Exclusive: Donor revenue for cultural sector falls by a quarter
The amount of money being donated to UK cultural organisations dropped sharply last year.
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Challenging sponsors in a climate crisis
For more than 10 years, Chris Garrard has been active in demanding accountability from some of our major cultural institutions aro…
Fringe organisers hit back at corporate sponsorship criticism
The chair of the Edinburgh Fringe Society says “the entire culture sector could implode” if a sure-footed approach isn…
British Museum urged to remove BP name
More than 80 people from heritage, arts and climate backgrounds have written an open letter to the British Museum calling on it to…
Why would a bank support the arts?
The National Portrait Gallery has reopened after a three-year refurbishment. Its Director, Nicholas Cullinan and Andrea Sullivan o…
BP sponsorship of British Museum ends after 27 years
Activists celebrate news that no exhibitions or activities are being sponsored by BP, although documents show certain terms of the…
Edinburgh Comedy Awards endangered by lack of sponsor
The future of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards is at risk following the end of a two-year title sponsorship deal with UKTV channel Dave…
Culture & Business Scotland launches new funding round
Cultural organisations in Scotland are invited to apply for funding facilitated by sponsorships from local businesses.
Plymouth music festival cancelled due to financial pressures
The 1 Big Summer Festival in Plymouth will not go ahead this year due to the cost-of-living crisis, organisers have announced. The…
Royal Opera House ends sponsorship deal with BP
The Royal Opera House is ending its sponsorship relationship with oil giant BP after 33 years. In a statement the opera house said…
National History Museum criticised for gagging clause with oil sponsor
The National History Museum has been widely criticised for a contract it signed with a Danish oil company. The contract was…
Private arts funding ‘increasingly reliant on social impact evidence’
Arts and culture organisations report more competition for private sector funding, and requirement to show the work they do has a…
Activists occupy British Museum
Hundreds of activists have staged another protest at the British Museum against the institution’s links to oil giant BP. Act…
Fresh pressure on British Museum’s BP sponsorship
The British Museum's board of trustees have received a formal call to reject a new sponsorship deal with BP. Sent following re…
New Scientist Live festival drops BP
A science festival has ended its association with energy company BP after fielding years of criticism. New Scientist Live, due to…
Pressure on arts sector to cut Russian ties
Cancellations abound in protest over the invasion in Ukraine as calls for a cultural boycott of "blood-drenched Russian money…
Scottish Ballet ends BP sponsorship
The Scottish Ballet has ended its partnership with BP. Scotland’s national ballet confirmed it severed ties with the oil gia…
BP and National Portrait Gallery cut ties
A 30 year sponsorship deal between BP and the National Gallery will end in December, the parties say. In a press release on Tuesda…
British Museum considers BP sponsorship renewal
The British Museum plans to renew its controversial sponsorship deal with BP, according to internal emails. Documents obtained by…
The ethics of sponsorship
Choosing a multinational oil and gas corporation as the major sponsor of a climate change exhibition sounds like something straigh…
Ethical trouble at the top
Day-to-day news is littered with questions over ethics. We care deeply about rights and wrongs. But Michelle Wright asks, do the a…
Where are the red lines on ethical fundraising?
In recent years, as climate change has intensified, so has controversy around fossil fuel funding. Chris Garrard says we must lear…
Scientists boycott Science Museum amid new sponsorship claims
Leading scientists have boycotted the Science Museum until it announces a moratorium on fossil fuel funding. An open letter signed…
Can corporate sponsorship be part of the environmental agenda?
As arts organisations struggle with post-Covid recovery, Michelle Wright asks whether sponsorship can grow in this economic climat…
