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2:48 PM April 22, 2021
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Amit Chaudhuri, Otegha Uwagba and Roisin Kiberd are just three of the fabulous creative minds speaking at this years Folkstone Book Festival
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The Creative Folkestone Book Festival The Shape of Things to Come
is back and bigger than ever in Folkestone this summer. Running from Friday 4 to Sunday 13 June 2021, there is plenty of bookish fun to be had both in Folkestone and at home.
British author, poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay was one of many fantastic guests at the Folkstone Book Festival in 2019
- Credit: Matthew Andrews / Creative Folkstone
Alastair Upton, Chief Executive, Creative Folkestone, said, “This summer, our annual festival returns bursting with energy and ideas. I am looking forward to a 10-day extravaganza that will gather creative minds from Folkestone and across the world to imagine, discuss and debate a new future of possibilities in a post-Covid wo
Published:
2:48 PM April 22, 2021
Amit Chaudhuri, Otegha Uwagba and Roisin Kiberd are just three of the fabulous creative minds speaking at this years Folkstone Book Festival
- Credit: Creative Folkstone
The Creative Folkstone Book Festival The Shape of Things to Come
is back and bigger than ever in Folkstone this summer. Running from Friday 4 to Sunday 13 June 2021, there is plenty of bookish fun to be had both in Folkstone and at home.
British author, poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay was one of many fantastic guests at the Folkstone Book Festival in 2019
- Credit: Matthew Andrews / Creative Folkstone
Alastair Upton, Chief Executive, Creative Folkestone, said, “This summer, our annual festival returns bursting with energy and ideas. I am looking forward to a 10-day extravaganza that will gather creative minds from Folkestone and across the world to imagine, discuss and debate a new future of possibilities in a post-Covid world. This year, the festival itself wil
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Creative Folkestone Triennial announces new extended summer dates for fifth edition
Rana Begum, No.1054 Arpeggio, commissioned for Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021 in partnership with Folkestone and Hythe District Council. Photo by Tom Bishop.
FOLKESTONE
.-Creative Folkestone announced the new dates for the fifth Folkestone Triennial, The Plot, from 22 July 2 November 2021. With an extended running time now spanning across the summer, audiences can safely enjoy over 20 outdoor, newly commissioned public artworks in Folkestones scenic coastal setting, by artists including Assemble, Rana Begum, Gilbert & George, Atta Kwami, Pilar Quinteros, and Richard Deacon.
Free to the public, the Triennial marks one of the UKs most ambitious art exhibitions. Following its run, some works will remain as permanent additions to Creative Folkestone Artworks, which currently features 74 artworks located across the town and harbour and accessible throughout the year. Dedicated to producing
Fifth Folkestone Triennial to take place this summer
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The dates for the upcoming fifth Folkestone Triennial have been released.
This year, the art festival will be extended and run from July 22 to November 2 and include more than 20 outdoor, newly commissioned public artworks.
Folkestone s beach huts, by Rana Begum and commissioned for Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021 in partnership with Folkestone and Hythe District Council. Photo by Tom Bishop
They replaced some of the rundown beach chalets running along the coast between Folkestone and Sandgate. Some of the other existing huts were also repaired as part of the scheme.
New photos show rows of the brightly painted huts along the promenade.