THE ARCHES PROJECT
The Arches Project which is based in Digbeth, Birmingham and is in its infancy, operates a gallery providing a platform for innovative artists in all disciplines. "Our gallery space will be given to a group of artists so that they are free to engage with the space without the pressure of commercial gain, which can sometimes restrict the work of the artist. The exhibitions will range from solo shows to a group of live art performances and screens. The ethos of the project is dedicated to supporting artists in realising their visions and their dreams, so we are seeking sponsorship from your company. There are a number of sponsorship opportunities, which will be focused on one of the several exhibition events. Continued support from individuals and companies is crucial to the continued growth of the studio. To keep moving forward and be able to commission its own exhibitions, the studio urgently needs sponsorship. Supporting the mission will be of benefit to those companies wishing to advance. We believe that by bringing the community together to celebrate diversity through the arts there will be better understanding between groups of people living in the community. Please contact us for further details". Contact: Evette Edmeade. Address: Adderley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4EE. Tel.: 0121 772 0852. E-mail:

enquiries@thearchesproject.org

Benefits

  •  Invitation to private viewing events.
  •  Supporting a project with artists' initiative that will provide spaces for UK and international artists to exhibit their work.
  •  Advertising on all printed literature, social media platforms and promotional material.

ARTS SU/UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON SPORTS
Arts Students' Union (Arts SU), the students' union of the University of the Arts London (UAL), offers a wide range of sports clubs. "We call this collective UAL Sport. Clubs range from dance to martial arts, competitive to non-competitive and traditional to non-traditional. All of our sports clubs are led by students. UAL Sport is a community where many students meet friends for life. We aim to create an inclusive and diverse environment where students can interact with other UAL students outside of their studies to enhance their university experience. To ensure that inclusion is as low cost as possible for our membership, we are seeking sponsorship from various well-suited partners to collaborate with on both the annual Arts Cup - Varsity Challenge tournament, against local rivals Goldsmiths University in March, and the annual Sports Ball celebration next May. There are many attractive sponsorship opportunities associated with these events. Sponsor benefits include print, digital and social thanks and exposure; table sponsorship; big screen sponsorship; email marketing to our 20,000 students; experiential marketing. For more detailed information, please get in touch". Contact: Jess Forsyth, Fundraising Manager. Tel.: 020 7955 7158. E-mail:

About UAL Sport members

  •  25 active sports clubs
  •  C. 1,000 students are members of sports clubs
  •  Gender profile: 74% female, 26% male
  •  Year of study profile: 1st year - 66%; 2nd year - 26%; 3rd year - 8%; 4th year - 1%
  •  Age profile: 18-20 - 64%; 21-24 - 29%; 25-29 - 6%; >30 - 1%
  •  1,500+ current UAL Sport Facebook group members

The Arts Cup - Varsity Challenge

Varsity is the most important event of the year in the UAL sporting calendar. UAL's rivalry with Goldsmiths University stretches back some seven years and is aptly named The Arts Cup. Students can expect a full day of sporting fixtures, from Ultimate Frisbee to Cheerleading. Arriving from 10.00am, hundreds of students compete and support their fellow athletes playing a variety of sports across multiple levels. After the trials of the day, all involved students alongside their friends will celebrate (or commiserate) at the Arts Cup after-party.

Sponsor benefits include: presence at the Arts Cup Varsity; sponsor logo on all competitive UAL sports shirts; sponsor logo on promotional banners; logo and thanks on all social, digital and email promotion regarding the event.

Sports Ball 2017

May 2017 sees Arts SU host the annual Sports Ball with 400 students celebrating in style at Café de Paris, central London - an unmissable opportunity for you to reach creative and sporting students based in London. UAL is home to 20,000+ students, all constantly deciding which brands to buy, use and trust for the first time, in line with their ethics and identity. Sponsoring this popular event is a great step towards establishing brand loyalty during and after their time at university.

