director of Flow Associates, and founder of Climate Museum UK . — Growing up in the countryside with environmentally minded parents, Bridget feels she has long been a ‘defender of nature’. Alongside … Read more CCL Alumni in Focus: Bridget McKenzie, Climate Museum UK and Big Green Day, Telegraph Hill

Guest Blog: Art and nature: An approach to imitate, create and preserve

Elizabeth Valenzuela works at Colombian NGO Fondo Acción, and was part of the second cohort of Creative Climate Leaders in October 2017. —— To preserve nature and life in all its forms, including ours, leads us to think of concrete actions to give each element the best possible use. It puts us, in many cases, … Read more Guest Blog: Art and nature: An approach to imitate, create and preserve

CCL in Action: Elizabeth Valenzuela

Art and Nature: an approach to imitate, create, and preserve – Elizabeth Valenzuela, Fondo Acción, Colombia Elizabeth Valenzuela, Fondo Acción (CO) worked as a biologist for many years, and helped to establish a specific fund for arts and cultural approaches to environmental stewardship and climate action during her time as Climate Change Coordinator at non-profit … Read more CCL in Action: Elizabeth Valenzuela

Guest Blog: The Principles of Peach

Toby Peach is a theatre maker, and was part of the second cohort of Creative Climate Leaders in October 2017. —— Hello, I became a CCL in 2017 and environmental sustainability has been part of my creative practice since. Becoming a Creative Climate Leader empowered me to be part of the climate conversation – a … Read more Guest Blog: The Principles of Peach

Guest Blog: Santa for Climate

A guest blog from Anna-Kaisa Koski, from the very first cohort of Creative Climate Leaders. Anna-Kaisa is a freelance curator and climate activist based in Helsinki, Finland. —— Two learnings I took home from my CCL attendance in Wales concerning climate communication were, one, that polar bears are too easy to ignore and, two, we … Read more Guest Blog: Santa for Climate

CCL Slovenia: Meet The Participants

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 For First CCL Training Course Now Closed

We have received an overwhelming response to the first call for applications to attend the inaugural Creative Climate Leadership training course taking place in Wales this March. Thank you to everyone who sent in a compelling application. All applicants will be notified in early February 2017. We have had interest from museums, universities, theatres, producers, … Read more Applications For First CCL Training Course Now Closed

How Can CCL Benefit Your Organisation?

Do you have a colleague or artist you are working with who will benefit from the Creative Climate Leadership training course? The creative and cultural community have a unique and critical role in responding to climate change. At a time of complexity, uncertainty, and rapid change, it is imperative that cultural organisations decide on their … Read more How Can CCL Benefit Your Organisation?

Creative Climate Transformation: Launch Speech

Julie’s Bicycle CEO Alison Tickell launched the Creative Climate Leadership programme at IETM Valencia, 4th November 2016. Read her speech on how we need to shift our cultural values to tackle climate change.