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We forced Tate to reveal BP secrets – now what?
Nearly three years after we first set out to find out how much BP gave Tate, the galleries have finally revealed BP’s contribution between 1990-2006. The figures range between £150,000-£330,000 a year – even less than we expected. When I tried to lay the numbers out on a graph for comparison, it was hard to even get BP’s contribution to be visible…
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Bigger pictures on arts issues: workers at the National Gallery and BP’s sponsorship of Tate
Letter on disclosure of Tate/BP sponsorship figures from Graham Bennett, Friends of Alexandra Palace Theatre.
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Does Tate really need to take BP’s sponsorship money?
Mark Brown, arts correspondent, The Guardian
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Tate forced to reveal BP sponsorship details after 3-year legal battle
Press release: Tate forced to reveal BP sponsorship details after 3-year legal battle Contact: Anna Galkina / [email protected] / @platformlondon Past BP sponsorship figures revealed, ranging between £150,000-£330,000 a year: around 0.5% of Tate’s budget. Minutes reveal Tate’s acknowledgement that “the reputational risk to Tate of retaining BP as a partner is significant.” Tate argued in court…
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Tate/BP disclosure on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’
Interview by Samira Ahmed with Anna Galkina (Platform) and BBC arts editor Will Gompertz, formerly of Tate Media
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Tate’s BP sponsorship was £150,000 to £330,000 a year, figures show
Mark Brown, arts correspondence, The Guardian
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Deadline day for Tate to disclose value of BP sponsorship
Mark Brown and Terry Macalister, The Guardian
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Sponsorship in the spotlight
Article by Anna Galkina, originally published in Arts Professional On 22 December the UK Information Tribunal ruled Tate galleries must disclose the sums of BP sponsorship through the years 1990 to 2006, as well as some details of internal decision-making on the sponsorship deal. The Independent described the ruling as “embarrassing” and a “landmark victory” for campaigners…
