Artichoke is the UK’s leading creative producer of outdoor art events which take place all over the UK. Founded in 2005, the charity works with artists to create unique large-scale experiences that are accessible to the widest possible audience. Artichoke has nominated fibre optic broadband company, Youfibre, for the Corporate Award for supporting its biennial light art festival, Lumiere, in Durham in November 2021. This first donation to the charity not only helped to make the UK’s leading light festival possible but also enabled its extensive Lumiere Learning and Participation programme. The partnership represented a new and creative way for Youfibre to support the communities they serve, and by nominating Youfibre, Artichoke wish to celebrate the company’s vision in seeing a natural alignment between their product and a much-loved light festival, with both having the power to transform places, engage communities and bring people together. This nomination exemplifies a commitment to create meaningful partnerships that benefit a new donor and cultural audiences alike.

Artichoke Trust & Youfiber