Julie's Bicycle
@juliesbicycle
A pioneering non-profit mobilising the arts and culture to take action on the climate, nature and justice crisis. #CreativeClimateAction
Any Horizon Europe consortia forming to bring culture & climate together in the upcoming September calls? We want to speak to you! >> tinyurl.com/8ms3ks8z We bring decades of knowledge from the field, prior EU project experience & a multilingual team. Do connect with us if you want to talk more!
Is your venue on the Cool Off in Culture map yet? We’re mapping cultural venues across the UK – from museums and galleries to libraries and cinemas – where people can cool down during heatwaves. Your cultural venue can be a vital community hub in the heat. Join today >> tinyurl.com/7nxw4nx4
There’s only 4 wks left to apply for ITER 2026, our free online programme for artists & cultural orgs from England, Scotland, Denmark & Norway. Join us to develop sustainable models for international touring through online seminars, networking & project funding of up to £30k >> tinyurl.com/2jmbuazd
Want to boost your #CreativeClimateAction this month? We've rounded up some opportunities for you this August >> tinyurl.com/54pvwtv3 Featuring @artscouncilengland.bsky.social, @earthpercent.bsky.social & more.
We're thrilled to see JB's work spotlighted in the new Department for Culture, Media & Sport Music Plan >> tinyurl.com/ydwrjvmj We're proud to have worked on the Creative Climate Charter, Green Events Code of Practice & Show Must Go On report with our partners delivering positive impact at scale.
Last month we visited the incredible artwork La Caverne du Pont Neuf by artist JR in Paris. Our team developed a methodology to measure the carbon footprint of the project so were in Paris to gather environmental data. Read our latest blog on this beautiful piece of work>> tinyurl.com/4xunmuf9
As the UK's hot weather continues can your cultural venue offer communities respite from the heat? Join Cool Off In Culture! It brings together cultural venues across the UK to form a national cooling network, offering spaces where people can take a break from the heat >> tinyurl.com/yzjf2r4j
Have you used our award-winning Creative Climate Tools to report your environmental data? NPOs and IPSOs only have until this Friday 26 June to submit your @artscouncilengland.bsky.social environmental data and stories to us via the tools. Head here for reporting support >> tinyurl.com/5fw7huaz
Meet our speakers! As part of London Climate Action Week, join us for an in-depth panel exploring how the arts can support an urgent transition away from fossil fuels & how principles of climate justice must shape that shift. Book your ticket >> tinyurl.com/yfc475d6
Got a question about reporting your environmental data? This week we've a 1-2-1 drop in session for NPOs & IPSOs. You can check in with our team, ask qs & get advice on submitting your environmental impact data ahead of the @artscouncilengland.bsky.social deadline of 26 June >> tinyurl.com/427m7jdm
Explore how SALÓN ACME in Mexico advanced their climate action with support from our Cultura Circular programme. Read the full case study >> tinyurl.com/d4t2jsdu
And the second event focuses on climate justice with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social, Zamzam Ibrahim, Chris Garrard & @domipalmer.bsky.social >> tinyurl.com/ekbhts7s Do join us for both and help put culture and creativity at the heart of climate action! #LCAW2026
We’re excited to announce two public events at London Climate Action Week 2026 later this month! The first event explores place-based climate adaptation with our co-hosts BFI >> tinyurl.com/4jbm8nj5 #LCAW2026
On the board of a cultural organisation? It's a great time to join our @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Board Environmental Champions as our next session is tomorrow, 10 June. The programme is free & flexible & will equip you to ask the right questions & set meaningful goals >> tinyurl.com/4n4873md
🌍 International touring can be meaningful, sustainable, and deeply connected. Want to explore it further? Applications are now open for the fifth year of the International Touring & Environmental Responsibility (ITER) programme >> tinyurl.com/2jmbuazd
📣 1-2-1 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social reporting support Throughout June we’re offering drop in sessions for NPOs & IPSOs to answer any questions & queries you have on reporting your environmental impact data on our #CreativeClimateTools Free to sign up >> tinyurl.com/8pfpawv5
Cultura Circular is a great example of how the team here at JB have been working at scale internationally across multiple artforms to support the sector to take action >> tinyurl.com/2ru28rv3 Over the next few weeks we’ll be highlighting some of the festival case studies from across the programme.
We’re looking back at the impact of Cultura Circular, our capacity-building programme for arts & culture festivals across Latin America & the Caribbean. Over the last 3 yrs we’ve delivered it with support from @britishcouncil.bsky.social Americas, connecting festivals in shared climate action...
We love these visual notes from the KnowHow Lab talk we did for the Europe Challenge Programme last month. 50 libraries joined us from across Europe as we offered practical climate action and context to help them address today’s climate challenges. Thanks Dorota Kostowska ✏️✨
📣 We've won an @artsprofessional.co.uk Award! Yesterday we were awarded the Excellent Solution Award for our #CreativeClimateTools, the world’s first bespoke, free-to-use carbon calculator and toolkit open to anyone in the creative sector globally >> tinyurl.com/4wh2dhwt
The NewBridge Project is one of the case studies from last year’s @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Environmental Report. From sessions with queer gardening collective TopSoil to a Fix-It Café, they embed care, environmental responsibility & skill-sharing into daily practice >> tinyurl.com/yc55x47t
Are you a Building Manager at an NPO & need a helping hand reporting your environmental data? Next week we're hosting a free webinar to help you approach your @artscouncilengland.bsky.social reporting & take meaningful action on your organisation’s environmental impact >> tinyurl.com/44tnjvym
Spring is the season of renewal. It can feel like a time of possibility where ideas take root & energy rises as the days get longer. Our Creative Freelancer’s Almanac is a free resource designed to support creatives to take climate action in seasonal, sustainable ways >> tinyurl.com/4bty5e7y
Calling all NPOs & IPSOs! Today the reporting window has opened for you to submit your @artscouncilengland.bsky.social environmental data for 2025/26. By sharing our collective insights & stories, we can demonstrate the real scale of action being taken. Join us >> juliesbicycle.org/what-we-do/c...
📣 New jobs at JB Join our supportive & mission-driven team working at the intersection of creativity & climate action. We're looking for a: 🌱 Marketing & Communications Manager 🌱 Culture & Climate Project Manager 🌱 Operations & People Lead Deadline: 17 May All the details >> tinyurl.com/5d6pn4zs
Tomorrow our Head of Programmes Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso joins Climate Reframe & Oxfam for a thoughtful panel exploring how climate, justice & global struggles connect. The evening will centre grassroots voices & lived experiences. 30 Apr, 6-10pm The Nest, Oxford Free to book >> luma.com/ab2l4nhu
..And we’re excited to announce we’ve secured funding to deliver the Beyond Production for the next 3yrs as part of the BFI National Lottery Funding Plan 2026-29. This funding will help ensure longer term support for the UK screen sector as we transition towards a greener, more resilient future ✨
Every day is #EarthDay at JB. But today we’d like to take a moment to look back at the impact of our BFI Sustainable Screen Fund work. Over the last 3yrs we’ve delivered the Beyond Production strand, supporting 100+ cinemas, film festivals & sector bodies to step up their environmental action...
Meet our speakers! Together we'll highlight practical, realistic actions that authors, publishers and libraries can take to reduce their environmental impact and embed sustainability into everyday decision-making. Do join us online for it. #CreativeClimateAction
This week we bring together voices from across the book ecosystem to explore how the sector is responding to the climate crisis, what initiatives already exist, and where meaningful change can happen next. 📚 Register your free place >> tinyurl.com/4zkjvvfe