KTA 1: Planning For Media Exhibitions And Events

Tramlines
Tramlines is a music festival held in the centre of sheffield every year The purpose is to entertain, music acts perform on stages at different venues around sheffield. Musicians from around the world come to play this and make themselves known. The target audience is for all ages, as tickets are offered to under 5's as well. It is a Casual music festival in the city which is held in many areas around the city centre, for example; Devonshire green, O2 academy etc. The event takes place in many areas around sheffield, the areas are very large and are able to cater for food and drink as well as the stages


Millenium galleries
The millennium galleries are a part of the museum of sheffield on surrey street. The Galleries play host to a variety of events including exhibitions as well as events. Currently the gallery is hosting an event called designed to shine- 100 years of stainless steel. Many different pieces have been brought to this display. Many pieces are from steelworks around Sheffield to show how large the stainless steel business was for the city. It will also demonstrate that even though jobs have been lost in the industry, many companies still operate in Sheffield and it is still one of the leading producers of steel. (http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/museums/millennium-gallery/exhibitions/current/designed-to-shine-–-100-years-of-stainless-steel)


Yorkshire Sculpture Park

It is a sculpture park in Yorkshire that aims to challenge, inspire and inform people about modern art. It plays host to over 300,000 visitors a year. The current exhibition is about water, and was created by Lucy + Jorge Orta, one of the displays is The raft of Medusa. The target audience is open to anyone who wishes to learn about, appreciate and admire the artwork. Also many different exhibits and events are hosted here around the year. These events are held for a range of ages, and hold events for schools as well as communities. (http://www.ysp.co.uk/exhibitions/lucy-jorge-orta)

Doc Fest

Doc Fest is a documentary film festival held in sheffield every year. The festival is designed to entertain as well as to give new film writers the chance to get their film made nationally. The festival is attended by film makers, cinema group owners and the general public and is open to all ages. The funding comes from the BBC, the US Embassy and the Sheffield Council etc. Many night time events are put on around Doc Fest to keep people entertained who have travelled from around the world.

Zero Hours

Zero Hours is a display to be set up in the graves gallery in Sheffield. The display is a collection of foodstuff and other basic products purchased in the German Democratic Republic. Around the display there are many paintings hung from the Karl Marx period (1818-1883) This display will be open to the public and will be for everyone to appreciate (http://www.museums-sheffield.org.uk/museums/graves-gallery/exhibitions/coming-soon/art-sheffield-2013)