This year SAS has secured the support of an illustrious cast of established and up-and-coming artists for a key campaign fundraiser: Drawing Boards – Cutting Edge Surfboard Art for Surfers Against Sewage. Some of the UK’s most celebrated artists have generously given up their time to design unique works of art on some of the most environmentally friendly surfboards currently available in the UK.
SAS has ensured that all the surfboards used in the collection have the smallest environmental impact possible. Each board has been made with Homeblown’s Biofoam and glassed in Eco-comp UV Resins. These Biofoam blanks and Eco resins cost the same as their 100% petro-chemicals counterparts, but these boards consist of more than 50% organic material!
These unique artworks will be auctioned as part of Bonhams world-renowned Urban Art auction on 23rd October 2008. The Urban Art auction will be held at Bonhams’ New Bond Street salerooms and consist of a select collection of street art, including SAS’s 14 eco-surfboard artworks. SAS is delighted to be partnering with such a prestigious auction house, which will help attract the very best international interest the collection. All profits from the sale will contribute directly to supporting ongoing SAS campaigns. All profits from the sale will contribute directly to supporting ongoing SAS campaigns.
SAS Board Director, Hugo Tagholm says: “SAS campaigns aren’t just about sewage and aren’t just for surfers – they encompass much more, including marine litter with the recent award-winning Return to Offender initiative. Drawing Boards uses the latest in eco-surfboard technology, highlighting sustainable materials, and hopefully influencing surfers around the world into making the greener choices when it comes to surfing equipment.
Consumption of unsustainable, un-recyclable products is a dead end that often stops in the ocean. Millions of tonnes of plastics and other waste materials make their way into our seas each year and SAS are campaigning hard to make sure that the companies responsible for this marine litter take additional steps to ensure this is a dying trend”.
