Pablo Bronstein , Beach Hut in the style of Nicholas Hawksmoor , 2014 , photo by Stuart Wilson
theatre , dance and comedy has been built . The area has been animated by three internationally acclaimed visual art Triennials , a collection of significant and permanent contemporary public art , a full performance programme and an annual Book Festival . The area is populated by artists and home to creative industries and is home to higher education study and research ; all this has created many hundreds of jobs .
How do you raise money ?
The vast majority of our income comes from the rental of all our properties ( shops , flats , studios , business and education spaces ) by artists and other creative individuals and businesses . The rest of our funding is raised through sponsorship from trusts and foundations and we also receive funding by Arts Council England and local authorities .
How important are volunteers to the Creative Foundation , and what sort of things do they do ? How can our readers get involved ? governance of its board to ushers at the Book Festival . Due to the range of volunteering roles , we have a very wide spread of volunteers from retired volunteers ; through active working age people , both employed and not employed ; through to students looking for experience to improve their employment prospects . If you share the same love and enthusiasm for creativity , please do get in touch .
What does the future hold ?
We are currently working towards to the fourth edition of Folkestone Triennial double edge ( 2nd Sep – 5th Nov 2017 ), our annual Book Festival ( 17th – 26th Nov ) and this June all the Creative Quarter tenants will once again be opening their doors and offering behind the scenes access to everyone as part of Open Quarter 2017 ( 17th & 18th June ).
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Very important . The Creative Foundation uses volunteers in a variety of ways from the leadership and 167