IMG Artists consults to clients across the globe that are developing new performing arts companies, venues, festivals and other major events.
Governments and Institutions
IMG Artist is and has been involved in cultural projects around the world, principally consulting with clients developing performing arts companies, centers and events. Our Consulting Division prides itself on a collaborative discussion and review process with clients at every level. We not only develop and present innovative approaches to new artistic and management challenges, but also help clients implement these solutions to ensure future success.
(Image: Montreal Concert Hall, La Maison Symphonique)
Case Study
IMG Artists prepared a preliminary operational blueprint for Ministry of Culture and Communications through a consultation process with key stakeholders. The planned concert hall was intended amongst other things to provide a home for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and serve as a new centre for musical excellence in the city's cultural hub, relieving the pressure of high demand for the existing facilities at the Place des Arts. The new venue, La Maison Symphonique, opened its door in Montreal in September, 2011.
Venues
The expertise of our international consulting team is extensive and covers all of the areas intrinsic to the performing arts, entertainment and music industries including feasibility studies, financial planning and budgeting, organisational planning, technical operations, artistic planning and programming, marketing, sponsorship and fundraising, business development, ticketing and educational programmes.
(Image: The Star Performing Arts Centre, Singapore)
Case study
In 2007 IMG Artists was awarded a management consultancy for the development of Rock Productions’ 5000-seat music and entertainment venue at the entertainment and lifestyle hub in One North. The venue will open in November 2012 at a total development cost of S$ 660 million. IMG Artists will be programming and implementing an opening Festival for the venue in November 2012.
Corporations
Our consultancy team also helps corporate clients access the power and prestige of the performing arts and entertainment industries through our global network and unrivalled access to world’s leading talent. We source the best opportunities for clients and develop unique and innovative packages to meet clients business, brand positioning, marketing, communications and customer engagement and hospitality objectives.
(Image: Leif Ove Andsnes in Pictures Reframed)
Case study
As part of its ‘Lincoln Center 50 Years’ celebration, IMG Artist Leif Ove Andsnes was commissioned by the Center in New York City to create a special programme based on Mussorgsky's epic piano cycle Pictures at an Exhibition combining music, video and still imagery, together with South African visual artist Robin Rhode. The international power company Statoil was the commissioning sponsor of the Pictures Reframed project. IMG Artists project managed the commission, coordinated the CD and DVD releases on EMI Classics, and produced the resulting international tour including sponsorship liaison with Statoil for all concert events and hospitality, tour management, logistics and record company coordination.
Events
IMG Artists works with companies to create client-owned performing arts events to promote their brands, expand their corporate profile or serve as hospitality experiences for customers, prospects, partners and employees. Combining our tremendous talent roster and artistic flair, we create exclusive events to deliver our client’s objectives. Events may be in the form of an unique concert, a full festival, conference or a global touring strategy. IMG Artists manages each project from conception to completion, including logistics such as Strategic Planning, Talent Negotiation, Venue Procurement, Food and Beverage Contracting, Routing and Travel Logistics, Marketing and Publicity, Promotions and Ticketing.
(Image:Palazzo Strozzi - Florence, Italy)
Case Study
Recent activities include a our engagement by one of Italy’s most historic and important art galleries, the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, to manage and produce Palazzo Strozzi Forum, an art and finance discussion forum in November 2011. The conference drew leading names in academia, economics, financial policy-making, as well as artists, collectors, curators and directors from major cultural and art institutions around the world, to a closed-door conference to discuss the evolving relationship between finance and art and ways it will continue to develop in the future.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Case Study
UBS has a rich tradition of support for classical music, including its relationships with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Zurich Opera. Founded in 2000, The UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra (the “Orchestra”) was formed with the intention of promoting creativity and innovation in music. UBS hired IMG Artists as an exclusive global consultant to develop and tour the Orchestra. This multi-year project included: Maximizing UBS’ Corporate Objectives Through the Orchestra, Repositioning as a Leading International Orchestra, Sourcing Secondary Sponsorship, Touring the Orchestra.