Partnerships
Arts Council England
In partnership with ACE, we have developed several environmental resources for the UK arts sector, namely the Arts Energy Toolkit and Environmental Resources for the Arts. We continue to provide support for ACE-funded organisations through our networks
Association of British Orchestras (ABO)
Following the publication of the Green Orchestras Guide in January 2010 and Moving Arts for Orchestras in June 2010, Julie’s Bicycle is working with the Association of British Orchestras to develop an Environmental Sustainability Charter for the orchestral sector, and a supporting suite of online resources, tools and case studies to encourage and promote good environmental practice.
Australia Council for the Arts
JB has been contracted by the Australia Council for the Arts to support a collaboration project between Australia Council and IETM – the international network for contemporary performing arts, based in Brussels – that is seeding international collaborations via artist-residency programmes, producer placements, inbound projects and a one-off commission. One of the underlying themes for the collaboration is climate change, and Julie’s Bicycle is mentoring 12 of the performing arts companies participating in the collaboration including the winners of a “climate commission”. Each project’s carbon impacts are being tracked using the Julie’s Bicycle IG tools, while they receive tailored recommendations for reduction. Broad recommendations for minimising the environmental impacts of future international activities will also be developed for Australia Council at the completion of the project. This follows a 3-week visit to Australia by JB Head of Research Catherine Bottrill.
British Council
Julie's Bicycle was asked by BC to curate Long Horizons, a publication exploring the role of art and artists in responding to climate change, in 2010. We frequently speak at BC events on sustainability across Europe.
Broadway Green Alliance
After a fascinating visit to learn more about BGA's work, Julie's Bicycle is developing a partnership with BGA on broadway in New York.
Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University
ECI are a long term partner for JB and have co-authored most of the research we produce, as well as sitting on our Industry Green Advisory Group, the body which scientifically verifies the certification programme.
Festivals Edinburgh
Julie's Bicycle is partnering with Festivals Edinburgh for the The Edinburgh Festivals Green Venue Initiative.
Edinburgh's Festivals are working together to try to understand their responsibility to the environment and do what they can do to minimise their impact and raise awareness of environmental issues. Venues and audience travel are the two most significant areas of impact that the Festivals have on the environment. In 2010 the Edinburgh Festival Fringe along with the other major Edinburgh Festivals through their joint strategic body Festivals Edinburgh, launched a three year pilot programme to work with the city's venues to help them measure, monitor and mitigate the impact of their operations during Festival time.
IETM
In partnership with Australia Council for the Arts and IETM, we will be providing environmental support and consultancy for the winning commissions of their 2010-11 collaboration programme between Australia and Europe.
The Theatres Trust
The Theatres Trust are sharing data gathered from their Ecovenues project to contribute towards our benchmarking project for UK theatres. We are also collaborating with them on their DEC Pool survey in order to gather information for our soon to be launched Green Database.
Theatrical Management Association (TMA)
In autumn 2010 we ran a Sustainable Touring workshop and will be continuing the series with a session on Sustainable Venues in autumn 2011.
