Workshop sur les questions écologiques : le soutien durable de la mobilité culturelle

Julie’s Bicycle and DutchCulture ¦ TransArtists have developed a partnership dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and how that can be challenged in practical, ethical, and artistic ways, across arts’ and cultural communities across Europe. Based on the concept of a ‘knowledge alliance’ they are building a collaborative project with cultural organizations and artists all over Europe and Georgia.

This European Knowledge Alliance will consist of knowledge hubs (ambassadors/artists and organizations) across Europe on the different ethical, practical and artistic aspects of environmental sustainability. The Knowledge Alliance will advocate for legacy and standards for the arts and cultural sector on environmental sustainability on the longer term.

On the Move is proud to be part of this adventure with Julie’s Bicycle and DutchCulture ¦ TransArtists and will co-organise on 12-13 March 2014 in Berlin (Germany) a workshop on green issues for the sustainable support of cultural mobility projects with ITI-Germany and IGBK. This workshop targets EU funders and cultural policy makers interested in including green criteria in the way they support culture and cultural mobility in particular.

Sholeh Johnston (Julie’s Bicycle), tutor of the training: “This workshop will provide an overview of various approaches taken to embed environmental criteria into cultural funding. We will share the tools, resources and methodology used by example funding bodies, such as the Arts Council England, which has embedded criteria around environmental reporting into funding agreements since 2012. We will cover case studies of how cultural organisations are interpreting environmental sustainability and the potential impact of policy in aiding and supporting this work, with a focus on touring, residencies and other mobility-related work. There will be ample opportunity for discussion and thinking through how these learnings can be practically applied in various European contexts”.

Along with this workshop, “Training sustainability!”, a training for ecological and sustainable cultural work will take place. This training – supported by the German Federal Cultural Foundation (Kulturstiftung des Bundes) – targets leaders and stakeholders in the performing arts. Experiences will be shared and synergies will be created at a joined introductory presentation by Julie’s Bicycle and at a « Green Salon » on 12 March 2014.

Finally the participants will have the chance to visit in Berlin cultural and “green” places, including UFA Fabrik. The workshop is sponsored in Berlin by Ratiodrink and Soulbottles. For any information about this workshop, please email mobility(at)on-the-move.org.

Additional information: Check the news and projects related to the the Green Art Lab Alliance – GALA project here. The GALA project receives the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union. (Re)-discover the Green mobility guide for the performing arts sector, co-produced with Julie’s Bicycle here.