Arnolfini Website - Call for expressions of interest
Website re-design & build, and branding re-fresh
Call for expressions of interest / design credentials
Arnolfini is one of Europe's leading independent contemporary arts organisations welcoming 450,000 visitors a year. Since its foundation in 1961, Arnolfini has gained an international reputation for commissioning and presenting innovative, experimental work in the visual arts, live art, dance, film, music, poetry and literature, accompanied by a strong programme of educational activities. It is dedicated to encouraging the practice and knowledge of the contemporary arts and is a dynamic centre for cultural activity, debate and ideas. Arnolfini has one of the best arts bookshops in the country and a stylish, lively café bar.
Arnolfini is a ‘Space for ideas', we aim to create the conditions for active engagement and participation in contemporary art for the widest possible range of people. Diversity is a core principle. We aim to provide different opportunities for audiences to engage with the programme, to develop specific communities of interest and to be open to change through two-way dialogue. As part of our audience focused approach, Arnolfini wishes to establish a digital presence that matches and enhances its programme of activities and artforms; that is, to communicate the breadth, energy and innovation of the programme at Arnolfini, and its commercial activities such as hires, Café Bar and Bookshop, whilst at the same time offering our audiences an opportunity to engage with Arnolfini in a variety of ways and media. As part of this process and pivotal to our ongoing digital strategy Arnolfini wishes to develop a new website.
In addition, and to run concurrently we are looking to investigate and at the very least re-fresh our branding - from website visual design through to the key elements of current marketing material such as our quarterly events brochure.
The budget for this work will be circa £29K. This figure includes both re-brand (including, design application across the marketing mix but excluding direct print costs) and website development but we are happy to accept expressions of interest/credentials from organisations wishing only to complete one part of this work. If you are interested in working with Arnolfini please send your credentials, outlining:
- Why you want to work with us
- Previous relevant experience and examples of work
- Area of interest (website rebuild or rebranding / both)
We would require the work to start week beginning (or close to) 27 February 2012.
The closing date for submitting your credentials is 10am Thursday 2 February.
Organisations that have been shortlisted will be notified on Tuesday 7 February.
We will issue a full brief at this time and request that you work up some specific ideas related to the brief, by Friday 17 February. With work commencing, ideally week beginning 27 February.
Please send credentials to Rob Webster, Marketing and Communication Manager,
Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA E: rob.webster@arnolfini.org.uk
www.arnolfini.org.uk / @ArnolfiniArts
Published on: 25 January 2012