Supporting as a Company

Deepen your company’s involvement and interest in art and culture in Kent. Corporate support of Turner Contemporary positions your brand as a philanthropic leader with a demonstrated commitment to contemporary art, artists, audiences and communities.

If you’d like to find out more about our work, or to discuss ways of getting involved as a supporter, please contact the Development team on 01843 233 001 or email us at support@turnercontemporary.org.

Corporate Supporters

£2,500+VAT per annum

Begin your company’s journey in supporting Turner Contemporary’s work as a Corporate Supporter, and in return we offer a package of benefits that includes:

Corporate Supporter benefits
  • Acknowledgement through onsite donor wall, website (with hyperlink to your website home page) and in the applicable Annual Report 
  • Invitations to 3 Turner Contemporary main exhibition private views or launch events with allocation of 4 places 
  • Invitations to 1 special supporter event per year, including visits to galleries, private collections and artist studios, with an allocation of 2 places at each (subject to availability and pre-booking requirements) 
  • Regular supporters’ newsletter updating you on upcoming special events 

Corporate Patrons

£5,000+VAT per annum

Our Corporate Patrons programme provides an opportunity for companies to further engage with Turner Contemporary on a more personal level, offering employees, clients and executives privileged access and unique experiences. 

Benefits include all the above plus: 

Corporate Patron benefits
  • Allocation of 6 places at 3 Turner Contemporary main exhibition private views/launch events 
  • Invitations to 2 special supporter events with allocation of 2 places at each (subject to availability and pre-booking requirements) 
  • One complimentary daytime hire of the gallery’s Foyle Rooms offering panoramic sea views as a backdrop for your private event e.g. executive away day, client or staff entertainment (zero hire fee; staff, catering and other charges apply) 

Business Leaders

£10,000+VAT per annum

We would be delighted to help you deliver your community and philanthropic objectives. By supporting our work, you can demonstrate your business’s commitment to the power of high-quality art and creative learning to help deliver regeneration and change. Your support will provide the gallery with vital funding to deliver ambitious programmes, while also helping you deliver your corporate social responsibility goals. As the top tier of our Corporate Patrons’ circle, our Business Leaders group offers you the opportunity to align your brand with one of the UK’s leading arts organisations, while also making a real difference to our communities.

We would recognise and celebrate your support with the following: 

Business Leader benefits
  • Allocation of 8 places at 3 Turner Contemporary main exhibition private views/launch events
  • Invitations to 3 special supporter events, with allocation of 4 places at each (subject to availability and pre-booking requirements) 
  • Private out-of-hours gallery visit for up to 20 of your guests with drinks and canapes, including a curator-led tour of the exhibition 

Corporate Sponsors

Starting from £10,000+VAT (rates negotiable)

Turner Contemporary offers various platforms and benefits for Corporate Sponsors to deepen their involvement and interests. Corporate sponsorship positions the company as a philanthropic leader with a demonstrated commitment to contemporary art and artists. 

We work closely with Corporate Sponsors to customise bespoke packages of benefits and branding opportunities which are customised to the level of support and tailored to their company’s philanthropic and marketing goals, whilst helping the gallery and its audiences to thrive.

Sponsorship opportunities are available at various levels, including the opportunity to be a named supporter of a main exhibition or larger learning programme. Benefits are subject to exact level of support and could cover: 

 

Corporate Sponsor benefits
  • Acknowledgement 
  • Naming 
  • E-marketing 
  • Promotion 
  • Entertainment 
  • Staff & Client Engagement 

We will develop a bespoke reporting schedule with each sponsor as part of their sponsorship agreement.

Join our Gallery Circle

£2,500+ / 5,000+ / £10,000+ per annum

This group of like-minded companies has a commercial interest in art but understand the vital role that not-for-profit organisations play in sustaining our sector. You share the vision and passion of our Director, Clarrie Wallis, and want to help us achieve her ambitions for our programme. All gifts are welcome, but to help us plan for the future, we will ask our Gallery Circle members to also consider committing to supporting for three years. 

Get in touch

If you’d like to find out more about our work, or to discuss ways of getting involved as a supporter, please contact the Development team:

01843 233 001

support@turnercontemporary.org