Who we are

Who we are
How we work
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Creative Climate – mobilising through culture and the arts

Funded by Creative Australia as the national culture, arts and climate action peak body, we come together with a shared intent to respond to and support the sector in climate justice and adaptation.

We’re working across policy, practice, research, advocacy, and public programs to build and strengthen the mycelium of artists and organisations working towards climate-aligned cultural transformation.

Creative Climate is a First Nations and artist-led national consortium made up of four powerhouse organisations, two experienced facilitators and an environmental consultant:

Green Music Australia

Green Music Australia is an independent charity and the national peak body for music and the environment, driving industry-wide sustainability and climate advocacy. Founded in 2012, they work alongside artists and the sector to inspire action, centering First Nations leadership in their pursuit of cultural and environmental change.
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A Climate For Art

A Climate For Art (ACFA) unites the arts in addressing the climate crisis through divestment and community action. Centered on financed emissions, ACFA fosters collective change and critical dialogue through events, gatherings, and tangible climate initiatives.
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Centre for Reworlding

Grounded in First Nations knowledge systems and protocols, the Centre for Reworlding is a brave 100-year project with a focus on intergenerational justice and deepening dynamic collaborative relationships across sectors. C∞R does this through multi-platform art projects, research, advocacy and innovative partnerships. Based on unceded Djaara Country with collaborations in Australia and internationally.
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pvi collective

pvi creates bold, participatory art that playfully tackles urgent social and political issues. With a sharp focus on the climate crisis, their experimental interventions empower audiences to agitate for radical change through immersive performances and creative activism.
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Angharad Wynne-Jones

Creative strategist and network facilitator
Angharad is a visionary leader with 30 years in the arts and culture sector, specialising in strategic cultural planning and public engagement. She has led major projects at Arts House, the State Library of Victoria, and Arts Centre Melbourne, with a focus on climate, community, and cultural innovation.
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Catherine Jones

Creative strategist and network facilitator
Catherine is a creative industries leader with executive experience across major arts organizations, including APAM, Arts House, Chunky Move, and Malthouse Theatre. She has worked nationally and internationally in producing, festivals, and cultural leadership.
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Matt Wicking

Environmental consultant
Matt is an environmental consultant and facilitator with two decades of experience helping organisations and artists embrace sustainability. Specialising in the arts, he has worked with leading cultural institutions and currently consults with Cloud Catcher while also performing with The General Assembly.
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How we work

In this first year of operation, we're in start up mode – building a new consortium and a new way of working. We are talking to lots of folk across different parts of the sector about their needs for, and barriers to, taking climate action to ensure we apply our resources strategically. We’re building systems, processes, platforms and ways of working as we go. And delivering our programs. We make strategic decisions collectively, meeting regularly online or in person when we can and gather for a vision and planning residency each year to map the years ahead.

The consortium nests within the governance, policy and administrative structure of Green Music Australia.

The facilitators, Angharad and Cath are paid to work part time on the consortium activities, including fundraising. Each of the consortium organisations receive allocated funds as a contribution to their Creative Climate programs.

We are committed to actively testing and trialling reduced carbon approaches in everything we do operationally and programmatically - our deliberately low fi (but super cool) website reflects our intention to reduce our digital footprint.