This section lists marketing companies which may be useful in helping to promote your practice

•   29 September ArtsMarketing.org
  website

  http://www.artsmarketing.org

  Aimed mainly at small, non-profit arts organisations (including, for example, artists collectives), this site has information on practical lessons in marketing, audience surveys, marketing resources and tips on how to market yourself.

•   29 September Visual Arts and Galleries Association (VAGA)
  address

  The Old Village School, The High Street, Witcham, Ely CB6 2JQ
  telephone

  01353 776 356
  fax

  01353 775 411
  email

  admin@vaga.co.uk
  website

  http://www.vaga.co.uk

  VAGA is a membership body that represents the interests of organisations and individuals concerned with the exhibition, interpretation and development of modern and contemporary visual art on behalf of the public. Members benefit from full access to their website, giving details of forthcoming talks, reference materials, network links to other VAGA members and promotional opportunities for your projects to the membership.

•   29 September London Calling
  address

  14a Ardleigh Road, London N1 4 HP
  telephone

  020 7275 7225
  fax

  020 7241 4856
  website

  http://www.londoncalling.com

  The print display and marketing solutions specialists.

•   29 September Audiences London
  address

  Unit 231 Great Guildford Business Square, 30 Great Guildford Street, London SE1 0HS
  telephone

  020 7207 4776
  fax

  020 7207 4894
  email

  info@audienceslondon.org
  website

  http://www.audienceslondon.org

  Audiences London is here to offer support, guidance and services which can help arts organisations in London develop their audiences. It's a network which enables collaboration and exchange between arts-providers of all shapes and sizes in reaching out to audiences in new or more effective ways. Subscription only website.

•   29 September Arts Media Contacts
  address

  Piper Passage, 151b High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1XU
  contact

  Jessica Wood
  telephone

  01273 488 996
  fax

  01273 488 497
  email

  jessica@artsmediacontacts.co.uk
  website

  http://www.artsmediacontacts.co.uk

  Arts Media Contacts is a comprehensive database of the art press available online and as a printed directory. The online service allows you to select a press list, paste in your press release and distribute it to up to 4000 visual art critics. Subscription only. Free demos available.

•   29 September Arts Marketing Association
  address

  Bolton's Warehouse, 23 Tenison Road, Cambridge CB1 2DG
  telephone

  01223 578078
  fax

  01223 578079
  email

  info@a-m-a.co.uk
  website

  http://www.a-m-a.co.uk

  An organisation that assists artists and those who represent them develop marketing skills, and offers guidance on training opportunities. Membership rates vary.

•   29 September Agenda
  address

  31 rue Ballu, 75009 Paris FRANCE
  telephone

  00 33 1 49 95 08 06
  fax

  00 33 1 49 95 04 69
  email

  info@agendacom.com
  website

  http://www.agendacom.com

  For Europe wide arts marketing.

•   29 September UK Fashion Exports
  address

  3 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3AR
  telephone

  020 7636 5577
  email

  info@ukft.org
  website

  http://www.ukft.org

  UK Fashion Exports is an independent trade association supported by its members, offering practical help to British exporters and to overseas buyers, agents and press. Membership is open to UK based manufacturers and designers of clothing, knitwear, accessories and footwear. Members get export marketing services and information and buyers and agents get free sourcing of merchandise from the UK.

•   29 September LUX
  address

  Shacklewell Studios, 3rd Floor, 18 Shacklewell Lane, London E8 2EZ
  contact

  becky@lux.org.uk
  telephone

  020 7503 3980
  fax

  020 7503 1606
  email

  info@lux.org.uk
  email

  advice@lux.org.uk
  website

  http://www.lux.org.uk
  website

  http://www.lux.org.uk/resources/oneonone.htm
  website

  http://www.lux.org.uk/aap
  website

  catalogue.lux.org.uk

  LUX is a not-for-profit organisation established to promote and support artists' moving image work both in the UK and internationally. Its archive is made up from the film and video collections of its predecessor organisations: the Lux Centre, London Filmmakers Co-op and London Electronic Arts / London Video Access. The entire LUX catalogue is also available online. LUX offers free one-on-one advice sessions for UK artists working with the moving image who are no longer in full-time education. Their Associate Artists Programme provides a professional development course focused on critical discourse. The programme consists of 12 monthly workshops, seminars, mentoring advice and a final funded project and it is open to artists working predominately with the moving image, who have completed a graduate or post-graduate course in the past three years.

•   29 September Turtle Key Arts
  address

  Ladbroke Hall, 79 Barlby Road, London W10 6AZ
  contact

  Shaun Dawson
  contact

  shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
  telephone

  020 8964 5060
  email

  admin@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
  email

  info@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
  website

  http://www.turtlekeyarts.org.uk

  Turtle Key Arts produces and manages performance arts projects and companies. They usually produce projects from conception through to delivery but are also able to supply a more specific element of a project, such as consultancy, fund raising, Marketing and production management.

•   29 September Parker Harris Partnership
  address

  15 Church Street, Esher, Surrey KT10 8QS
  telephone

  01372 462190
  email

  info@parkerharris.co.uk
  website

  http://www.parkerharris.co.uk

  Parker Harris Partnership is a specialist contemporary visual arts consultancy providing a wide range of services to individual artist, arts organisations and the commercial sector. This includes project management, PR & marketing and professional development.

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