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Guest post: why we picketed Student Pride
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Mar 3, 2015
This is a guest blog by Hannah Smith. A shorter version of this piece appeared in Diva Magazine’s blog. A strange thing happened the very first time I went to a pride march; usually a chatterbox, I fell silent. Watching the procession I was overwhelmed by a connection to the queer community – my community...
BP or not BP? That is the question…
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Feb 10, 2015
by Lindsey Harrod, Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy
Artwash: Big Oil and the Arts
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Jan 30, 2015
If you missed Take the Money and Run? – a discussion-packed day on ethics and arts funding – you also missed our sneak preview of Artwash the new book written by Mel Evans. Fear not! Mel recorded this short intro so you don’t have to miss out… 20 April 2015 is the fifth anniversary of...
We forced Tate to reveal BP secrets – now what?
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Jan 27, 2015
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...
Bigger pictures on arts issues: workers at the National Gallery and BP’s sponsorship of Tate
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Jan 27, 2015
Letter on disclosure of Tate/BP sponsorship figures from Graham Bennett, Friends of Alexandra Palace Theatre.
Does Tate really need to take BP’s sponsorship money?
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Jan 27, 2015
Mark Brown, arts correspondent, The Guardian
Tate forced to reveal BP sponsorship details after 3-year legal battle
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Jan 26, 2015
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...
Tate/BP disclosure on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Front Row’
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Jan 26, 2015
Interview by Samira Ahmed with Anna Galkina (Platform) and BBC arts editor Will Gompertz, formerly of Tate Media
Tate’s BP sponsorship was £150,000 to £330,000 a year, figures show
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Jan 26, 2015
Mark Brown, arts correspondence, The Guardian
Deadline day for Tate to disclose value of BP sponsorship
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Jan 25, 2015
Mark Brown and Terry Macalister, The Guardian
