APHIDS is so proud to be a part of a community-led groundswell movement that is leading industry change in climate action in the arts. We look forward to working with a growing network of organisations who are prioritising responses to the climate crisis - on a deep and embedded level.

We're excited to be part of a climate union working towards decarbonising and transitioning our industry away from fossil fuels.

Auspicious Arts Projects is joining A Climate For Art as we are grateful for the amazing work they are doing in advocating for a sustainable future.

I'm inspired by the idea of not waiting for a perfect politic, but instead starting somewhere with a first step. I can't wait to see what relationships and further actions unfold by being part of this community.

Burrinja operates in the Dandenong Ranges, an environment of stunning beauty and fragility. Our community of artists and audiences is highly engaged with the critical importance of reducing emissions to combat climate change. Day-to-day they live with the impacts of climate change, such as the devastating storms of 2021. We are joining ACFA to maximise the value of our efforts in combating climate change through art.

Bus Projects is joining ACFA because we believe in the power of collective action in effecting change. Artist-run organisations such as ours are built on teamwork and mutuality, and we are proud to be joining a coalition of peers that are similarly guided by shared goals and values. By divesting from fossil fuels, we can put into practice our values and commitment to climate action.

Adapting to the climate emergency requires relational accountability and all of the tools, skills and methods at our disposal to ensure a just and liveable world for future generations. This means divesting from the systems that make this impossible. The Centre for Reworlding joined the ACFA to support a coalition of divestment in the arts…one achievable and accountable reworlding action.

Chamber Made is committed to thinking and acting with care about how we make work, who we make it with, and the impact our work and way of working has on the world. We are thrilled to join A Climate For Art as an organisational member and we are full of admiration and gratitude for this act of collective, climate leadership.

Since 2010, CLIMARTE has been harnessing the power of the arts to inform, engage and inspire effective and creative action on the climate crisis. We could not be more thrilled to join the ACFA alliance to amplify calls for policies that will restore a climate capable of sustaining all life.

As a street dance community, we rely on public spaces to practice, perform, and connect with one another. A stable climate ensures these spaces remain accessible and enjoyable, allowing our culture to thrive. By joining ACFA, we aim to protect the very places that nurture our art form.

Dancehouse joins A Climate for Art with a dedicated community of artists, communities, and audiences already reckoning with a rapidly changing world. Collectively, we want greater action, ambition, and equity for all current and future life on our planet. We walk, and dance, together with resilience, hope, and bravery through this climate crisis.

For Footscray Community Arts, our core purpose is to support marginalised communities in the cultural sphere, and we know that these communities will be the most affected by climate change. Cultural institutions play a key role in setting the cultural agenda nationally – so it's vital that we act on climate change not only through the art we present but how we present it.

GUTS Dance prides itself on our responsiveness to the times we exist in, and through our values of bravery, commitment, locality, longevity and care, take seriously the role we play in helping to contribute to and shape our communities. We know that collaboration and shared visions can change the path forward and hope that, together, we can challenge extractive industries and see an end to harmful practices that impact the environment. By joining ACFA, we want to encourage our communities and country to be better, and to not accept the status quo when it drives destruction.

Linden New Art is joining ACFA with a clear and practical purpose. Our decision is driven by a recognition of the effectiveness of collective action in addressing environmental challenges. We understand that by collaborating with the ACFA and its members, we can have a more significant impact than we would on our own. Our focus is on real, tangible change in the field of environmental sustainability. This is not just about ideals; it's about taking concrete steps. Our aim is to work together, pool resources, and leverage our shared goals and values to make a substantial difference. Joining is a strategic move that aligns with our commitment to meaningful, actionable change.

With unpredictable and extreme weather impacting the livelihoods and wellbeing of local and global communities, we recognise the disproportionate impact the climate emergency has on First Nations peoples, marginalised communities, refugees and women. MAV was proud to support the launch of A Climate For Art as part of our Diasporas commissioning program. We are committed to demonstrating support for impacted communities experiencing climate displacement and advocate for action informed by land-based knowledge and practices. We sign this pledge and proudly join the coalition of organisations prioritising the urgent response towards this climate crisis.

Next Wave's values of Justice, Friendship and Care underpin our enduring commitment to social and environmental sustainability, cultural inclusion and broad accessibility. We’re joining ACFA because we believe that working together across our sector ensures our approach to our sustainability commitments is long-lasting and informed by the criticality and care of not one organisation, but many.

We work with young people on Darug land in Western Sydney. Environmental protection and care are incredibly important to them (and us!). We want to do everything we can to amplify their voices about what matters and to align our operations with those values.

We are honoured to join A Climate for Art who are leading vital climate action in the arts by encouraging artists and groups to collectivise, share knowledge and develop solidarity towards an urgently needed fossil-free future.  pvi collective are deeply invested in creating artworks that interrogate the politics of climate justice and what we can do, as audiences and citizens, to empower ourselves to agitate for change. We believe in the limitless capacity of creativity to generate radical hope with a revolutionary spirit.

Platform Arts are grateful for the work ACFA is doing to support organisations to undertake these meaningful steps towards climate action and accountability. We are hopeful that our collective actions will agitate for reform across our sector.

As a Theatre for Social Change, we are committed to building a better world. There is no greater threat to human wellbeing than the climate crisis. By joining ACFA we commit to not only creating art for a better world, but running our organisation in ways that are congruent with our values.

It takes a huge amount of power every month to keep Schoolhouse Studios open. While it is amazing to support creatives and artists, we are beholden to working in a building that is ultimately not fit for purpose. Through the support of ACFA, we commit to making real and actionable changes to how our organisation consumes, and to be advocates for sustainability and climate in our communities.

Seventh believes that positive values are soft-transformative, in the sense that we pass them on to our artists and communities through example without expecting anything in return, except the hope that one day we may improve tomorrow through mindfulness at present. Today we are here to practice measures to mitigate climate change in ways that are more sustainable to our sector. Let's hope!

Inspired by the work of peers in the UK and Europe, and driven by our commitment to the well-being of our planet and future generations, Slingsby is taking action to create real, sustainable and measurable change. As a company that aims for social impact, with a focus on intergenerational audiences, we believe it is incumbent on us to lead by example. Our aim is to reduce CO2e emissions across our organisational and touring activities, create regenerative work that shifts cultural attitudes, and continue to develop goals and targets for bold climate action.

The climate crisis affects every industry, every organisation, and every individual, and so TNA feels compelled to do everything we can, no matter how small, to do our part. We hope to send a clear message to banks with our dollars, and a call to solidarity to the rest of the arts sector with our actions and leadership, made possible with the help of ACFA.

As an art organisation based in the west of Melbourne, a region with a high industrial carbon footprint, Trocadero Projects is seeking to take action to respond to the global climate crisis and its local impacts on the unceded lands of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung people.

West Space is proud to join A Climate For Art, a grass-roots initiative leading the way for arts organisations to make big moves towards sustainability and accountability to the lands upon which we live and work, and have a responsibility to care for. We recognise the power in collective action and can’t wait to get started on this important work with our peers.