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Guided Tours with Matt James
July - October, 10am & 2pm
Join explorer Matt James for an exploratory tour of Folkestone Triennial 2021 artworks. After having gone around the world in eighty days...
Guided Tours
23rd July, 6pm - 31st October, 4pm
Join a guided tour of Folkestone Triennial 2021 artworks. Our guides this year are: - Alice Haylett Bryan, a university lecturer in film...
Guided Tour: Running with Catherine O'Connor
25th July, 10am - 19th September
Join Catherine O'Connor on a running tour of Folkestone Triennial artworks. These tours are for all running abilities and cover approximately...
Guided Tour: Drawing with Beth Walker
25th July, 4pm - 31st October, 10am
Join artist and life drawing tutor Beth Walker for a walking tour and explore different drawing materials and techniques in response to a...
Take Your Own Tour Training - Online Session
28th July, 12pm - 11th August, 6pm
New to Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021 'Online Take Your Own Tour Training’ for Folkestone residents and visitors to the town. These...
Metaxu Collective: Live sound recording
30th July, 10am
Join Tim from Seaview Studio for a 'live gig' recording session and gain insight to the life of a sound engineer. Learn about how to set up...
Folkestone Triennial Critics' Tour with Will Jennings
31st July, 11am - 2:30pm
Join our guest expert, Will Jennings, for his tour of and take on the Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021. Will Jennings is a writer, visual...
Pier Pressure 2021
31st July, 1pm
Come skate Skating Situations - Assemble's set of skateable sculptures from 1pm - 11pm this Saturday 31 July at Pier Pressure 2021. Organised...
Doc Club: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché
31st July, 7:30pm
Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band. She introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion,...
Guided Tour: Soundwalk with Sophie Stone
1st August, 2pm - 31st October
Take a soundwalk with Sophie Stone through Folkestone to learn about the artworks and their surrounding sounds. This soundwalk takes inspiration...
Young Animators Summer School for children (2 day course)
2nd August, 10am - 12th August
Come and join the Young Animators Club team for a 2 days of creativity and fun. This year we are celebrating our Folkestonians, from historical...
Fusion Summer School (Ages 8-11)
2nd August, 10am
A collision of movement and immersive technology!With James Middleton and Josh Garner.Monday 2 to Friday 6 August, 10am to 4pm Ages 8-11Join...
Young Animators Summer School - Autism Friendly Half-Day Course
4th August, 10am - 25th August, 1pm
Come and join the Young Animators Club team this summer. We are celebrating our Folkestonians, from historical heroes to the next-door neighbours...
FORTUNE HERE: Civic engagement, architecture and urban change (in Britain and wider afield)
5th August, 6pm
FORTUNE HERE: Civic engagement, architecture and urban change (in Britain and wider afield)As part of Creative Folkestone Triennial, FORTUNE...
Guided Tour: Family Art with Laura Grantham
6th August, 10am - 5th September
Laura’s tour is perfect for families with kids of all ages—suitable for toddlers, school-aged children and teenagers alike. With primary...
Neon Summer School - Exploring The Plot (Ages 5-7)
9th August, 10am
Join the Neon team for an exciting and creative week exploring the themes of the Folkestone Triennial ‘The Plot’! During this week we...
Guided Tour: Family with Catherine O'Connor
15th August, 10am - 17th October
Catherine’s tours are family-friendly, but best suited to primary school children, their parents and carers. Catherine has many years of...
Take Your Own Tour Training - In Person
18th August, 12pm - 25th August
New to Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021 - in person take your own tour training for residents and visitors alike. These relaxed sessions...
Guided Tour: Site Specifics with Naomi Eaton-Baudains
20th August, 6pm - 8th October, 2pm
Join Naomi Eaton Baudains for a guided tour of Folkestone Triennial artworks. These tours will focus on the 'site-specific' nature of the...
Young Animators Summer School for Teens (2 day course)
23rd August, 1pm - 26th August
Come and join the Young Animators Club team for a 2 afternoons of creativity and fun. This year we are celebrating our Folkestonians, from...
Folkestone Triennial Critics' Tour with Skye Sherwin
28th August, 11am - 2:30pm
Join our guest expert, Skye Sherwin, for her tour of Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021. Skye Sherwin is an art writer who has written for...
Guided Tour: Gentle Tour for Seniors with Zoe Aldrich
29th August, 2pm - 3rd October
Join actor and educator Zoe Aldrich on a senior's tour of Folkestone Triennial artworks. Friends and carers are more than welcome too. Moving...
FORTUNE HERE | The OASIS Project: A talk and discussion with Senet Yohannes of United Response
2nd September, 6pm
As part of Creative Folkestone Triennial, FORTUNE HERE presents The OASIS Project: a talk and discussion with Senet Yohannes of United Response....
Guided Tour: Parent and Baby with Alice Haylett Bryan
3rd September, 10am - 29th October
Join Alice Haylett Bryan on a pushchair-accessible tours for parents and carers with children under two years of age. With their adult-focus,...
Still Reeling Series - Jyll Bradley Celebration
3rd September, 6:30pm
Still Reeling - Films by or about Triennial ArtistsJoin us at Quarterhouse on Friday 3 September at 6.30pm for a celebration of artist Jyll...
Still Reeling Series - Films by and about Triennial Artists
4th September, 10am - 5th September
Join us at Quarterhouse for films from or about artists Pilar Quinteros, Jacqueline Donachie, Tina Gverovic, Patrick Corrillon and more.This...
Triennial Family Workshop - Play Making with Leap Then Look
4 & 18 September, from 12pm
How can we create a space to play and make? Join artists Leap Then Look to create a playful ever-changing installation which will grow and...
Emergency on Planet Folkestone: Climate Change and Art
4th September, 6:30pm
Mike Stubbs's Climate Emergency Services helps us think about the causes of climate change and our relationship with fossil-fuel powered machines....
Circulation Revisited: The Circulation of Blood
9th September, 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 Tour: Sophie Hoffman
10th September, 2pm - 8th October, 10am
Join Sophie Hoffman for a tour of Folkestone Triennial artworks.Sophie is a translator and editor. She is interested in all things Folkestone...
Triennial Family Workshop - Power Objects with Katrin Albrecht
11th September, 11am
Taking inspiration from Mariko Hori’s sculptures, Mellowing the Corners, come and make your own object of power. We will be looking at examples...
The Plot in The Clearing - Emily Ghassempour
15th September, 6:30pm
Join us for the opening Plot in the Clearing conversation as Emily Ghassempour, co-founder of books for change, discusses why diversity in...