Tether Festival
4th-25th November 2007
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Advertising and Sponsorship
Opportunities
The Festival
The Tether Festival runs from the 4th to the 25th of November
2007. Staged across numerous Nottingham city centre venues it
will encompass individually curated exhibitions, one-off
performances and events, screenings and a publication of
especially commissioned creative writing.
The artists involved in the festival have been encouraged to create
new, experimental and innovative art works, with emphasis being
placed on collaboration and dialogue between two or more people.
Our Aims
With the closure of many of Nottingham's art galleries there is a
need for more local, ambitious art activity in the region. Whilst
promoting the abilities of the east midland's young creative work
force, the festival also seeks to help to establish Nottingham as a
city to invest in, work in and visit.
In particular we hope to persuade local communities and
businesses to value culture's contribution to their city, in view
to forming a sustainable arts infrastructure in Nottingham
whereby investment and enthusiasm for the region's creative
sector is forthcoming.
Tether Festival seeks to inspire Nottingham's population into
considering the city as a prosperous, supportive environment in
which to be creative; raising aspiration levels in local cultural
practitioners.
With the variety of diverse events on offer during the three
weeks we hope to attract as many sections of the community
to the festival as possible, and are encouraging local young
people to assist in the completion of programmed events as
volunteers. An area of the community we are hoping to draw
volunteers from is Nottingham's student population, in particular
those studying creative subjects. By working as event support staff
students will gain insight into the organisation of public art events
and first hand experience of show implementation/installation. In
doing so we hope Nottingham is able to retain more of its talented
young graduates in the future.
The Schedule
Sunday 4th November- Opening Party
Cast Bar, Nottingham Playhouse
Monday 5th until Sunday 11th November- Project Opening
A kinetic sculpture by Hugh Dichmont and Chie Hosaka;
Heathcote Street Project Space
Tuesday 6th until Sunday 18th November- Exhibition Opening
Lost in Pace, curated by Samuel Mercer and Liam Aitken;
1851 Gallery, Nottingham Trent University
Monday 12th until Wednesday 14th November- Project Opening
A performance by Matthew Cooper and Alexandria Clark;
Heathcote Street Project Space
Tuesday 13th until Tuesday 20th November- Exhibition Opening
Throes, curated by Charlotte Pratley and Alexandria Clark;
Victoria Court Interiors
Thursday 15th November- Project Event
A collaborative performance by Benjamin Hargrave and Matthew
Cooper;
Heathcote Street Project Space
Saturday 17th, Sunday 18th November- Performances
A live sound performance by Arran Poole with visuals by Ben Hargrave;
Location unconfirmed
Monday 19th until Saturday 24th November- Exhibition Opening
Pipe Dream, curated by Rebecca Gove-Humphries and Katie Brosnan;
Huntingdon Street Gallery
Monday 19th until Sunday 25th November- Project Opening
A shop of rare art books run by Katherine Webborn;
Heathcote Street Project Space
October-25th November- Screenings
Animations and video works by various artists;
Broadway Arts Centre; Screenroom Cinema; Nottingham Playhouse
Cast Bar
Tuesday 6th, 13th, 20th and Sunday 25th November- Performances
A collaborative performance by Apexa Patel and Hannah Phillips;
At the private views of all exhibitions, plus the closing party
Sunday 25th November- Closing Party
Malt Cross, St. James Street
Advertising
Within our festival publication
we have allocated space for
advertisements from local
businesses, to encourage
partnership between the arts,
leisure and business
communities.
The brochure will take the
format of a double-sided A2
poster which folds down to divide into 16 A5 faces. (One side of
the opened out brochure is shown above)
The brochure is our main means of advertising the festival, as it
contains a map of show locations, contact details and a description
of the works on show. It will be distributed widely throughout the
region, offering broad exposure of your company at a low price.
(A5) Pages can be bought as:
Sponsor a Space or Event
In being associated with a particular space or event at the festival,
the name, logo and contact details of your company will be
permanently on display for the duration of that particular show,
offering unprecedented exposure for your services or product.
Space/Event Sponsorship options are as follows:
1) Heathcote Street Project Space
This disused shop space will be home to four different events over the
full three weeks of the festival, Monday 5th until Sunday 25th November.
As well as having promotional material for your services on display, the
name of your business will become the brand for the space. For
example, if your company is called “Johnson & Black”, the space will be
named “The Johnson & Black Project Space” in all our press material.
Price for Sponsorship of Heathcote Street Project Space: £250
2) “Lost in Pace”, 1851 Gallery, Nottingham Trent University
Part of the Nottingham Trent University this space shall be open from
Tuesday 6th until Sunday 18th November for the show Lost in Pace.
Each of our exhibitions has its own opening evening with free
refreshments on offer to the public. This particular exhibition runs one
week longer than any of the festival’s other shows.
Price for Sponsorship of Lost in Pace, 1851 Gallery:
£125
3) “Throes”, Victoria Court Interiors
A short walk from the Victoria Centre, this space is open to the public
from Tuesday 13th until Tuesday 20th November. Each of our
exhibitions has its own opening evening with free refreshments on offer
to the public.
Price for Sponsorship of Throes, Victoria Court Interiors:
£100
4) “Pipe Dream”, Huntingdon Street Gallery
Situated on the edge of the city centre, this space is open to the public
from Monday 19th until Saturday 24th November. Each of our
exhibitions has its own opening evening with free refreshments on offer
to the public.
Price for Sponsorship of Pipe Dream, Huntingdon St. Gallery: £100
Additional Event Sponsorship options are as follows:
Sunday 4th November- Opening Party at Cast Bar, Nott. Playhouse
An evening of live jazz, video works with a free buffet and drinks deals
to inaugurate the festival.
Logos and contact information of your business would intersect video
works which are projected on to the bar’s screen, which will run all night.
Price for Sponsorship of the Opening Party, Cast Bar: £100
Sunday 25th November- Closing Party at the Malt Cross
A party with live bands and a DJ set too celebrate the passing of the
festival.
Logos and contact information of your business would be presented on
a “thank you” poster of investors and patrons.
Price for Sponsorship of the Closing Party, Malt Cross: £100
Patronage
If you are interested in supporting this project but none of the
sponsorship options we have listed suit your business, then why
not consider becoming a patron to the festival?
In being associated the festival, the name and logo of your
company will be permanently on display within the festival
brochure and website, in the “Patrons and Thank You” section.
The brochure and website are our main means of advertising the
festival, as they contain a map of show locations, contact details
and a description of the works on show. The brochure will be
distributed widely throughout the region, offering broad exposure of
your company at a low price.
The amount you choose to donate is down to you.
Contact Us
If you wish to contact us for any reason, please use the following
numbers;
Hugh Dichmont, Festival Director
Samuel Mercer, Festival Director
07795 203082
07793 988709
Or Email:
mail@tether.org.uk
Further information about the festival and artists involved can be
found on our website:
www.tether.org.uk