As an organisation that combines arts, activism and research with a pretty hefty focus on the damage caused by UK oil companies, we were super-excited to have a flick through the third issue of an online arts magazineMAKE8ELIEVE, that aims to “build international connections by publishing creative interpretations of one topic per
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This post comes to you from EcoArtScotland PLATFORM have been at the heart of a critique of corporations and carbon for more than twenty years. They have entered into long term partnerships with environmental ngos, appeared at Glastonbury, commissioned and created artworks, as well as produced books and films. They have also founded  This post comes to you from EcoArtScotland A group of artists and activists donate a symbol of alternative energy to the BP sponsored Tate Modern The Turbine Hall – image from Liberate Tate blog – image by Ian Buswell This post comes to you from EcoArtScotland BP is definitely splashing around the cultural sponsorship – there has been press coverage of the £10 million to cultural majors in London, and now they are also sponsoring the Cultural Olympiad. Art Not Oil want artworks Liberate Tate, Art Not Oil and Platform warmly invite you to a get together to end oil sponsorship of the arts. Featuring a performance from singer-comedian Mae Martin, contributing artist to the upcoming Tate à Tate audio tour, the evening will be the first opportunity to purchase the freshly stamped limited edition copies of Not This colorful kiddie ride comes courtesy of gleeful art prankster Banksy, an artist well known for his graffiti and politically charged installations. In his most recent creation, the artist transformed a coin-operated ride into a searing statement against the BP oil spill. from Banksy’s Coin-Operated, Politically Charged Plaything Mocks BP More from the Guardian on the relationship of BP to the Tate Modern… Tate director Nicholas Serota needs to consider this risk carefully. Does his institution want to be associated with one of the world’s biggest single sources of pollution? One that has actively lobbied to undermine clean Yes. So. Garbage didn’t work. Natural fibers were rejected. Booming school has apparently been a failure. In the meantime, an ever-increasing parade of oil-soaked birds and the collapse of local industries. What else can we do but laugh? If there is a June 18 Bloomberg — BP Plc, which has shed 45 percent of its market value after causing the U.S.’s worst-ever oil spill, said it will keep sponsoring the British Museum, the Royal Opera House, Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery in London. “These are longstanding partnerships that we have with major cultural institutions in Since 2004, Art Not Oil has aimed to encourage artists – and would-be artists – to create work that explores the damage that companies like BP and Shell are doing to the planet, and the role art can play in counteracting that damage. It is designed in part |
  
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