The Quiet Compere Poetry and Gallery Tour 2016

by sarah-l-dixon in Manchester

We did it

On 14th January 2016 we successfully raised £3,047 with 148 supporters in 56 days

The Quiet Compere gives a platform to local page and performance poets, including both established and emerging voices. Help fund 2016 tour.

by sarah-l-dixon in Manchester

Creative & Arts

Sarah L Dixon

sarah-l-dixon

27th July 2016

Wolverhampton will happen! After having to raise extra £300 through badge and tshirt sales and poemathons

Hello All,

Once the project was a success Wolverhampton withdrew some funding they had agreed to due to two rounds of spending cuts. Good news is that through poemathons, badge sales and tshirts this event is now going to happen again. I am in talks with Wolverhampton Council about a small…

Sarah L Dixon

sarah-l-dixon

14th January 2016

Thankyous delayed because a few people said wasn't working. Now been told they are

Thankyou to you all. It looks like we migth just make it. Yoy are superstars and I will send personal thank yous this evening and in next week. Hugs and love and poetry to you all Sarah xxx

Sarah L Dixon

sarah-l-dixon

4th January 2016

Hello All - Amazingly we are at 56% with ten days to go! Past the half way mark

Hello All,

Thanks so much for your tweets and shares and pledges.

I am running poemathons as a thank you to anyone who has pledged where I write poems from 6 words or a photo or picture you send me and then I post them to this blog:

https://challengethecompere.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/a-purple-wax-rabbit-adding-wax-patterns-to-wednesday-and-an-engagement/

If you have already had…

Sarah L Dixon

sarah-l-dixon

23rd December 2015

A Fourth date will be possible if the crowdfunder is fully-funded by 14th January 2016!

Hello Supporters!

I have done some calculating and if this project fully funds this would mean a fourth event would go ahead in Hebden Bridge in April as well as the three in Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, Swindon and Wolverhampton. This is partly due to the match-funding from Whitworth Art Gallery…

Sarah L Dixon

sarah-l-dixon

15th December 2015

Whitworth Art Gallery Backing

Hello All,

The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, have been in touch to say they are happy to pay performers fees and let us use their newly revamped gallery space for free if we make the event free entry.

This would mean costs of performers and venue hire would be covered (£375) by…

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£5 or more

71 of 100 claimed

£5 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling and a personal thank you email from The Quiet Compere. This would fund a third of the flyers for an event.

£10 or more

35 of 100 claimed

£10 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling and a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere. This would fund two-thirds of the flyers for an event.

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8 of 10 claimed

£10 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling and a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere. This would fund two-thirds of the flyers for an event. PLUS a Facebook share and three Tweets about an event/book/etc of your choice (Right reserved to refuse to post inappropriate material). LIMITED EDITION

£12 or more

0 of 20 claimed

£12 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling and a hand-written post-card The Quiet Compere from a venue on the tour! This would fund the flyers for an event.

£15 or more

12 of 100 claimed

£15 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere and a badge. This would pay for the ink and printing costs of running orders and signatures sheets for 4 events

£17 or more

3 of 20 claimed

£17 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere (FROM A DATE ON THE TOUR!) and a badge. This would pay for the ink and printing costs of running orders and signatures sheets for 4 events

£20 or more

9 of 50 claimed

£20 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge and a mini workshop before an event. This would pay for research into local press and webpages for an event and the sending out of of Press Releases.

£25 or more

9 of 25 claimed

£25 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge, a 2016 T-shirt with full tour info on the back. This would pay for half of the venue hire for an event.

£25 or more

4 of 30 claimed

£25 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge and entrance to one event. This would pay for half of the venue hire for an event.

£25 or more

4 of 10 claimed

£25 Reward

I will write you a bespoke poem and send it to you as a Word document, PDF and jpeg. As long as you credit me you are free to share wherever you like. Perfect to promote your business creatively.

£30 or more

13 of 25 claimed

£30 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge, a 2016 T-shirt with full tour info on the back and entrance to an event of your choice. This would pay the platform fee for one of the performers.

£30 or more

2 of 25 claimed

£30 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge, entrance to an event and a mini workshop before an event. This would pay for half of the venue hire for an event.

£35 or more

2 of 25 claimed

£35 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge, a 2016 T-shirt with full tour info on the back a mini workshop before the event and entrance to an event of your choice. This would pay the platform fee for one of the performers and printing costs.

£40 or more

1 of 10 claimed

£40 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge, a mini workshop, before the event and entrance to an event of your choice and a shout out at the event. This would pay for the thank you messages to performers, the blog and photos drafting and posting.

£45 or more

0 of 10 claimed

£45 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge, a 2016 T-shirt with full tour info on the back, mini workshop, before the event and entrance to an event of your choice and a shout out at the event. This would pay for the thank you messages to performers, the blog and photos drafting and posting.

£50 or more

3 of 5 claimed

£50 Reward

A framed bespoke poem. I will also and it to you as a Word document, PDF and jpeg. As long as you credit me you are free to share wherever you like. Perfect to promote your business creatively. Delivered to businesses within ten miles from Manchester at no extra charge. P and P for businesses further afield.

£75 or more

3 of 10 claimed

£75 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge, a 2016 T-shirt with full tour info on the back, mini workshop before event, entrance to an event of your choice, a shout out at the event and inclusion of your name and/or logo on the flyers for one event. This would invest in time to find and book poets and give due consideration to the running order.

£5 or more

10 of 10 claimed

£5 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling and a personal thank you email from The Quiet Compere. This would fund a third of the flyers for an event. PLUS LIMITED OFFER open to first ten - a share of a link on my Facebook timeline (right to refuse to post distasteful or otherwise unsuitable material).

£20 or more

5 of 5 claimed

£20 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge and a 2016 T-shirt with logo. This would pay for research into local press and webpages for an event and the sending out of of Press Releases.

£100 or more

3 of 3 claimed

£100 Reward

A warm fuzzy feeling, a hand-written post-card from The Quiet Compere, a badge, a 2016 T-shirt with full tour info on the back, mini workshop before the event and entrance to an event of your choice, a shout out at the event and inclusion of your name and/or logo on the flyers for all events. This would pay platform fees for three performers and for ticket liaison for two events.

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