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Circulation Revisited: The Circulation of People
Thu 23 Sep, 6:30pm
When, in the early 17th century, Folkestone’s famous son, William Harvey, discovered the circulation of blood, circulation as an idea was...
Guided Tours
July - October, 10am, 2pm, 4pm & 6pm
Join a guided tour of Folkestone Triennial 2021 artworks. Our guides this year are: - Alice Haylett Bryan, a university lecturer in film...
E Elia: Body(s)
Fri 24 Sep, 7:30pm
A first, professionally staged reading of Body(s), collaboratively produced and directed by Jessica Hynes (Spaced, The Royle Family, Years...
Folkestone Triennial Critics' Tour with Jennifer Thatcher
Sat 25 Sep, 11am - 2:30pm
Join our guest expert, Jennifer Thatcher, for her tour and thoughts on Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021. Jennifer is an art historian, critic...
Triennial Family Workshop - The Best in Us with Young Animators
Sat 25 Sep, 11am
Create a Jason Wilsher-Mills-inspired colourful character and bring it to life. Animate your character dancing or waving and even interact...
Melting Vinyl: The Staves
Sat 25 Sep, 7pm
Please note: There are additional entry requirements in place for this event due to Covid-19. Please scroll to the bottom of this page for...
Guided Tours with Matt James
July - October, 10am & 2pm
Join explorer Matt James for a playful, exploratory and educational tour of Folkestone Triennial 2021 artworks. Matt has worked in a variety...
Guided Tour: Soundwalk with Sophie Stone
August - October, 2pm
Take a soundwalk with Sophie Stone through Folkestone to learn about the artworks and their surrounding sounds. This tour will enable you...
Neon After School - Reception & Year 1
Tue 28 Sep, 3:45pm
Our popular Neon After School workshops are back starting on Tuesday 7th September 2021.The workshops explore a variety of art forms, techniques...
Neon After School - Years 5 & 6
Tue 28 Sep, 6pm
Our popular Neon After School workshops are back starting on Tuesday 7th September 2021.The workshops explore a variety of art forms, techniques...
Neon After School : Years 7-11
Tue 28 Sep, 7:15pm
Our popular Neon After School workshops are back starting on Tuesday 7th September 2021.The workshops explore a variety of art forms, techniques...
The Plot in The Clearing - Brendan Walker
Wed 29 Sep, 6:30pm
Join Brendan Walker for this Plot in the Clearing event as he examines Folkestone through the eyes of a thrill engineer.Plot in the Clearing...
Doc Club: Beyond the Visible : Hilma af Klint (U)
Thu 30 Sep, 7:30pm
Hilma af Klint was an abstract artist before the term existed; a visionary, trailblazing figure who, inspired by spiritualism, modern science,...
Guided Tour: Site Specifics with Naomi Eaton-Baudains
August - October, 2pm, 4pm & 6pm
Join Naomi Eaton Baudains for a guided tour of Folkestone Triennial artworks. These tours will focus on the 'site-specific' nature of the...
Let's Play Plaza
August - September, 11am and or 15:30
Through a series of both morning and afternoon workshops, Let’s Play Plaza explores previous and current iterations of Christopher Houghton...
Triennial Family Workshop - Drawing Sculpture with Jeni Johnson
Sat 2 Oct, 11am
Drawing Sculpture with Jeni JohnsonSaturday 02 October from 11am to 3pm.Inspired by Stephanie Bergman’s ceramic sculptures that play on...
Breath and Water, Blood and Bones
Sat 2 Oct, 4pm
Historian Lesley Hardy, doctor Sarah Montgomery and musician Grenville Hancox explore narratives around William Harvey, St Eanswythe and the...
Guided Tour: Slow Tour with Zoe Aldrich
August - October, 2pm
Join actor and educator Zoe Aldrich on a seniors' tour of Folkestone Triennial artworks. Friends and carers are more than welcome too. Moving...
The Plot in The Clearing - Bob and Roberta Smith
Wed 6 Oct, 6:30pm
Due to popular demand, this event will now take place in the auditorium at Quarterhouse. Join us for this Plot in the Clearing event with...
Guided Tour: Adapted for the Visually Impaired
Fri 8 Oct, 10am
Join Sophie Hoffman for a tour of Folkestone Triennial artworks. This tour is adapted for people with visual impairments and will focus on...
Triennial Family Workshop - 360 Folkestone with Young Animators
Sat 9 Oct, 11am
360 Folkestone with Young AnimatorsSaturday 9th October from 11am to 3pm.Envisage Folkestone in the distant future and take us there. Join...
Guided Tour: Family with Catherine O'Connor
August - October, 10am
Join these family-friendly tours and hear the children in your life discuss Folkestone Triennial artworks in their own words. These tours...
The Plot in The Clearing - Dan Atkinson
Wed 13 Oct, 6:30pm
Due to popular demand, this event will now take place in the auditorium at Quarterhouse. Join us for 'Plottymouth' Dan Atkinson’s comic,...
FORTUNE HERE: Media & Migration - an analysis of the portrayal of refugees in UK media
Thu 14 Oct, 6pm
As part of Creative Folkestone Triennial, FORTUNE HERE presents 'Media & Migration: An Analysis of the Portrayal of Refugees in UK Media by...
Doc Club: Jazz on a Summer's Day (U)
Thu 14 Oct, 7:30pm
Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island and directed by world- renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer's Day is...
Mrs H & the Sing-along Band
Fri 15 Oct, 10:30am
Back by popular demand! Mrs H & the Sing-along Band bring their unique family music back to Folkestone with a line-up of musicians including...
Triennial Family Workshop - All experiences dissolve into experience with Sam Ayres
Sat 16 Oct, 11am
All experiences dissolve into experience with Sam Ayres.Saturday 16th October 11am to 3pm.Inspired by the Triennial themes of circulation...
Folkestone Is An Art School: The Regeneration Game with the Transit Collective
11am & 3pm
The Regeneration GameJoin Transit Collective for this unique chance to redesign Folkestone. The Regeneration Game is a creative and playful...
Good Chance: The Walk
Tue 19 Oct, 4pm
One little girl. One BIG hope.Little Amal, a young refugee, embarks on a remarkable journey – an epic voyage that will take her across Turkey,...
The Plot in The Clearing - Pippa Catterall
Wed 20 Oct, 6:30pm
Join us for Plot in the Clearing with Pippa Catterall, Historian and Heritage Commentator, for her talk on ‘Art, placemaking and inclusion’Plot...
Triennial Family Workshop - Looking Re-looking with Nicole Cowan
Sat 23 Oct, 11am
Looking Re-looking with Nicole Cowan.Saturday 23rd October from 11am to 3pm.Inspired by Jaqueline Poncelot's ‘Looking Ahead’, we will...
Guided Tour: Drawing with Beth Walker
August & October, 10am & 2pm
Join artist and life drawing tutor Beth Walker for a walking tour and explore different drawing materials and techniques in response to a...