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BALLET NIMBA AFRICAN DANCE THEATRE
Ballet Nimba African Dance Theatre offers sponsors the opportunity to put their name to this exciting and vibrant African company with potential for worldwide touring - and therefore worldwide recognition of their support and sponsorship. "Be a part of something truly groundbreaking - 100% African but produced and therefore seen in the UK. Ballet Nimba African Dance Theatre is the first black dance company ever in Wales and the top company of its kind in the UK today. Led by the irrepressible Idrissa Camara of Guinea, Ballet Nimba combines musicians and dancers from across West Africa to produce dynamic, compelling dance theatre with amazing musicianship and percussive beats that will astound you. Camara is a young, up-and-coming choreographer who in just two years has taken his company to performances at the Southbank Centre and WOMAD's main stages. Expect to hear the sounds of a Fulani flute, Ngoni, Bolon Bata, Kirin, Djembe, Wassaoumba and the Doundoun drums, with six of the most agile dancers you've ever seen! Our latest production, Bagatai, was funded by the Arts Coucil of Wales and we are now looking for sponsorship to assist with rehearsal costs and educational activities related to this production, so that it can reach its full potential. It will be viewed by the British Council with potential for worldwide touring and will be going to WOMAD New Zealand and Australia. (WOMAD are the largest world music festivals in the world). Your sponsorship will be recognised in all publicity material, mail outs, videos, photos and merchandising". Call for updated details. Contact: Idrissa Camara, Artistic Director. Address: 473 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff CF5 1BA. Tel.: +44 2920 217707. E-mail:

  •  'One of the best kept artistic secrets burst on to the stage, grabbed us, mind, body and spirit and fed us a cherished hour of the most exciting and dynamic African dance imaginable ... if you want to celebrate the joy of living spend an hour with Ballet Nimba', Theatre in Wales Review. For the full review go to
http://www.theatre-wales.co.uk/reviews/reviews_details.asp?reviewID=2660

  •  'The audience were utterly transfixed and overcome by the whole experience - the sounds, the movement, the beauty, and the emotional intensity of the story. Everyone was so surprised by the intensity of expression of the dancers and the musicians they could barely communicate the wonder that they felt", Classical Journey Radio review of Ballet Nimba at the Home festival - http://classicaljourneyphonic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/dartington-home-festival-feast-of-music.html

  •  'Alongside these stand out performances for me over the weekend (at WOMAD) were ... Ballet Nimba's performances, including the Taste The World where they danced, sang, talked, explained how the instruments were made, and still got time to cook'. Read more at
http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/womad/2012/review-weekend.shtml#BjcB4tMqMPie8utU.99

  •  'What does the "D" in WOMAD stand for? "That's a popular question round these parts. It is, of course, "D" for "dance", an aspect of the festival upheld this time around by, among others, Ballet Nimba. If you thought ballet was all about pirouettes and pas de deux performed at half-speed, let these six dancers recalibrate your preconceptions. This is an energetic, at times highly acrobatic display of West African dance, a discipline somewhat cast into shadow by the spotlight shone on the region's celebrated melody-makers. Not that Ballet Nimba neglect the musical element. The calibre of its accompanying musicians equals that of its dancers, whether delivering furious percussive work-outs or embroidering their compositions with the undulating melodies of the balafon and Fulani flute. Although drawn from several countries across West Africa, Ballet Nimba's focus is on recounting the mythologies and history of Guinea through choreography. We guarantee it'll be the most frenetic and physical history lesson you've ever sat in on - http://womad.org/artists/ballet-nimba/"'

  •  ' ... traditional masks and outfits make Ballet Nimba's visually stunning performance into a real carnival event ... Two of West Africa's most talented percussionists competed to astonish the audience with their superhuman drumming", This is Bristol Online Review For the full review go to
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Transported-authentic-sounds-Africa/story-11283104-detail/story.html

  •  ' ... breath-taking performances by Wales' premier African Dance Theatre Company - Ballet Nimba', Black Heritage Today UK

  •  'Ballet Nimba has started making ripples in the UK dance scene', Southbank Centre Dance Blog ... an interview with Idrissa Camara - for full interview go to http://dance.southbankcentre.co.uk/2011/09/09/celebrating-african-dance-spotlight-on-ballet-nimba/

