Kent businesses are being offered an amazing opportunity to get involved in an exciting new public art trail which will hit the public spaces of Maidstone in the summer of 2024.
The new ‘Shaun the Sheep in the Heart of Kent’ free public trail will follow on from the hugely successful ‘Elmer’s Big Heart of Kent Parade’ in 2021 which captured the hearts and imaginations of young and old alike as they took part in a colourful walking trail to discover all the fabulous large colourful Elmer sculptures which were located across the streets, parks and public spaces of Maidstone.
What do potential Sponsors need to know?
Shaun in the Heart of Kent is presented by Heart of Kent Hospice, in partnership with Wild in Art, Aardman and Presenting Partner Maidstone Borough Council. The trail will take place around Maidstone and will feature up to 50 individually designed eye catching Shaun sculptures, accompanied by a flock of little Shauns!
The large sculptures will be designed and painted by local and national artists and will be auctioned at the end of the trail to raise money for Heart of Kent Hospice, while the little Shaun sculptures will be designed and painted by young people from local schools and the community. They will form the Learning & Community Programme and will also be part of the summer trail in 2024, before returning to have pride of place in their school and community group as a legacy of the event.
Shaun in the Heart of Kent is about partnership. It will bring together local companies, schools, community groups and creative sectors to highlight the area’s best assets, inspire civic pride amongst residents, and boost the local economy.
How can your business get Involved?
Companies are invited to get involved and sponsor one of these unique sculptures for £7,000 plus VAT or, if you are interested in becoming an Official Partner, please also speak to us about the remaining opportunities available. These special opportunities can be tailored around your business, to support the trail as a whole or specialise in one area such as the Learning & Community Programme.
Contact Erica Snow at the Hospice for further details or to request a sponsorship pack on shaun@hokh.co.uk or visit www.shaunheartofkent.co.uk/sponsors
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Wild in Art is the leading producer of spectacular public art events that entertain, enrich, inform and leave a lasting legacy. It brings together businesses and creative sectors with schools and local communities through the creation of uniquely painted sculptures.
Since 2008 Wild in Art has animated cities across the world including Manchester, Sydney, Auckland, Cape Town and São Paulo, and created trails for the London 2012 Olympics, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Historic Royal Palaces and Penguin Random House.
Wild in Art events have:
- Enabled over £22m to be raised for charitable causes
- Injected £3.8m into local creative communities
- Engaged over 1 million young people in learning programmes
- Helped millions of people of all ages to experience art in non-traditional settings
The Wild in Art apps are available to download from the App Store and Google Play.
wildinart.co.uk | @wildinart | #wildinart
Aardman, an employee-owned company, is based in Bristol (UK) and co-founded in 1976 by Peter Lord and David Sproxton, is an independent and multi-Academy Award® and BAFTA® award winning studio. It produces feature films, series, advertising, games and interactive entertainment – current animated productions include; 2021 holiday specials Robin Robin and Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, CGI series Lloyd of the Flies, a new stop motion series for pre-schoolers The Very Small Creatures, feature length sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget and a brand new Wallace & Gromit film for 2024.
Its productions are global in appeal, novel, entertaining, brilliantly characterised and full of charm reflecting the unique talent, energy and personal commitment of the Aardman team. The studio’s work – which includes the creation of much-loved characters including Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Timmy Time and Morph – is often imitated, and yet the company continues to lead the field producing a rare brand of visually stunning content for cinema, broadcasters, digital platforms and live experiences around the world. Recent celebrated projects include the ‘visually astonishing’ (Guardian), BAFTA® nominated console game, 11-11: Memories Retold, the four-times Gold Cannes Lions-winning StorySign app, AR experience Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix up – and innovative attractions for both the domestic and international market, including a 4D theatre attraction at Efteling in the Netherlands.
The studio runs the Aardman Academy which has a commitment to nurturing talent by delivering excellence in film and animation training and mentoring. The Aardman Academy offers a variety of courses from intensive one-day workshops teaching production skills and storyboarding, to comprehensive twelve-week courses for professionals in craft based subjects from model making to animation.
In November 2018 it became an Employee Owned Organisation, to ensure Aardman remains independent and to secure the creative legacy and culture of the company for many decades to come. www.aardman.com
Heart of Kent Hospice has been providing free, compassionate, end-of-life care to people living with a terminal illness and their loved ones in Maidstone, Aylesford, Tonbridge and Malling and the surrounding towns and villages for the past 31 years.
The Hospice has built an excellent reputation within the local community for the quality of its care, which has been further endorsed by the Care Quality Commission who awarded us with an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ following an inspection in February 2017.
Our vision is for everyone living with a terminal illness in our community to achieve the best quality of life. We are committed to achieving this by enabling them to live in comfort, with independence and dignity to the end of their lives, and to support those closest to them.
Last year the Hospice cared for over 1,800 patients and their families in their own homes or at our Aylesford-based Hospice. Our services cost £5 million a year to run, and we depend heavily on our loyal community of supporters, whose generous donations and fundraising activities raise over £4 million.
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