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Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia

Full-service Communications and Marketing

Creating and executing a wide-reaching communications plan for Knight Foundation's arts funding initiative, our team has worked with the foundation for two years on messaging, media relations, marketing, community outreach, social media, advertising, event planning to promote this three-year, $9 million community-wide contest for Philadelphia's arts.

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Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe

Long-term National & Regional Media Relations

Since 2004, Canary has been the public relations firm for the city’s largest annual performing arts festival. Our targeted media campaigns are designed to reach both national and regional outlets, supporting the growth of the festival’s reputation as a world-class presenter of contemporary performing arts and the City of Philadelphia’s reputation as a destination for dynamic cultural offerings.

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Woodmere Art Museum

Full Service Communications and Marketing

Creating and executing a targeted communications and marketing plan for Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia's premier institution for interpreting the art and culture of the Philadelphia region, our team works closely with museum staff to unify messaging through media relations, marketing and advertising initiatives and outreach to the local community.

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Gunilla Installation at Moore College of Art & Design

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Philagrafika 2010

PR Campaign for inaugural year of citywide, international arts festival

We created a PR campaign for Philagrafika 2010 that resulted in international, national and regional media coverage, supporting the festival's branding and establishing a strong and consistent public presence in its very first year.

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Publicity, Marketing, Community Engagement & Communications Strategy

for Arts, Culture, Entertainment and
Mission-Driven Clients

Everyone wants to be heard. Everyone wants to be understood.

We invest the time to really get what you’re all about.
We tell your story in ways that promote brand loyalty, community engagement and plain old passion.

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55 finalists named in Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced the finalists for the second year of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia. The 55 finalists – which include individual artists, artist collectives, community groups, music organizations and theater companies – offered a wide array of innovative ideas, rising above a field of 1,267 applicants.

You can read the full press release and list of finalists here and online at KnightArts.org. Knight Foundation will announce the 2012 winners in the spring.

The three-year, $9 million community-wide contest seeks the most innovative ideas in the arts to engage and enrich Philadelphia’s communities by asking one simple question: What’s your best idea for the arts in Philadelphia? In the Challenge’s first year, Knight Foundation awarded $2.7 million to 36 winners representing a broad spectrum of the community – from individual artists and artist-driven organizations to some of the city’s premier cultural institutions.

Congratulations to all the finalists!

Submitted by megan on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 8:10am

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5 Things You Can Do For Your Small Business Right Now

Now is the time most business owners are assessing the past year’s successes, challenges and failures and planning strategies for the new year. Especially for busy small business owners, planning strategies for growth and development in the year ahead can be daunting. As you map out your goals for 2012, here are five things you can do right now to create positive change for your business.

Submitted by megan on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 11:21am

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Canary Promotion Welcomes Carolyn Huckabay of Philadelphia City Paper as Public Relations Associate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 14, 2011) – Philadelphia-based arts and culture communications firm Canary Promotion is bringing arts journalism talent to its team with the appointment of Carolyn Huckabay as its newest Public Relations Associate. Huckabay, who has most recently served as Arts Editor at Philadelphia City Paper, will join the company in January, working with the boutique firm’s arts, culture, entertainment, nonprofit and mission-driven clients.

Submitted by megan on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 3:04pm

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10 years, a bounty of art, and a job that still thrills me

from Founder & President, Megan Wendell

Canary Promotion turned 10 this fall. Over the years we’ve been fortunate to work with a dazzling array of talented artists, cultural institutions, nonprofit organizations and mission-driven businesses.

What started out as a sort of side business created by a couple of DIY musicians turned into a full time passion and you could even say, a calling. My partner in music, business and life, Mason Wendell and I started Canary Promotion out of a desire to help artists gain a higher level of exposure and to pass along what we’d learned being in the trenches ourselves.

Our core mission has never changed. We promote what we believe in, what has an impact on our culture and our community and simply what shakes up our souls.

Submitted by megan on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 3:02pm

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Publicity, Marketing, Community Engagement & Communications Strategy

for Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Mission-Driven Clients

for Arts, Culture, Entertainment and
Mission-Driven Clients