The ‘Felt Impacts of the Tar Sands’ artwork unveiled at the Canada Europe Energy Summit

UK Tar Sands Network Thu, 28/11/2013 - 10:43am

Giant artwork depicting the Canadian tar sands and the devastation being caused to ecosystems, species and First Nations communities launched by street felt-artist Lucy Sparrow outside Canada House in Trafalgar Square

Street felt-artist Lucy Sparrow today unrolled an ambitious artwork at the annual Canada Europe Energy Summit outside Canada House in Trafalgar Square, as Canadian minister Joe Oliver met with the UK government, the CEO of BP, Bob Dudley, and other major players in the tar sands industry to discuss undermining EU climate legislation, the Fuel Quality Directive, to open up global markets to Canada's highly-polluting fossil fuels.

The Felt Impacts of the Tar Sands - #feltimpacts #tarsands #craftivism from You and I Films on Vimeo.

Southbank Centre artists call for Shell to be dropped as sponsor on Ken Saro-Wiwa anniversary

Platform Mon, 11/11/2013 - 12:00am

A group of artists, musicians and authors who have all performed at the Southbank Centre have signed a letter (see below) calling on the arts institution to drop Shell sponsorship on the 18th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9.

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Conrad Atkinson sells prints for Liberate Tate

admin Wed, 04/09/2013 - 1:00am

Acclaimed artist Conrad Atkinson has donated a one-off signed and numbered print run of his painting "The Oil Ship" to sell as a fund-raiser for Liberate Tate - the artist collective whose performances address the issue of BP sponsorship of Tate galleries. They're on sale for £75 here:

http://liberatetate.wordpress.com/the-oil-ship-by-conrad-atkinson/