Local young people help create ‘Morph’ mural at Maidstone Bus Station
A group of young people from Maidstone have helped create an amazing mural at Maidstone Bus Station as part of the refurbishments to the area. The local teenagers worked on…
Charivari makes a musical comeback to Folkestone
Chris Smith (The Chambers) with Brigitte Orasinski (Strange Cargo) as The Rattlers play Photo: Ray Duff Words and photos by Ray Duff The popular Charivari event, organized by arts group…
The Printed Line exhibition comes to the Beaney in Canterbury
A free exhibition exploring how artists have used printmaking techniques to exploit the potential of the printed line opens at The Beaney this Saturday (24 July). The Arts Council Collection’s…
Could you be the next Creative Folkestone Triennial Curator?
Pilar Quinteros, Janus Fortress: Folkestone. Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021, Co-commissioned by England’s Creative Coast. Photo by Thierry Bal. Creative Folkestone is looking to appoint a new curator for Creative Folkestone…
Main Road in Folkestone to be closed for Triennial
By Ray Duff Tontine Street and Harbour Street near the Creative Quarter areas of Folkestone will be closed to all traffic, both ways, for the official opening of Folkestone Triennial…
Fabric of Ashford weaves magic back into the High Street
Ashford’s High Street will come to life with an explosion of colour this weekend (Sat 17 July) as beautiful fabric creations decorate the Bandstand and town centre as part of…
Canterbury museum joins National Portrait Gallery partnership
Canterbury’s Museums and Galleries service has become one of 12 organisations in the country to join the National Portrait Gallery’s National Skills Sharing Partnership. Over the next two years, all…
Recovery Poem to light up Ashford this summer
Photo: Ben Raine How do we commemorate what’s been lost as we start to take tentative steps out of lockdown? What do we want to hold onto and grow? What…
Makeover for unique seafront shelter in Deal
Seafront shelters are being renovated – Carl Ashington (left) from the repairs team is pictured with Cllr Oliver Richardson A seaside shelter on Deal Seafront has been renovated by Dover…