“Therefore, after due consideration, the trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland have decided that this will be the last time that the galleries will host this exhibition in its present form.” Environmental campaigners have successfully persuaded National Galleries Scotland ( NGS ) to end its sponsorship agreement with BP . NGS said that this year 's BP Portrait Award exhibition , scheduled to open on 7 December at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery , would be the last time the event would be held in its present location . NGS follows the Tate , the Edinburgh international festival and the Royal Shakespeare Company in severing its ties with the oil company , placing further pressure on organisations including the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Opera House to follow suit .
Environmental campaigners have successfully persuaded National Galleries Scotland ( NGS ) to end its sponsorship agreement with BP . NGS said that this year 's BP Portrait Award exhibition , scheduled to open on 7 December at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery , would be the last time the event would be held in its present location . NGS follows the Tate , the Edinburgh international festival and the Royal Shakespeare Company in severing its ties with the oil company , placing further pressure on organisations including the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Opera House to follow suit .