  •  Meriel Sparkes, ADAD south west coordinator, talks with Idrissa Camara about the process of developing new work drawing from his traditional roots, and working with dancers from outside his culture, to create an African dance for a European audience - http://www.adad.org.uk/metadot/index.pl?iid=25104

  •  'An evening of West African culture, mythology, dance and music from Wales's new African dance-theatre company, Ballet Nimba. The show features traditional and contemporary Guinean dance from six agile performers, the rare talents of a Fulani flute player and the rootsy sound of the Ngoni, the traditional African acoustic guitar. Combined with the rousing rhythms of some of West Africa's most talented percussionists, it'll be a challenge to stay seated during the performance', press release from Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.

FALUN DAFA ASSOCIATION (FDA) UK LTD
"Our service: FDA is a promoter of a top Classic Chinese dance show. We are a non-profit organisation that is reviving authentic divinely inspired Chinese culture, which has disappeared in China after the Cultural Revolution. Please contact us for further details about any apsect of the sponsorship opportunity". Contact: Shuyu Wang. Tel.: 0044 (0)787 567 7612. E-mail:

  •  The sponsorship opportunity

The show is in the phase of being established in the UK and we welcome sponsors for specific areas of the promotion, eg cost for advertising in the targeted printed media.

GRADUATION BALL: LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is the foremost social science university in the world. "Based in central London, LSE is home to over 11,000 students representing over 140 different nations' worth of top talent. The School's graduates go on to shape the financial, business, political and voluntary sectors across the globe. The glamorous Graduation Ball will be held at the stunning Brewery in the City of London. Between 6.00pm and 1.00am, 800 students will celebrate with a champagne reception, three course meal and live music. By supporting the party of the LSE social calendar, you gain exclusive access to our incredible students as they leave university and embark on their careers. To discuss the opportunities available, please get in touch". Contact: Jess Forsyth. Tel.: 020 7955 7158. E-mail:

Why sponsor the Graduation Ball?

  •  Experiential marketing
Create a closer bond between graduating LSE students and your organisation as an employment contender through immersing your brand within the social event of the university calendar. Possible experience benefits could include: photo booth provision and playful props; entertainers with sponsor branding; goodie bags for graduate life.

  •  LSE graduates
As university of the year for graduate employment, our alumni are in high demand. 88% of LSE graduates employed in the UK after their studies are located in London, and work within a variety of fields. The most popular fields of employment are increasingly the financial, legal and insurance sectors, with well over 30% of graduates securing such work upon graduating.

- 11,000+ students at LSE of whom approximately 90% will receive a First Class or Upper Second Class BA
- 800 attendees at the event
- 60% Female, 40% Male attendees
- 70% of attendees recall the sponsor of the Ball
- anticipate tickets selling out several months before the event
- 40% graduate with no secured employment
- 10,000+ unique website visits per month
- future ABC1 demographic entering the consumer markets
- Facebook event: 140,000+ reach and 2,000+ responses

  •  Opportunities and benefits

Exclusive Graduation Ball sponsor - title rights: "LSE Graduation Ball brought to you by LSESU and …'"
Promotional logo and thanks on all print and digital event promotion
Exposure on email communications sent to all 12,000+ LSE students
Web banner for month preceding Ball on
Your own advert on our digital screen for six weeks
Presence in the official 'thank you' and follow up communications to all attendees
Scope for sponsor supplied entertainment element - experiential creative marketing

  •  At the event
Two tickets to attend the Graduation Ball for you, your colleagues or clients
2 x promotional roller banners and artwork at the red carpet entrance seen by all attendees
Prime position for on-site presence at the Ball for brand exposure - a great chance to distribute branded giveaways and talk to students
Flyers/promotional material (to be agreed with LSESU in advance) on all tables (seating between 8 and 15 students).

