Margate Rocks 08
February 12th, 2008 > Posted in: Art Discussion, Exhibitions, Events
Good news… Margate Rocks is back! The 6th Margate Rocks Festival of Contemporary Visual Art will take place between 2-11 May 2008. Situated in and around Margate, this year’s festival explores the relationship between ‘Art & Ecology’.
Showcasing cutting edge work by emerging and established artists, the festival will highlight areas of social, environmental and cultural fact and fiction. The programme aims to create a multidisciplinary dialogue that audiences of all ages can access through a variety of exciting commissions, exhibitions, events, talks, films and workshops.
Participants include Heather & Ivan Morison, Franny Armstrong, Billy Childish, Mark McGowan, Michaela Crimmin, Andrew Kötting and Dr Mark Miodownik. Work will be sited in an assortment of exhibition spaces – from historical to disused, conventional to alternative.
The festival organisers are inviting emerging and established artists, artist groups and curators to submit proposals for exhibition during the festival. You can find out more about Margate Rocks, or join their mailing list by visiting www.margaterocks.com
In the coming months I’m sure you’ll be seeing alot more of Margate Rocks around town, and we’ll continue to post more news about this years festival as the time grows nearer.
Wednesday February 13, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Margate Rocks is one great event in the town! Margate Renewal Partnership has commissioned an Open Space event to establish how this sort of activity could be build upon to regenerate Margate.
I would like to take this opportunity to invite you all toto attend an Open Space* event on the 22nd of February at the
Winter Gardens.
You will be able to express any ideas you have as well as listen to those of
others.
All main decision makers, funders, planners and practitioners are being
invited to attend and engage with artists, creatives and cultural activists.
This is your chance to be heard, to listen, to meet, to shape the agenda and to make a difference.
LOOKING FORWARD: How can art and culture contribute to and benefit from the
regeneration of Margate?
LOCATION
Winter Gardens, Fort Cres, Margate CT9 1HX
22nd February 2008
2pm - 6pm (Lunch will be served from 1pm-2pm)
Please RSVP to root@mush-rooms.com specifying lunch and special requirements.
Friday February 29, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I think Margate Rocks sounds fantastic - well done and can’t wait!