BREAKING! Our campaign against oil sponsorship of the arts has just won 'Best Campaign' at the #CreativeGreen Awards 2020, organised and hosted by the amazing Julie's Bicycle.
Ending oil industry sponsorship of the arts
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.
Click here to view the video of Shell Out Sounds' November 2013 pop-up performance inside the Royal Festival Hall!
On 25th October, just as a Shell-sponsored performance by the Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra was about to start, a 15-strong choir suddenly stood up in their seats behind the stage, in full view of the audience, and began to sing...