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LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA
In its twenty-seventh year, the London School of Samba continues to produce spectacular samba drumming, dance shows and parades in exquisite costumes, entertaining millions of people every year. "We regularly perform throughout the UK and internationally at a range of high profile events, festivals and carnivals. Recent clients include Tate Modern, Southbank Centre, Chelsea Football Club, Glastonbury Festival, Notting Hill Carnival, Hong Kong Tourism Board and many more! We are now looking for financial support to help with our organisation's running costs, in return for intensive media coverage, large scale exposure at live events and brand awareness via our print, web and merchandise - as well as entertainment for your company. Packages range from £2,000 to £20,000, so please get in touch to find out more!" Contact: Carnival Manager. E-mail:

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MASQUERADE 2K LTD
Masquerade 2000 is seeking partners to put on performances at various events. "We are one of the UK's largest carnival floats/troupes, comprising 800-1,000 participants from diverse cultures and age groups, from the regions and London, appearing on both days of carnival. The London Notting Hill Carnival attracts 2.5 million visitors over the August Bank Holiday weekend. We offer sponsorship packages which are tailored to the individual needs of our sponsors, enabling you to achieve the maximum exposure and awareness for your brand, product, service or business. We offer opportunities for advertisement on our banners (trucks), 800 t-shirts and any other promotional materials you may wish to distribute. You may also be linked to the website 'm2kmas.com', e-newsletter and social media platforms. M2K mas was established in 1992 and has celebrated twenty years of carnival with our superior security, promoting health and safety. We are a responsible professional organisation, winning major awards for our artistry. We have been featured on prime time television, press (VogueUK.com, Time Out London, Metro, etc.) and promotional material for the Olympics and Millenium celebrations. Previous sponsors include British Airways, Asda, Supermalt and ESG. We attend other regional carnivals in Swanage, Derby, Leicester and Bristol (half million visitors). Further details are available on request". Contact: Margaret Hamilton. Address: 32 Chichester Road, London E11 3LH. Tel.: 07956880635. E-mail:

  •   Notting Hill Carnival launch: theme and product line
  •   M2K at Notting Hill Carnival parade (two day event)
  •   St Patricks Day appearance in Ireland: performers and float
  •   DJ Competition
  •   'R U Ready 2 Dance' competition.

PAIR DANCE
The mission of Pair Dance is to create opportunities for artists and young people to play, explore and investigate an endless capacity for development through movement and sound. "Our aim is to demonstrate that talent has no borders, no race, no age, and no limits! Pair Dance | Professional is an award-winning UK based contemporary dance company that quickly caught the attention of the national and international dance community. Known for its provocative and daring style, Pair Dance is admired for its unique method and blend of combining original sound scores written, arranged and produced by Richard Leonard and choreographic works by Harriet Macauley, which imbue power, exuberant energy with a delicacy and technical virtuosity which is contained, yet explosive. Pair Dance includes an award-winning ensemble of dancers who have previously trained in Europe, UK, Brazil, Greece, Ghana, Turkey, Israel, USA and Spain. Awards include: 15th Masdanza, Lisa Ullman, Bonnie Bird, Art Universe - Austria, Jacobs Pillow Residency Award, a scholarship to attend Purchase conservatory of dance in the USA, and the company was an Olympic Torch Bearer 2004. Pair Dance performances include: Edinburgh, Spain, Turkey, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Boston, New York - Joyce Soho and The John Ryan Theatre, The Place - UK, Canada and many more. We believe in diversity and equality through performing and the bringing together of communities from different backgrounds and cultures in the UK to learn, experiment and explore performing arts. The aim of Pair Dance| Creative Learning is to bring Arts to a suburban area, making high quality performances, workshops and engagement more accessible to those that need and want to benefit from the arts. We are focused and committed to performance, community engagement and artistic development in a variety of settings. We create and promote creativity with performance skills in a positive and vibrant environment. All tutors have a CRB-enhanced disclosure and are first aid certified. Pair Dance | Creative Learning exists at the heart of our organisation based in the east of England - Hertfordshire - and we work in partnership with Community Action Hertsmere, Hertsmere Borough Council, Work Net, Hertfordshire Community Foundation and numerous others. We currently have over 345 user groups/members of our Creative Learning programme and aim to double this in one year. Please contact us for details of current sponsorship opportunities". Contact: Harriet Macauley, Director. Address: 23 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1AU. Tel.: 0203 489 9223. E-mail:

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