Jessica Sim can’t pinpoint the exact moment that she became concerned about the global environmental challenges we face today; to her, it feels like a concern that has been part of her world since she was young. She recalls how her high school art teacher, who ran a high school ‘green team’, was the first … Read more CCL Alumni in Focus: Jessica Sim, CCL in Action: Yeşillendirelim, and NADAS Istanbul
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
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
Toby Peach is a UK-based theatre maker and artist who has received high critical acclaim for his previous shows such as The Eulogy of Toby Peach. He received a CCL in Action local development grant to support a research and development phase for a Sustainability Adventure in Learning immersive theatre project in partnership with KIT … Read more CCL in Action: Toby Peach, Sustainability Adventure in Learning UK
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
The Drowners – Kelly Lovelady, Ruthless Jabiru, UK Kelly Lovelady is the founding Artistic Director and conductor of Ruthless Jabiru, a London chamber orchestra dedicated to exploring humanitarian stories through new music. Ruthless Jabiru’s programmes are devised around existing and commissioned repertoire by today’s composers with a view to promoting compassion, sustainability and social consciousness. … Read more CCL in Action: Kelly Lovelady, The Drowners UK
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
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.
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