🎬 What if your cinema could power itself & your community?
Join this BFI FAN Green Hour webinar next week to explore community energy projects.
Help build a sustainable future!
📅 Wed 11 March
⏰ 13:00-14:00
Register >> tinyurl.com/3bz4kjyh
@filmhubnorth.bsky.social @filmhubmidlands.bsky.social
Want to know more?
You can watch the full version of the Art of Climate film documenting the #WeMakeTomorrow work of Lucas Ururahy, Ziel Karapotó, Olinda Tupinambá, and Rainhas das Matas >> juliesbicycle.org/resource/art...
Lucas transformed a vessel into a collective, sound based sculpture in the project Tocando o Barco (Touching the Boat). The work became a communication tool to unite the Sepetiba community in Rio de Janeiro. It helped tell the story of their territory & the urgency of climate justice.
In the lead up to #COP30 we collaborated with @peoplespalaceproj.bsky.social on Art for Climate, an initiative inviting artists from across Brazil to create three original works as part of the global call #WeMakeTomorrow.
You can now delve deeper into this work. First artist focus - Lucas Ururahy.
A green card with the text - Vicky Sword-Daniels, Julie's Bicycle. I'm speaking at Climate Resilience in the Cultural Sector. 6th March 2026, British Library Knowledge Centre. Next to the text is a headshot of Vicky smiling.
This Friday our @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Programme Lead Victoria Sword-Daniels will be speaking at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social.
Vicky will outline the role that culture can play in climate adaptation & share creative place-based case studies to show what's possible>> tinyurl.com/b8zbj7y2
The project Threshold – A Wild New Border Journey is part of our International Touring Environmental Responsibility Programme that explores the varied pathways into sustainable touring.
We look forward to following Tom's journey ✨
#CreativeClimateAction
“This journey is about listening to landscapes, to people, & to the realities of a changing Arctic & allowing that process to shape the work.”
Next month Tom Bailey from Mechanimal sets off on a ultra slow performance journey across Arctic Norway, Finland & Sweden >> tinyurl.com/ud4hsw3y
The text reads - Free webinar, The Environmental Impact of Books - From Page to Planet. Thu 23 April 14:00 - 15:30. Next to the text is a picture of four bookshelves, three of them are covered in plants.
Whether you create, distribute, care for, or simply love books, this webinar invites you to explore how the publishing 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
A head shot of Richard. The text reads Richard Phillips, Julie's Bicycle. GEI18 - Green Events & Innovations Conference.
Next week our Music Lead Richard Phillips will be digging into the insights of the latest The Show Must Go On report at #GEI18.
Alongside his fellow panelists, Richard will explore the evolving environmental data behind the live sector & the action it demands >> tinyurl.com/mpfke69x
Today IMPALA release their third Carbon Calculator report.
It's a landmark moment for the independent recorded music industry and provides the most accurate picture to date for the average emissions of an independent label.
Explore the report >> tinyurl.com/mrmbctde
#CreativeClimateAction
As part of our latest @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Environmental Responsibility Report, we caught up with artist hennaasikainen.bsky.social for a conversation on the important role culture plays in the climate, nature & justice crisis.
Read the full article >> tinyurl.com/48kpmy8y
Thanks @juliesbicycle.bsky.social for the shout out in the 24-25 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social environmental report!
We're committed to environmental programming, including eco-poetry challenges on @youngpoetsnet.bsky.social & learning resources for schools. 🧵
juliesbicycle.org/culture-clim...
This state-of-the-industry report presents current practices & impacts, coupled with benchmarks & a Climate Transition Plan 2030 for the Live Outdoor Events Sector.
It gives all outdoor event professionals an indispensable reference for guidance & motivation to stretch climate ambition ✨
A group gather with copies holding copies of the new report. From left to right - Chris Johnson from Vision for Sustainable Events, Cathy Runciman from Earth Percent, Patrick Hurley MP for Southport and Jon Collins from LIVE. Behind them are two screens with graphics from the report.
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, we launched the third edition of The Show Must Go On report with partners Vision for Sustainable Events.
It’s an ambitious and united vision for outdoor event climate action.
Take a closer look >> tinyurl.com/525anebb
#CreativeClimateAction
An image of a personal sitting on a patch of land that meets the sea. In the background are snowy topped mountains. The text reads: Case Study Disability Arts Online
Our latest @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Environmental Report is full of useful case studies.
