THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS Lighthouse forges partnerships with a range of cultural organisations and artists to realise their artistic projects. Our most quantifiable partnership is the one we enjoy with our community. In attracting audiences, productions and businesses to Poole, Lighthouse drives economic activity worth millions of pounds, promoting the town and its facilities, attracting investment and enhancing the region’s reputation as a beautiful place in which to live and work and visit. PARTNERSHIPS
NETWORKS
We work with many partners and are grateful to them for ensuring that we deliver a strong arts and culture in our region. Arts Development Company Arts Marketing Association British Association of Concert Halls Circus Evolution Dance Along the South Coast Dance Touring Partnership
Activate
Dorset Theatre Promoters Consortium
Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy
Music Beyond Mainstream
Arts University Bournemouth
Regional Touring Network
Angel Exit Arts Council England Arts Development Company Arts by the Sea Festival Bournemouth and Poole College Bournemouth Tourism Bournemouth Symphony Chorus Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Crying Out Loud Dorset School of Acting Dante Or Die Diverse City Doppelganger Duncan Reeves Productions Extraordinary Bodies Young Artist The Gandinis Inside Out Festival Local Enterprise Partnership The Mayflower Theatre Paines Plough Pavilion Dance South West The Point, Eastleigh Poole Tourism The Powerhouse Serious
SUPPORTERS
We would like to thank all of the trusts, foundations, companies and individuals who have supported Lighthouse with donation and gifts. The Aurelius Trust Archives Revealed The Theatres Trust Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Trethowans Solicitors Nuffield Health Lyn Glass Mike and Pam Jeffries Ralph and Janet Marshall Anonymous donors COMMERCIAL PARTNERS
We have attracted two new large events: Boo Ball charity’s first large fundraising dinner for 250 and the Dorset Ethnic Minority Awards attended by 200, celebrating different cultures and ethnic communities in Dorset. Open University Graduation, Women’s Institute AGM, Diverse Abilities Gala Ball and Julia’s House were all repeat bookers. Lighthouse has also seen a number of new Community and Arts hires over this period such as Top Dog Film Festival, John Finnemore’s Flying Visit and BMT Productions with their show “And Now for Something Completely Different”.
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