Waterfronts art commissions
Seaside towns alive with creativity, breathtaking coastal landscape and some of the most thought-provoking contemporary art being produced today - England’s Creative Coast spans 1400km of shoreline from the South Downs to the Thames Estuary.
The beautiful and dramatic landscape of England’s Creative Coast has inspired artists for centuries and in 2020, seven new site-specific artworks by seven international contemporary artists – Andreas Angelidakis, Mariana Castillo Deball, Holly Hendry, Jasleen Kaur, Katrina Palmer, Pilar Quinteros and Michael Rakowitz – will connect the coastlines of Essex, Kent and East Sussex and the world-class arts organisations in these places.
The Waterfronts series of artworks will be set in the landscape of Margate, Folkestone, Hastings, Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Gravesend and Southend-on-Sea. Launching on 16 April 2020, these temporary works will open sequentially over the summer and be on display until 8 November.
Taking the border between land and water as their inspiration, each artist will respond to these unique coastal locations, focusing on issues, stories and questions related to the area to offer fresh perspectives on each place.
Pilar Quinteros
Creative Folkestone is working with Pilar Quinteros to create an artwork for Folkestone, exhibiting from Saturday 6 June to Sunday 8 November 2020.
Quinteros’ work is underpinned by an abiding interest in public spaces, the way they function and the diversity of human behaviour within them. She experiments with both structure and material, testing the boundaries, resilience and resistance of fragile and unstable materials.
For Waterfronts, Quinteros presents Janus’ Fortress Folkestone, a new multifaceted work which is also part of Folkestone Triennial 2020.
Waterfronts commissions
- Turner Contemporary in Margate presents Michael Rakowitz: April is the cruellest month’, 16 April – 8 November 2020
- The De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea presents Holly Hendry: ‘Invertebrate’, 23 May – 8 November 2020
- Hastings Contemporary presents Andreas Angelidakis: ‘Seawall’, 23 May – 8 November 2020
- Creative Folkestone presents Pilar Quinteros: ‘Janus’ Fortress Folkestone’, 6 June to 8 November 2020, as part of Folkestone Triennial
- Towner Eastbourne presents Mariana Castillo Deball (title to be confirmed), 13 June to 8 November 2020
- Cement Fields in Gravesend presents Jasleen Kaur: ‘The first thing I did was to kiss the ground’, 25 July – 8 November 2020, as part of Estuary 2020
- Metal in Southend-on-Sea presents Katrina Palmer: ‘Hello’ and ‘Retreat’, 25 July – 8 November 2020, as part of Estuary 2020
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About England's Creative Coast
England’s Creative Coast is led by Turner Contemporary and Visit Kent and aims to inspire visitors to the region.
Towner Eastbourne, the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, Hastings Contemporary, Creative Folkestone, Turner Contemporary in Margate, Cement Fields in Gravesend and Metal in Southend-on-Sea have joined forces for the first time to pioneer this cultural travel experience.
The project is principally funded by Arts Council England’s Cultural Destinations programme and VisitEngland through the Discover England Fund, supported by South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP), East Sussex County Council, Kent County Council, Essex County Council, Visit Essex, Southend Borough Council, Experience West Sussex, Historic Dockyard Chatham and Southeastern.