Arts Media Contacts

Press Database

The Arts Media Contacts press database covers the visual and performing arts and music. The result of 20 years research, it lists all the media outlets, critics and correspondents who cover the arts in national, regional and international press.

As well as full contact details including direct telephone, email and social media, each entry offers a paragraph of information about the publication or programme with advice on how to get your event featured.

The database is constantly updated and each entry is checked at least every four months.

PR Software

The website allows you to:

get reminders for media deadlines.
build targeted media campaigns.
create press material using templates.
email press releases to one or many journalists.
share event information on social media.
monitor your mailings.
follow-up mailings with direct contact and record the response.
upload listings and previews.
download our contacts or upload your own contacts.

Clients

Arts Media Contacts is used by press or communications officers at leading arts institutions and venues, arts officers in local government, art colleges, commercial galleries, arts publishers, festivals, theatres, arts centres, music, dance and theatre companies.

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Rates & Packages

What do you want to achieve with Arts Media Contacts?

Publicise an upcoming event: INTRODUCTORY
Try the software out with a view to subscribing: INTRODUCTORY
Publicise an ongoing events programme: ONLINE
Sign up for several members of staff: UNLIMITED
Take out a subscription with PR consultation and training: UNLIMITED
Integrate Arts Media Contacts with your existing PR systems: UNLIMITED

Introductory

First month £165
£55 each month after
No minimum period

Online media database
Printed directory
Press release design
Distribution
Event listings
Campaign management
Press Planner

Select Plan

Membership

Sign up for a year
£42 a month
for 12 months or £450
a year to save 10%

Online media database
Printed directory
Press release design
Distribution
Event listings
Campaign management
Press Planner

Select Plan

Unlimited

Sign up for a year
£69 a month
for 12 months or £745
a year to save 10%

Online media database
Printed directory
Press release design
Distribution
Event listings
Campaign management
Press Planner

PLUS

Up to four members at the same organisation
Facilities to upload and download contacts
Press release advice service
Consultation and training
(additional cost if in-house)

Select Plan

Testimonials

"Arts Media Contacts is a vibrant, constantly evolving tool that delivers results. I use it in conjunction with my personal contacts and the mix creates a wide reaching net which pulls in some big fish."

Nicollette Ramirez, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
The Chelsea Art Museum, New York

"We started using Arts Media Contacts at the beginning of the year and already we have seen an increase in media response to our press releases - The program helps us plan our campaigns better and target our media pieces for full benefit."

Tracy Causey-Jeffery, Director
Ch'i Contemporary Fine Art, New York

"A truly valuable resource"

Head of Press,Saatchi Gallery, London

"I'm thrilled with the program and happy to recommend it."

Kathryn Markel
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York

"The one stop source of media information for the arts industry."

Olivia Rickman, Press & Marketing Manager
The Foundling Museum, London

"An invaluable aid to a press campaign."

Gay Hutson, Co-organiser
British Art Fair, 20/21 International Art Fair

"An incredible source of contacts in the art industry. It is, at Envie d'Art our Bible!"

Laurence David,
Envie d'Art, London / Paris

"What would I do without Arts Media Contacts? I have been with them for five years and am totally happy with their service. Their directories provide an efficient, straightforward way to keep up to date with the ever changing world of media. Through them I can send tailored press releases directly to the most current journalists and publications."

Susan Jamson, Press & Communications Manager
The Chickenshed Theatre

Rates & Packages

Introductory

First month £165
£55 each month after
No minimum period)

Online media database
Printed directory
Press release design
Distribution
Event listings
Campaign management
Press Planner

Membership

Sign up for a year
£42 a month
for 12 months or
£450 a year to save 10%

Online media database
Printed directory
Press release design
Distribution
Event listings
Campaign management
Press Planner

Unlimited

Sign up for a year £69
£69 a month
a month for 12 months or
£745 a year to save 10%

Online media database
Printed directory
Press release design
Distribution
Event listings
Campaign management
Press Planner

PLUS

Up to four members at the same organisation
Facilities to upload and download contacts
Press release advice service
Consultation and training
(additional cost if in-house)

About Us

Arts Media Contacts is published in the UK by Arts Media Contacts Ltd.
wwww.artsinform.co.uk

Arts Media Contacts was set up in 1995 as a collaboration between leading arts journalists and press officers. The founding principle is that the journalists receive a stream of press releases on relevant arts events in time for their deadlines, and that arts organisations get good media coverage for their events.

Jessica Wood, Director