Climate chaos is set to have a catastrophic effect on all of us, while hitting the poorest hardest. Oil is a curse that also fuels war, poverty and environmental destruction. Yet the companies most responsible are profiting handsomely, and they are still welcome it seems in many of our most prestigious public galleries and museums. Why?

Art Not Oil is an exhibition and a campaign, committed to showing powerful political/ecological art, to seeing an end to oil sponsorship of the arts, and to helping build movements for climate justice both here and throughout the world. As well as work that looks at the negative impacts
of fossil fuels, we welcome work that looks at positive alternatives and solutions. Keep your art flowing in - turn your visions, nightmares, anger and hope into creative resistance!

June 11-24, 12-7pm: 491 Gallery, 491 Grove Green Road, E11 4AA, next to Leytonstone tube (Central line)

Saturday June 10th, 8pm-midnight: launch gig & oily cabaret at the 491, a benefit for the Camp for Climate Action and the Russian anti-G8 mobilisation, featuring the Rub, Society of Imaginary Friends, Mezzowave and climate-conscious rap from Lynx.

That'll be followed by a week of films, workshops & interactions with the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery.

June 18th will see a 491 free caff from 3-5pm, followed by a showing of 'Syriana' and a selection of climate and oily action shorts.

June 29-July 1: The Foundry, 84-86 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3JL, (Old Street tube)

Then it’s on to the Big Green Gathering, Norwich, Aberdeen (in December, tracking the BP Portrait Award) & beyond...

Shell is the new sponsor of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award. There's a campaign brewing - send us your photos, artworks and ideas.
See www.shelloiledwildlife.org.uk

 info@artnotoil.org.uk 07708 794665
www.artnotoil.org.uk
www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk
Art Not Oil is a project of London Rising Tide:
www.londonrisingtide.org.uk See also www.climatecamp.org.u