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Whose Creativity Is It? AI, Artists’ Rights and the Ethics of the Machine
This blog is the first of a series of pieces from JB on the topic of AI and its use in the creative industries. We will be exploring the environmental and ethical concerns arising from the use of this technology, how the sector is responding to these challenges, and what the future of AI in the arts might look like. This piece focuses on the ethical considerations of AI use.
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Julie’s Bicycle Wins ‘EXCELLENT Solution’ Award For Climate Tech
Julie’s Bicycle (JB) has been awarded the Arts Professional ‘Excellent Solution’ Award for its Creative Climate Tools, the world’s first carbon calculator and toolkit specifically for the creative sector.
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Get Involved: Sector Opportunities May 2026
Discover funding opportunities, events, commissions, and open calls from within the creative climate community this May.
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Celebrating Three Years of Partnering on BFI Sustainable Screen
Over the last three years, through the BFI’s Sustainable Screen programme ‘beyond production’, Julie’s Bicycle has supported over 100 cinemas, film festivals, sector support bodies and screen archives to step up on environmental practice and action. As we set out on the next three years of the programme (2026-2029), our programme team reflects on their highlights from the last three years.
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Get Involved: Sector Opportunities April 2026
Discover funding opportunities, events, commissions, and open calls from within the creative climate community this April.
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Creative Climate Changemakers Switzerland 2026: Meet the Facilitators
As the Creative Climate Changemakers (CCC) programme gathers in Switzerland, we’re excited to introduce the facilitators who will hold and shape this shared space.
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Bradford Reflections: Creative Approaches to Climate Adaptation
As part of our Arts Council England programme, JB is delivering a series of in-person and online workshops in Bradford through our Adaptive Futures and Creative Climate Accelerator programmes. These sessions bring together cultural practitioners, community leaders and local experts to explore how creativity can support place-based climate adaptation.
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Get Involved: Sector Opportunities March 2026
Discover funding opportunities, events, commissions, and open calls from within the creative climate community this March.
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IMPALA Releases Third Annual Carbon Calculator Report
The Independent Music Companies Association (IMPALA) has published the third annual edition of its Carbon Calculator Report, providing the most up-to-date picture of emissions across the independent recorded music sector.
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Show Must Go On Report (Edition 3) Launches in Parliament
The third edition of the Show Must Go On (SMGO) report was launched last night at the House of Commons, marking a major milestone for climate action in the UK’s outdoor live events sector.
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Get Involved: Sector Opportunities February 2026
Discover funding opportunities, events, commissions, and open calls from within the creative climate community this February.
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Announcing the latest International Touring and Environmental Responsibility (ITER) Programme Projects
Three new projects from the ITER4 cohort have been selected to participate, spanning performance, artistic exchange and strategic operational knowledge sharing. They will explore the varied pathways into sustainable touring models and receive guidance, peer support, mentorship and resources from JB.
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