Photography, one of the most important visual media of our lives, has been surprisingly uncelebrated, particularly in the United States. New York City, home to the most influential commercial and fine art photography community, has lacked—until now—a large-scale event dedicated to photography. The inaugural New York Photo Festival (May 14–May 18, 2008) delivered a dynamic, high-quality event in what is arguably the photographic capital of the world. This event celebrated both contemporary photography and the creative, inspirational talents of the people who produce this work. The New York Photo Festival 2008 took place in DUMBO, an off-the-beaten-track, but easily accessible neighborhood on the Brooklyn waterfront between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges.
In addition to the curated pavilions, the festival will offer visitors an extensive range of activities that will generate dialogue and buzz among all the communities of photo professionals, amateurs, students, and aficionados of art and culture: seminars, slide shows, book signings, photographic workshops, live performances and events, and a gallery row. The festival will also be documented online in a regularly updated virtual environment.
The New York Photo Festival has already received support from major institutions and individuals in the U.S. and abroad: museums and galleries, photo agencies, the media, scholars, and more. The scope of our support demonstrates the expectations of the festival and the high standards on which it has been built thus far.
With its unique scope and focus, the festival appeals to all people involved in image-making and collecting: professional photographers and artists, arts editors, scholars, curators, collectors, as well as everyone with an appreciation for what is undoubtedly the most popular fine arts medium. The four primary international photography festivals in Europe and Canada each draw between 100,000 and 1,000,000 people per year. Our ambition is to attract a comparable audience to the third annual NYPH festival in 2010, and to increase substantially in subsequent years as the scope and real estate available for the festival grows.
For all sponsorship inquiries, please contact:
Casey DeSantis, Director of Development – Casey (at) nyphotofestival (dot) com
NEW YORK PHOTO FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
Media Sponsors needed for NY Photo Festival advertising and promotion including print, television, radio, and internet. Please contact us for more information about how to be a Media Sponsor.
PRESENTING SPONSOR (Platinum)
• Festival naming rights and branding on all media related to the festival
• Advertising package(s) promoting Title Sponsor and Festival with Primary Media sponsor(s)
• VIP access for 100 guests to all areas for duration of the festival
• Hospitality for 75 guests in exclusive VIP area for daily programming
• Customized edition of 500 copies of the New York Photography Festival catalog published by powerHouse Books
• Rights to use mutually agreed upon imagery and festival content and artist personalities for mutually agreed upon promotional use.
EXHIBITION PAVILION SPONSORS (Gold)
• Naming rights to an individual pavilion exhibition and branding of all related media
• Advertising package(s) promoting Sponsor and Festival with local Media sponsors
• VIP access for 50 guests to all areas for duration of the festival
• Hospitality for 30 guests in exclusive VIP area for pavilion event programming
• 200 copies of the New York Photography Festival catalog published by powerHouse Books
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Silver
• Exclusive sponsored space for Sponsor related displays/demos/content/exhibition
• VIP access for 20 guests to all areas for duration of the festival
• 100 copies of the New York Photography Festival catalog published by powerHouse Books
Bronze
• Logo placement on select media related to the festival
• VIP access for 10 guests to all areas for duration of the festival
• 50 copies of the New York Photography Festival catalog published by powerHouse Books
BARTER/IN KIND SPONSORS
(benefit packages to be negotiated)