Today we focus on @disabilityarts.bsky.social. Their work challenges eco-ableism, centring disabled people’s voices & recognising how some climate solutions can create new barriers tinyurl.com/yehjk6ad
A participant points to something on the material on their table.
Participants discuss their ideas.
And we imagined life in 2048 if communities do & don’t adapt. By the end, participants reported a stronger understanding of climate adaptation & were excited to continue exploring real life projects, connecting it back to their work & the collective energy, passion & lived experience in the room ✨
Vicky presents to the room.
Participants make notes.
Participants discuss their ideas in groups.
Farah presents to the room.
This first session focused on adaptation context, frameworks & creative ways to start conversations with communities about climate futures.
We explored climate justice, the importance of combining climate futures data with local knowledge, creative adaptation case studies from India & Palestine...
Farah presents to a room full of people.
Citizen Scientist Martyn talks to the room.
Participants listen on to discussions.
Participants discuss ideas on their table.
Last week we delivered the first of a series of sessions focused on culture's role in Climate Adaptation in Bradford.
We brought together participants from our Adaptive Futures & Creative Climate Accelerator programmes representing creative and community organisations, spaces and freelancers...
Gain insights from peer sharing sessions, get guidance on reporting your environmental impact & take action on everything from energy & travel to food & digital.
Whatever your role in the screen sector you’ll find something to help you integrate environmental responsibility into your work ✨
🎬 Work at a cinema, film festival or screen archive?
Our BFI Sustainable Screen Hub helps people working in the screen sector to adopt sustainable practices & influence positive change.
Explore 150+ resources - from specialist reports to case studies & carbon reporting tools tinyurl.com/4ed3jxb3
Inspired by this case study? You can dive into 70+ examples of action, showing how environmental responsibility is reshaping cultural practice nationwide in our latest @artscouncilengland.bsky.social annual report.
Full interactive version >> tinyurl.com/yr8h7brh
Our 24/25 @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Environmental Report is full of inspiring case studies - the @writerscentre.bsky.social in Norwich is just one example.
Find out how they are embedding #CreativeClimateAction into the work that they do >> tinyurl.com/y3jxcddp
Join @climateoutreach.bsky.social for their free webinar tomorrow. They'll explore the kind of climate stories audiences want to see and how the culture sector can connect and inspire people with compelling climate content...
Peformers walking in a green field
Today @juliesbicycle.bsky.social have announced the selected projects for The International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) programme.
This programme supports artists and cultural organisations to build and develop sustainable ways of touring. 🎪🌱
Find out more 👉 buff.ly/hL4VbLZ
Let us introduce you to the latest projects from our International Touring & Environmental Responsibility (ITER) programme.
They'll explore the varied pathways into sustainable touring models and receive guidance, peer support, mentorship & resources >> tinyurl.com/a3msyva4
#CreativeClimateAction
Such an inspiring group of creatives taking a lead on climate transformation!
The #CreativeClimateChangemakers Switzerland Programme is run by our team at JB in partnership with Vert le Futur, initiated & funded by Pro Helvetia & Stiftung Mercator Schweiz.
We’re excited to introduce our 2026 Swiss cohort of the #CreativeClimateChangemakers Programme!
We’ll come together for a 5 day residential to explore collaborative leadership & culture-led climate action in the context of a rapidly changing world.
Meet the participants >> tinyurl.com/y8v4znsx
The Government’s £1.5bn investment in England’s cultural buildings is a welcome moment for the sector.
Let’s not miss this moment to invest in creativity and culture and meet climate and nature targets for a thriving future for us all.
Read JB’s response >>> juliesbicycle.org/opinion/jbs-...
At the end of last year we ran 3 peer-to-peer learning sessions as part of our BFI Sustainable Screen Programme. They focused on audience travel, indoor events and sponsorship & banking.
If you work in the screen sector & missed them, we’ve rounded up the key learnings for you tinyurl.com/45nywjpx
"Over the last decade, we’ve seen the sector move from early ambition to embedded practice & this year’s findings show that environmental responsibility is now part of the cultural DNA"
JB Founder Alison Tickell on the @artscouncilengland.bsky.social report launched this week>> tinyurl.com/44798f9x
