ARTS by the Sea Festival, the south coast’s annual celebration of arts and culture, is to resume this year. Directors have said they preparing for another exciting instalment of inclusive art and performance over three days from Friday October 1 to Sunday October 3. Festival organisers at BCP Council and From The Fields, in association with Arts Council England, have also revealed that the theme running throughout its 2021 programme will be one of ‘Connect’. The eleventh edition of the free-to-attend festival follows a year of restricted social interaction and limited access to arts and entertainment events. Arts by the Sea Creative Director Roxy Robinson said: “After such a trying year for all of us, we are thrilled to be bringing back the much-loved, live elements of Arts by the Sea that were delivered online last year.