“Suitcases: Telling Textile Travels” is an online exhibition which will incorporate over 20 international textiles from the Conflict Textiles collection focused on global displacement, both historical and current, its multiple impacts and the experiences of refugees both before and after they arrive and settle in their host country.
To celebrate one of Folkestone’s favourite paintings, gifted to the town in 1916, Folkestone Fringe and artist Manuel Vason invite you to be part of a photographic recreation at Folkestone Harbour Arm.
Young refugees and asylum seekers have created an art exhibition inspired by their journeys to Kent and hopes for the future.
An exhibition of new portraits by Aida Silvestri. Shown alongside her photographic series Even This Will Pass.
>A presentation by artist Theresa Smith from Mooch about her Ramsgate harbour installation Worse Things Happen At Sea, made in collaboration with composer Nicholas de Carlo
How can museums and heritage organisations engage sustainably with refugees and migrants? With special guests, Multaka Oxford
Join us to share and celebrate the rich history of arts, refugees and migration projects in Kent and to explore how we might work collectively to bring this archive to life.
Music in Detention (MiD), in collaboration with musician Oliver Seagar are running a 3 day residency in Dover, with musicians they worked with whilst incarcerated in the UK’s Immigration Detention System
A four day festival bringing together artists and creative practitioners to present a diverse programme of art, events, workshops and talks about the poetics of food, the politics of its migrations and the ways in which our bodies hold these stories.
Platforma 5 Launch event at Kent County Council, Maidstone 17.00-18.30 : A special event in partnership with Kent County Council for the official launch of the 5th Platforma Festival, produced by Counterpoints Arts. Advanced booking required. If you would like to attend, please contact tom@counterpointsarts.org.uk
In partnership with Ideas Test, Woodville Theatre, Cohesion Plus No Direction Home, produced by Counterpoints Arts & Camden People’s Theatre, has been running since September 2018, with free coaching and paid performances for new stand-up comedians from refugee & migrant backgrounds. Led by award-winning comic Tom Parry, the group have performed at 10 gigs in […]
An exhibition of artwork created by textile artist Anna Ray and a group of mothers living in Ashford long term residents and recently resettled Syrian women.
The Margate Film Festival presents a selection of short films that explore the motivations, challenges and perceptions of global migration and refugee stories.
Join us at the Huguenot Museum for a networking event leading up to Platforma 5, the fifth Platforma Festival, taking place across Kent and Medway in October 2019.
Folkestone Quarterhouse, Mill Bay Folkestone Kent CT20 1BN 11.00-13.00 Free Join us at The Quarterhouse in Folkestone for a networking event leading up to Platforma 5, the fifth Platforma Festival, taking place across Kent and Medway in October 2019. The event is open to all and will feature updates on plans so far for performances, exhibitions, […]
