Together
Leeds, 15-17 July 2026
Together
Leeds, 15 — 17 July 2026
Meet our sponsors and partners
Our brilliant sponsors are here to support you, because the best work happens when we’re in it together.
Without them our Conference would not be possible. We’re incredibly grateful for their generous support to help us bring you the full AMA Conference experience, which you know and love.
From insightful sessions to exhibition conversations, they’re bringing their wealth of knowledge to Leeds and can’t wait to share it with you. Find out more about them below.
Want to be a sponsor?
If you’re kicking yourself for having missed out this time, and would like to be involved with a future event, get in touch with Lauren, our Partnerships Manager — she’ll find out more about you and make sure you can be looped in ahead of our next opportunity.
Meet our Lead Sponsors
Art Fund is throwing the cultural social on Thursday night.
Art Fund is the national charity for museums and galleries. For over 120 years, it has helped institutions across the UK to develop and share their collections, invest in people and expertise, grow their audiences and inspire the next generation.
Art Fund supports AMA events to help connect museum professionals to new audiences and raise awareness of the marketing support we can provide for museums, galleries and historic places across the UK. By partnering with Art Fund, you can join 1000+ museums and reach our National Art Pass members.
- Discover how partnering with Art Fund can help you reach our community of 142,000+ members, including a growing membership of students and teachers.
- Find out about our open funding programmes and see how we could support your organisation.
As always, Spektrix is hosting the Ginterval on Thursday.
Spektrix is the leading software partner for theatre and live event ticketing, marketing, fundraising, and audience insights. With our CRM platform, art organisations can transform their approach and grow their revenue with our all-inclusive support, training and consultancy. The Spektrix community is a rich network of professionals and industry experts that spans across the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, and Australia.
Every year, we look forward to connecting with new and familiar faces at the AMA conference, and we’re delighted to continue our support for another year. We can’t wait to properly welcome you at the Spektrix Ginterval. Make sure to stop by our stand to:
- Experience an interactive customer journey – from the box office to the bar.
- Chat to Spektrix experts to learn more about where you currently sit within the sector benchmark of email engagement.
- Chat to Spektrix experts to learn more about successfully leveraging email automation.
Substrakt is kicking off AMA Conference with an opening night social.
Substrakt is a digital agency specialising in the arts and culture sector. We partner with over 70 cultural organisations around the world to create meaningful digital experiences that engage and inspire audiences.
We design and build websites and digital products, alongside providing strategic services that add value to our clients’ work – including user research, content, analytics and design.
Our clients include the National Theatre, PAC NYC, Southbank Centre, Malmö Opera, Henry Moore Foundation, Shakespeare’s Globe, Scottish Ballet, Kettle’s Yard, Leeds Heritage Theatres, Birmingham Hippodrome and Folger Shakespeare Library.
3 reasons to visit our exhibition space:
- Take a look at some of the exciting digital projects we’ve delivered for arts and culture organisations
- Have a chat with our team about your digital challenges, ideas and opportunities
- See our ticketing products in action with live demos and fresh features
Come say hi to Tessitura at their opening night social.
We are Tessitura, a not-for-profit tech company dedicated to helping arts and cultural organisations thrive.
CRM lies at the heart of our mission and our secure technology platform. Ticketing works hand-in-hand with fundraising, membership, marketing, education and front of house. Intuitive tools help reduce uncertainty and turn data into insights. And features such as frictionless payments, digital ticketing and integrated e-commerce help build a sustainable and accessible future. With Tessitura, organisations can achieve their goals with ease.
We work with more than 800 organisations in ten countries. Our staff provide 24/7 support and offer guidance to grow revenue and engagement.
Ticketsolve is a leading platform in the live experience sector, connecting teams, audiences and data to grow revenue, elevate every moment, and transform how organisations work, all in one unified system.
We bring together ticketing, CRM, marketing, fundraising and payments, helping organisations deliver exceptional customer experiences while unlocking powerful insights through data and automation.
We partner with over 400 cultural organisations, supporting millions of transactions each year. We’re constantly evolving, with nearly three quarters of our product updates shaped directly by customer feedback, building in response to the real challenges arts professionals face.
3 Reasons to Visit Our Exhibition Space
- Speak directly with our team about your marketing challenges,from segmentation to cross-department data alignment, and explore practical, real-world solutions.
