A 350.org database shows almost two dozen arts organisations are still reliant on mining money – but some are hunting for alternatives
Pressure is building on arts and cultural institutions to sever ties with fossil fuel companies, with a number of Australia’s major arts companies still relying on sponsorship from mining groups, while those operating in natural resource-rich states face the biggest challenges in securing alternative funding.
There are now at least two Australian-based organisations – Comms Declare and 350.org – that track down sponsorship deals and lobby arts, sporting, cultural and other not-for-profits and government institutions to abandon lucrative partnerships with coal, oil and gas companies.