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museumaker
LJA has been appointed Communications Consultant to museumaker 2, an ambitious national partnership programme for museums, makers and audiences supported by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), Renaissance and Arts Council England . museumaker brings together makers and the heritage sector, creating inspiring new commissions by outstanding contemporary makers, leading to compelling visitor experiences and economic opportunities. The participating museums are: Alford Manor; Bowes Museum; Geffrye Museum; Guildhall Museum; Harley Museum and Gallery; Kedleston Hall; Killhope Lead Mining Museum; Middlesbrough Museum Service; Orleans House Gallery; Royal Pavilion; Beaney Art Museum & Library; Lightbox; University of Nottingham Museum; Valentine’s Mansion; Women’s Library; Woodhorn, Northumberland Museum and Archives.
From Sickert to Gertler at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (17 April - 12 September 2010)
We are running the publicity campaign for Brighton Museum’s most important exhibition in 2010. From Sickert to Gertler, Modern British Art from Boxted House will celebrate the lives of Bobby and Natalie Bevan, generous hosts and patrons of the visual arts, and the paintings that adorned their exceptional home, which was the social milieu for many creative individuals during the years 1946 – 74.
HOUSE: ART AND DOMESTIC SPACE
A major visual arts festival for Brighton (May weekends)
More than 200 houses open their doors to display the work of over 1,000 artists across Brighton & Hove and the surrounding area, offering a wide range of high quality, affordable artworks, which can be purchased direct from the artists and makers. HOUSE, a complementary venture, will show nine contemporary visual arts projects, devised by the South East’s leading curators. We have been engaged to promote both schemes.
Hidden Treasures from the Mary Rose at the Whitgift Conference Centre, Croydon
LJA masterminded the press and media campaign for Hidden Treasures from the Mary Rose, a major exhibition in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's accession to the throne. It was the first time that a substantial part of this world-class collection was shown outside Portsmouth, and it included many rare objects from the ship, never before seen in public, as well as the results of the latest forensic and archaeological research. Press and media coverage included The One Show (BBC 1), Guardian, Times, Time Out, Standard, Mail Online, BBC Radio 4 Front Row, BBC Radio 4 Go4It, BBC Radio London, specialist magazines and widespread regional coverage. For further information, please click here
The new Bedford Gallery
Treasures from Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum and Edward Bawden
LJA devised and managed the press and media campaign for the opening of Bedford Gallery in 2009, and its inaugural exhibition: Treasures from the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery and Bedford Museum. For further information, click here
Cecil Higgins Art Gallery has renowned collections of English watercolours, international prints, ceramics and design, and houses the Edward Bawden archive. The museum has important holdings of archaeology and local history. Bedford Gallery represents Phase 1 of the creation of a new arts complex that will be the focus of Bedford’s burgeoning cultural quarter, and is contributing to the regeneration of the town centre.
LJA has also publicised the major Edward Bawden exhibition (3 October 2009 - 31 January 2010). It includes works in every medium that Bawden used, from watercolours and prints to stunning examples of his commercial designs. Please click here
Dartington International Summer School (24 July – 28 August 2010)
Celebrating 26 years of programming by Gavin Henderson
For the fourteenth year running, LJA has been contracted to run the press campaign for the prestigious Dartington International Summer School, five action-packed weeks for music makers of all abilities. Coverage has included extensive articles in the Guardian, Times, Financial Times, Independent, Sunday Telegraph, Country Life, Classical Music, Gramophone, Music Teacher, specialist magazines and regional press, as well as features on Radio 3: In Tune and Radio 4: Today. For full lists, please click here
Education
Lancing College, one of the country’s leading independent schools, has engaged LJA for the fourth year running, to promote its ethos, educational programme and projects. These have included the visit by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who dedicated a contemporary stained glass window in the College Chapel in memory of Bishop Trevor Huddleston, one of Lancing’s most distinguished alumni; and the opening of a splendid new, contemporary art school. For further details, please click here
University of Sussex: Centre for Continuing Education employed LJA’s expertise to publicise the launch of three exciting new degrees: Archaeology and Landscape, Creativity & the Arts and Cultures & Communities.
Handel’s Lost Cantatas
LJA has been publicising the activities of The Brook Street Band, the highly acclaimed ensemble renowned for their performances of Handel. This included an exciting discovery for Handel’s commemorative year, 2009: three superb English Cantatas (not performed together since Handel’s time, and never previously recorded), the Band’s latest CD of the same name and its new education programme. For further details, please click here
Cultural Brighton
LJA ran the press campaign for Chinese Whispers: Chinoiserie in Britain 1650 - 1930 (Brighton Art Gallery and the Royal Pavilion). Spectacular loans from the Royal Collection and major public and private collections throughout the UK complemented the extravagant interior of the Royal Pavilion. Press and media coverage included: major reviews, features and highlights in the Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent, New York Times, Country Life, BBC Homes & Antiques, The Art Quarterly, Burlington Magazine, The Week, Radio 4 Front Row, Radio 3 Nightwaves and more. For further details please click here. The exhibition won the Museums & Heritage Award for Excellence. The presenters mentioned in particular the widespread press and media coverage.
LJA’s national campaign for Theatre Royal Brighton’s bicentenary celebrations resulted in major features in the Times, Telegraph, New Statesman, Stage, Lady, Voyager (BMI Magazine), Women’s Hour (Radio 4), on Meridian TV and elsewhere. This followed LJA’s other highly successful campaigns in Brighton’s vibrant cultural quarter.
Our press and media strategy for the opening of Brighton's multi-award winning Jubilee Library has been acknowledged as a key contributor to its success. Extensive press coverage included large features in the broadsheets (Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Times) and specialist architectural press (Architect’s Journal, RIBA Journal, Building Design, Building), as well as TV and radio (Front Row, Radio 4; Nightwaves, Radio 3; Go4it, Radio 4; Culture Show, BBC2), and wide ranging regional coverage. Opening hours have been extended by public demand. For listings of full coverage, please click here
LJA has also publicised the openings of the refurbished Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Hove Museum & Art Gallery and Brighton History Centre, as well as many major art exhibitions, in the national, international, regional and specialist press. In each case, target visitor numbers have been exceeded. For examples of coverage please click here