- Discover our newly repositioned brand and vision, and how we’re redefining Ticketsolve
See how connected ticketing and CRM data unlock measurable growth across campaigns, memberships, donations and repeat attendance.
Meet our Supporting Sponsors
AudienceView and WhatsOnStage help arts and culture organisations connect with audiences at every stage of the patron journey.
AudienceView’s end-to-end event commerce platform supports ticketing, fundraising, CRM, marketing automation, and data insights for venues and cultural organisations worldwide. Complementing this, WhatsOnStage is the UK’s leading theatre website and ticketing platform, reaching millions of theatregoers each month through news, reviews, interviews, videos, and ticket promotions. Together, they offer unique insight into both audience engagement and audience acquisition across the arts sector.
The annual WhatsOnStage Awards further strengthen that connection to the theatre community. As the world’s largest audience-voted theatre awards, they celebrate excellence across the industry while offering a unique view into audience preferences, engagement trends, and the productions that resonate most with theatregoing public.
Why visit our exhibition stand?
- Get practical examples of how arts organisations are using data and technology to drive ticket sales, audience growth, and engagement.
- See how an integrated platform can simplify marketing, ticketing, fundraising, and reporting—no more disconnected tools.
- Learn from audience and industry insights drawn from both AudienceView’s work with arts organisations and WhatsOnStage’s connection to millions of UK theatregoers.
- Chat with people who understand the realities of arts marketing and are keen to share ideas, not just sell software.
Buttercrumble is a creative studio founded by twin sisters Abigail and Chloe Baldwin, celebrated for their inclusive illustration and branding that inspires both the young and the young-at-heart. Clients include the National Trust, the Royal Armouries and the National Gallery.
Visit Buttercrumble’s stand to:
- Meet Chloe and Abigail for friendly creative insights and inspiration.
- Receive a bespoke illustrated portrait created live.
- Discover how characterful design can elevate storytelling and engagement.
Cog is hosting opening night drinks.
The brilliant team at Cog are behind the design for our lanyards.
We help arts organisations inspire their audiences through engaging, intelligent branding and websites that ease interactions, demand attention and prompt action.
Accessibility, inclusivity and sustainability runs through all our work.
We’re innovative, creative, straight-talking and always a joy to work with.
We do our best work when we partner with clients who are passionate about the power of the arts to transform lives, so we choose only to work with those people. We’ve been cultural sector advocates for more than three decades.
As a Certified B Corporation, we’ve exceeded rigorous criteria across social and environment impact.
Come and find us at the AMA Conference Exhibition:
- For an honest, pragmatic, no obligation chat about your website or branding needs
- To discuss examples of best in class, accessible, sustainable, user-focused websites and ticketing integrations
- To sign up to Cog’s monthly Breakfast Briefings with key thinkers and doers from the arts sector.
CultureSuite has got your covered on Wednesday night with an opening night social.
CultureSuite has built websites exclusively for arts and culture for 25 years. Our platform improves continuously, shaped by a Community of 125+ venues across 8 countries from Berkeley Repertory Theatre to Manchester’s Lowry.
Unlike generic CMS platforms, CultureSuite is built around the realities of running a cultural venue, with integrations for Tessitura, Spektrix and other sector-specific tools ready from day one. Automation, personalisation and audience development tools help marketing teams spend less time managing their websites and more time growing audiences – all in one predictable annual subscription, with no retainer fees or surprise invoices.
Three reasons to visit:
- Rethink digital investment – discover a more future-proof approach to your website
- See CultureSuite CMS in action – find out how venues like yours reduce admin, personalise content, and grow audiences
- Talk event discovery – how smarter presentation converts browsers into bookers
Numiko has spent the last 26 years creating great digital for good for the UK’s culture sector. Our team specialises in understanding users and organisations to build award-winning website and digital strategies that help some of the best organisations in the world make society a better, more interesting place.
We work exclusively with organisations that deliver public good, including The British Museum, The Science Museum Group, The National Gallery, The National Archives, The Booker Prizes, the British Academy, and many more.
We provide everything our partners need to bring a step change to their digital presence: user research and insight, digital brand development, user experience design, Drupal website development, accessibility audits, and ongoing strategic support. Whether it’s reaching new audiences, improving member engagement, or demonstrating impact, we bring deep sector knowledge and a genuinely collaborative approach to every project.
