insideKENT Magazine Issue 27 - June 2014 | Page 115

COVERSTORY
Turner Contemporary cont.

A full-scale fishing boat swathed in a knitted coat is on display at Turner
Contemporary at the Coat for a Boat exhibition (Tue 15 – Sun 20 Jul).
Join the Tango on the Terrace and ‘Milonga’ party at Turner Contemporary
(Mondrian loved to boogie!) on Sunday 13th July.
Take a Colour Walk around Margate Museum (Sat 19 Jul and Sun 20 Jul).
Get creative at activities such as Printing, 3D colour games, Animate
Boogie-Woogie, Build and Play, and much more.
Dancer Adesola Akinleye invites people young and old to celebrate the
dancer inside us all with a new choreographic piece (Sun 10 Aug).
Get your friends, family buckets and spades together for theRIBA Sandcastle
Challenge (Sat 9 Jun).
There are many more events, find full festival details and share your Summer
of Colour at www.summerofcolour.org.

@SummerofColour

/summer-of-colour

Turner Contemporary: The story so far
© Nick Gutteridge

© Hufton and Crow

Having celebrated its third birthday this year,
Turner Contemporary has undoubtedly put
Margate on the cultural map. From the day the
gallery opened, people have flocked to the town,
from the local area, nationwide, and from abroad.
In August 2013, the gallery welcomed its millionth
visitor, several years before target, and has now
hit 1.2 million visitors in three years.
“Turner Contemporary has put this neglected
seaside resort back on the map.”
The Times, Cool Weekend Guide
“Go to Margate and marvel...something magical
has taken place.”
Peter Bazalgette, Chair, Arts Council England
In 2013 alone, Turner Contemporary welcomed
320,000 people, and 90% of visitors rated their

visit as ‘excellent’ or ‘good’. So far, the prized
venue has contributed an impressive £30 million
into the local economy through tourism and
inward investment, and over 35 new businesses
have opened in the town, following a renewed
vibrancy inspired by the gallery’s presence.
The gallery is committed to making world-class
art accessible to everyone. Learning is at the
heart of Turner Contemporary. From school
groups and teacher training, to community
groups, families and visitors, it is intent on
providing a fulfilling opportunity for all. In fact,
3% of the gallery's visitors had never been to a
gallery before, while 45,000 adults and children
have taken part in Turner's learning programme
of events, and over 15,000 visitors have engaged
in its public programme of performance, film
screenings, talks and tours.

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Now, with an exciting year ahead, with major
exhibitions featuring work by Piet Mondrian and
Jeremy Deller, there is certainly more to come
for Turner Contemporary in 2015. So watch this
space!

Turner Contemporary
Rendezvous
Margate
CT9 1HG
01843 233 000
www.turnercontemporary.org