National Arts in Hospitals Network

07.03.24

We’ve recently been working for the National Arts in Hospitals Network - a UK-wide organisation supporting arts managers working in hospitals. Our role included project managing the launch of their new website - a place where arts managers...

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Gymnasts for Change

26.02.24

We're supporting the work of Gymnasts for Change - campaigning for an end to an abuse-free future for the sport - through social media strategy and management. Their powerful documentary Gymnastics: A Culture of Abuse was aired on ITV1 on Thurs...

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The Children's Art School

22.01.24

We're pleased to be working with The Children’s Art School (TCAS) in West Yorkshire on the delivery of a marketing audit and 1-year strategy. TCAS has art spaces in both Holmfirth and Huddersfield town centre, hosting regular art clubs fo...

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HERD wins Event of the Year at the Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards 2023!

12.12.23

We were delighted to be part of the team collecting the award for “Event of the Year” for HERD at this year's Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards. HERD was a genre-defying musical mash-up of epic proportions, devised by composer Orlando G...

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Our National Health Stories Finale

28.11.23

Our National Health Stories was a powerful and moving portrait of the NHS on its 75th Anniversary, the result of an unprecedented national collaboration between 19 hospital trusts, thousands of NHS staff and a stellar creative team led by Kwame ...

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30 Years of Greenwich Dance

12.09.23

We’ve been enjoying Greenwich Dance's 30 years in pictures campaign, a great way to commemorate their 30th Birthday! It’s been a trip down memory lane seeing many events that we worked on, and we particularly enjoyed seeing these br...

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Have ewe seen HERD?

12.07.23

For six magical days, 23 larger-than-life sheep - unlike any you’ve ever seen or heard before - will be popping up in surprising places across Kirklees. Will you find them? HERD is genre-defying musical mash-up of epic proportions, devi...

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Our National Health Stories Launches

03.07.23

This unprecedented national programme of artistic work made by staff in hospital settings will put the words and voices of NHS staff on stage and online to mark 75 years of the formation of the NHS, and we’re thrilled to be working on this...

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Announcing the WOVEN 2023 Programme

01.05.23

We're delighted to announce the full programme for WOVEN 2023 in Kirklees, featuring over 100 exciting events celebrating textiles, popping up all across the region between 3 June - 9 July. Launching with a vibrant community catwalk, STRUT...

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Kirklees Year of Music - PLATFORM Artist Exchange Showcase

28.04.23

Working with Music Cities Events, Kirklees Year of Music hosted Platform  - a music industry event giving Kirklees artists a career-changing opportunity. Artists, selected from an open call, took part in a live performance on 27 April,...

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Brantwood - a beautiful visitor attraction in the Lake District

14.04.23

Brantwood boasts magnificent views over Coniston Water and the Old Man of Coniston. It’s the former home of artist, environmentalist and critic, John Ruskin (1819-1900), teeming with history, surrounded by ancient woodlands and magical ga...

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Fly The Flag Donmar

Fly The Flag for Human Rights Day

30.11.21

We’re delighted to be working on this year’s Fly The Flag for Human Rights Day on 10th December. In 2021, Fly The Flag highlights Article 19 – the right to freedom of opinion and expression – in an ambitious new project ...

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Lewisham, London Borough of Culture 2022

25.11.21

We were thrilled to be at the launch of We are Lewisham, announcing programme highlights for Lewisham’s year as London Borough of Culture in 2022 at the beautiful Rivoli Ballrom. The 2022 programme celebrates the borough's rich history of...

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Southampton 2025 - UK City of Culture Bid

28.05.21

We were in Southampton on 27th May - at the City Art Gallery - supporting the city's bid to be UK City of Culture 2025. Southampton is a city proud of its culture, music, sport, dance, food, heritage, art and theatre. A maritime city and a meet...

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Join the Docks

23.09.19

We’re delighted to be working again with the team at London’s Royal Docks. This summer, we have been working on Join the Docks, a brand new festival featuring music, theatre, art, performance and more around this historic part of Londo...

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Cathy's Highlights from MIF19

13.08.19

In July, Cathy headed to Manchester International Festival, here's her highlights from its seventh year: "It’s an odd year. It was July. No better place to visit than Manchester International Festival for the 7th edition of the festival of ...

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Pages Of The Sea

07.01.19

On 11 November 2018, tens of thousands of people joined Danny Boyle for Pages of the Sea to say thank you and goodbye to the millions who left their shores during the First World War, many never to return. Across the UK and Ireland communities gat...

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PROCESSIONS 2018

13.06.18

On 10 June 2018, we were at PROCESSIONS, as part of our work for 14-18 NOW. This UK-wide, mass participatory artwork celebrating 100 years of votes for women saw tens of thousands of women take to the streets in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Lon...

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Launching 14-18 NOW’s 2018 season

15.02.18

On 22 January 2018, we were at BAFTA launching 14-18 NOW’s 2018 season of extraordinary arts events. Marking the centenary of Armistice, their final season features brand new artworks by some of the world’s leading artists. Key Result...

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Influencer Outreach for the Almeida Theatre’s ‘Figures of Speech’

11.07.17

We recently worked with the Almeida Theatre on an exciting new digital project, Figures of Speech. The project explores some of history’s most important speeches through a series of films read by actors and young leaders. We were tasked wi...

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This year’s Skate at Somerset House

09.01.17

We are nearing the end of our 2016 campaign for Skate at Somerset House, which has become a key feature of our annual calendar. In 2015, we worked with the Blaine Brothers to produce a short film to promote the full Skate experience. This season ...

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Illuminated River

23.12.16

In 2016, The Cogency were delighted to be part of the Illuminated River project. This design commission will light London’s bridges along the River Thames in a unified scheme. It will be a permanent public artwork, designed to enrich people&...

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London Design Biennale & Björk Digital

19.09.16

Two of our projects are live and currently taking over Somerset House: London Design Biennale and the Björk Digital.We have created a Facebook 360 video of Björk's Stonemilker VR, which features in Björk Digital, to give people a ...

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MIF Save the Date postcard

MIF17

19.08.16

It’s that time again. We’re gearing up for the next Manchester International Festival. It’s #6 and the first one with new artistic director, John McGrath. The Cogency has had the very great pleasure of working on every Festival s...

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Björk Digital

11.08.16

We are very excited to be working with Somerset House on the marketing for the European premiere of Björk Digital, an immersive virtual reality exhibition of digital and video works resulting from Björk’s collaborations with some o...

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