![]() ![]() “By accepting Woodside’s sponsorship was not just promoting the company’s name, they were promoting its actions, including the destruction of Indigenous rock art on the Burrup Peninsula, its terrible Scarborough gas project and the go-ahead with all manner of other nefarious activities,” he said. One of the protest movement’s organisers, the Perth-based 350 campaigner Anthony Collins, said the arts community was taking the end of the festival’s relationship with Woodside as a sign of victory. “We are currently working on all partner relationships and will provide updates as/when there are more developments.” “Fringe World is currently out of contract with Woodside and as such, The Pleasure Garden will revert back to its original name,” the survey statement said. In the survey’s preamble, Artrage suggested it had heard the protesters’ message loud and clear, and consequently would not be inviting respondents to comment on Woodside’s continuing involvement because the sponsorship contract had expired. The change was revealed in an online survey inviting festival participants to provide feedback. On Thursday Artrage would not confirm it had dumped its major sponsor, saying only that Fringe World was now “out of contract” with Woodside and that all negotiations with potential partners were confidential.
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