insideKENT Magazine Issue 87 - June 2019 | Page 33

ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
EXPLORE
FOLKESTONE
CREATIVE QUARTER’S
HIDDEN SPACES THIS JUNE
MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND FOLKESTONE CREATIVE QUARTER’S UNIQUE AND CREATIVE
COMMUNITY FROM FRIDAY 14th – SUNDAY 23rd JUNE. ENJOY TEN DAYS OF EXCITING EVENTS,
OPEN STUDIOS AND PERFORMANCES CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MAKERS, BUSINESSES, SHOPS
AND EATERIES THAT MAKE UP THIS UNIQUE URBAN VILLAGE. OPEN QUARTER IS THE PERFECT
OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT FOLKESTONE AND EXPLORE YOUR OWN CREATIVITY.
The fifth annual Connecting Creatives
event at 5.30pm on Friday 14th June
marks the launch of this year’s Open
Quarter at Folkestone Quarterhouse.
Local businesses, artists and start ups
will share knowledge and talk about
future plans in a casual mini-
conference, condensing big ideas into
bite-size portions.
The following nine days sees
the Creative Quarter throw open its
doors inviting everyone to discover
something new. You’re guaranteed
to be inspired by the hive of activity
as jewellers, tailors, sculptors,
painters, web designers, performers
and filmmakers open their doors to
the public.
With the arrival of Creative
Folkestone’s new tech hub –
digital:glassworks – come along to one
of five free hour-long lunchtime tech
talks from local creatives at 1pm from
Monday 17th-Friday 21st June.
Explore the offices and studios inside
digital:glassworks throughout Open
Quarter paying a visit to The Robing
Room for workshops involving all
things textiles, chatting with Living
Words about dementia and mental
health, and stepping into a world of
virtual reality with Lubna Gem Arielle.
Begin your adventure at the top of
The Old High Street, with exhibitions
at Lilford Gallery and artists’ open
studios. Stop by Steep Street Coffee
House for live performances, and don’t
miss a bunting making workshop at
Miss Ginger’s.
Packed with artists and makers,
Tontine Street is a hidden gem
bursting with talent just waiting to be
explored. Pay a visit to B&B Project
Space, The Stables, Fosbery Studio, D:NA Gallery, HOP Projects CT20 and
The Wedge to discover work including illustration, lighting design, sculpture,
painting, monoprints, linoprints, performance art and so much more.
Enjoy a free family fun day in digital:glassworks’ courtyard on Sunday 16th June.
Sing and dance with Mrs H and the Sing-along Band alongside DJ Local
Foreigner, watch puppet shows, get your face painted, make badges, tuck into
delicious food and drink, and build and test water rockets with Supreme Science.
You can also get creative with two free family workshops at Block 67 and
experiment with textiles, recycled materials, developing characters and stories
based on the children’s book series Dave Pigeon! Just drop in between 11am-
3pm – everyone is welcome.
Open Quarter is also the perfect excuse to shop in an array of independent shops.
Drop into Atelier Feralchild, R&R, Delicious California and Violet Elizabeth
for fashion and jewellery. Visit Kitty McCall for stunning interior design and dig
through Vintage & Vinyl’s record collection. Stop by Thalassa for beautiful gifts,
Moo Like a Monkey for amazing baby and toddler clothes and toys, Folkestone
Wholefoods for ethical food and skincare, and The Woodshed for amazing art.
For more information and to download this year’s full programme, please visit
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk.
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