Splitpixel is throwing an opening night social.
We’re Splitpixel – a branding, design, development and digital marketing agency in Huddersfield. We build accessible, sustainable websites that help sell more tickets, drive more donations, and generate more leads for arts, culture, heritage and charitable organisations around the world.
Stop by our stand in the exhibition space if you want to do the following:
- Talk about your website and its box office and/or CRM integrations
- Talk about arts, venue and charity-focused digital marketing (especially Google Ad Grants)
- Have a nice time and meet some nice people
Hang out with The Audience Agency at their opening night social.
The Audience Agency (TAA) is a non-profit research and development organisation helping the cultural sector build a vibrant, relevant offer that better serves audiences and communities. Drop by our ‘TEA – Talking Evidence and Audiences’ area and discover how data and insight can transform your practice.
Visit us for a TEA break to:
- Get inspired – Explore our recent evidence and products and how they can support your work.
- Find your audience answers – Not sure what we can offer you? Chat to one of our agents about your audience needs – from insight to power your marketing and audience development, to evidence that strengthens your fundraising case or shapes your programming. Whether you’re a small venue or a national organisation, we’re here to help.
- Plan with confidence – Come and find out about our new free Audience Development Planning Resource.
Ticketure is a modern ticketing and admissions platform trusted by museums, heritage sites, gardens and cultural venues across the UK and North America. Designed for high-volume visitor attractions, Ticketure supports admissions, timed entry, memberships, donations, group and school bookings, retail and more, helping organisations increase revenue while simplifying day-to-day operations.
Alongside Ticketure, we’re also showcasing PatronManager, the leading arts and culture CRM and ticketing solution built on Salesforce. PatronManager helps performing arts organisations, theatres and cultural venues bring ticketing, fundraising, marketing and customer relationship management together in a single platform, providing a complete view of every patron interaction.
Together, Ticketure and PatronManager support organisations across the cultural sector, from visitor attractions and heritage sites to theatres and performing arts venues.
3 reasons to visit our stand:
1. See how technology can support your marketing goals
Whether you’re looking to drive ticket sales, increase donations, grow memberships or deepen audience engagement, we’ll show how connected ticketing, CRM and visitor management tools can help you better understand your audiences and deliver more effective campaigns.
2. Solve real operational pain points
From admissions and timed entry to fundraising, memberships, ticketing and patron management, we’ll demonstrate how modern platforms can streamline processes, reduce manual effort and create a smoother experience for both staff and customers.
3. Get practical insight from organisations like yours
We work exclusively with cultural organisations, visitor attractions and arts venues. Whether you’re considering a system change or simply exploring new ideas, we’re always happy to share what we’re seeing across the sector and discuss emerging trends in audience engagement, digital transformation and revenue generation.
Meet our Conference Online Sponsor
AMA Conference Online is made possible with support from All In.
AAll In is the new access scheme for creativity and culture in the UK and Ireland. We’re committed to removing barriers and improving experiences for deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people in theatres, museums, galleries, festivals, libraries and more.
Nearly 1 in 4 people in the UK have a disability. All In can help you connect to a significant audience by giving you the tools for clear communication.
Visit our exhibition space to discover how All In can help you:
- Make changes with confidence using our Accessibility Standards, offering clear, comprehensive guidance you can trust.
- Identify quick wins and plan future improvements with one-to-one support from our friendly Support and Skills team.
- Save on time and resources by receiving access information direct from disabled audiences with our innovative digital system – coming Summer 2026.
Meet our AMA Conference Media Partner
Arts Professional is the UK’s leading independent arts publication for industry professionals.
We provide relevant and timely news and information, enabling readers to keep up to date with what’s happening in the sector and inform their professional practice.
We also act as a forum for the sector to voice opinion, advocate for change or showcase their work, connecting a diverse community of arts professionals across the country – ranging from individual practitioners to large-scale national institutions – and sharing professional development opportunities.
We cover a variety of artforms including theatre, music, visual arts, dance, digital and heritage and our readers work in the arts, in education, in academia, in government, in sector support, in membership organisations, and for consultancies.
As partners in the communications world, Arts Professional is a proud Media Partner for the AMA conference, working together to meet the challenges identified in the Together We Act research.
With thanks to our Lead Sponsors:
With thanks to our Supporting Sponsors:
With thanks to our Conference Online sponsor:
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