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Exhibitor Marketing Pack

Here are all the marketing tools that you will need to promote your involvement in The Manchester Contemporary 2025.

Complimentary Tickets

Exhibitors receive 25 complimentary preview tickets and unlimited Saturday/Sunday tickets to share with clients. These can be booked using your unique links which are shared by email. If you haven't received these then please contact Jack Hetherington

Please do not post either of these links publicly, on social media or in forums/groups, but please use in your emails and private messages. Don’t forget to invite everyone who has bought work from you before!

Remember these are for your confirmed or potential buyers not artists or staff. You can apply for these passes here

Imagery

Here is a Canva template which you can personalise with your own art and imagery to share across the social media channels.

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Download these specially created assets to use to promote your presence at the fair including logos, social media images and the video edit from last year.

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Collector Invites

We are delighted to announce that Petra van Den Houten has joined our team responsible for Collector Liaison. If you have any serious art collectors who you would like to recommend to our collector programme then please email her at vip@themanchestercontemporary.co.uk.

Official Copy & Social Posts

The Manchester Contemporary is the place to discover and collect critically engaged contemporary artists. 

Over a single weekend, The Manchester Contemporary art fair presents a carefully curated selection of independent galleries and artist-led spaces from across the UK and internationally. We platform new work by emerging artists, provide inroads into public collections and welcome over 11,000 collectors, curators and art-lovers from across the North and beyond.

The 16th edition of The Manchester Contemporary takes place at Manchester Central on 21-23 November 2025.

OPENING TIMES

Friday 21 November 17:00 - 21:00 (Preview)
Saturday 22 November 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 23 November 10:00 - 16:00

Sample Social Posts

We are exhibiting at @McrContemporary on 21-23 November at Manchester Central. Book your tickets and see us at the place to discover and collect critically engaged contemporary artists. #TMC25

Here is some of the artists we will be showing at @McrContemporary on 21-23 November at Manchester Central. Book tickets #TMC25

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Catalogue Advertising

If you would like to advertise in the fair catalogue handed free of all charge to visitors, please email Noel Harvey or download the rate card here

Need More Help

Please email Jack if you need anything else to help promote your involvement in The Manchester Contemporary