Turner Contemporary: Platform 2019
Turner Contemporary Rendezvous, MargatePresenting the eighth edition of Platform, the annual region-wide project created to support new graduate talent across the south east of England.
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Dreamland Margate: Tiina Turner Prize
Dreamland 49-51 Marine Terrace, Margate, UKUnveiling of the winning artwork in Dreamland’s public art competition to find a new mural for the park inspired by legendary singer Tina Turner. Join us for a weekend of art and celebration at Dreamland and visit the giant inflatable Tiina Turner Head sculpture/karaoke booth.
Song is the Power: Dan Scott
RESORT 50 Athelstan Rd, Margate, UKWorkshops and a performance led by Dan Scott for artists interested in working with song and exploring the archetype of the singer-songwriter. Part of our series of Continuing Professional Development events.
Music Hall Now! at Marine Studios: Lunatraktors
Marine Studios 17 Albert Terrace, MargateCliftonville’s ‘broken folk’ duo rework songs from Margate’s past, discovering the contemporary relevance of Music Hall. Developed through performances for community groups including Darwin Court, Ageless Thanet and Your Time.
Song is the Power: Dan Scott
RESORT 50 Athelstan Rd, Margate, UKWorkshops and a performance led by Dan Scott for artists interested in working with song and exploring the archetype of the singer-songwriter. Part of our series of Continuing Professional Development events.
We Must Cultivate Our Garden: Private View
Sunshine Cafe Marine Terrace, Margate, UKAn exhibition of works by 19 former Turner Prize nominees and winners. Supported by Arts Council England with National Lottery funding.
Making Waves: How to do it!
Margate Adult Education Centre 1-3 Hawley Square, MargateA professional development day for performance-based creatives.
We Must Cultivate Our Garden
Sunshine Cafe Marine Terrace, Margate, UKOpen Friday - Sunday, 12:00 - 16:00
An exhibition of works by
19 former Turner Prize nominees and winners. Supported by Arts Council England with National Lottery funding.
Song is the Power: Dan Scott
RESORT 50 Athelstan Rd, Margate, UKWorkshops and a performance led by Dan Scott for artists interested in working with song and exploring the archetype of the singer-songwriter. Part of our series of Continuing Professional Development events.
Here, You Are Home: Zoe Murphy
Various Locations: please see full listing , UKDrawn from stories of home and flown from a fixed point, this collection of fabric flags is always in motion.
Also in Margate: Joseph Wales
Joseph Wales Exhibition and Event Space 2 Dane Hill, MargateWhat's on at Joseph Wales
Cliftonville West 2014-2019: Heather Tait
Fort Road Hotel (outside wall space) Fort Rd, Margate, UKA photographic documentation of the street life in Cliftonville West, an area that is changing fast.
Kill me now
Former Primark Building 46a-48 High St, Margate, UKArt print editions gallery
Pie Factory Margate: Exhibitions
Pie Factory Margate 5 Broad St, Margate, UKThe gallery hosts weekly exhibitions throughout Margate NOW.
The Welcome Chorus: Yuri Suzuki
Turner Contemporary Rendezvous, MargateThe Welcome Chorus brings together sound, sculpture and artificial intelligence (AI) in a new interactive outdoor installation and has been co-created with hundreds of people across Kent.
Beyond the Mask: Invisible Women
Droit House Droit House, Margate, UKOpen 27 - 29 September & 2 October, 10:00 - 17:00
This exhibition by a group of autistic women will give an insight into the experience of living with autism.
Collective Disturbance: Curated by Ruth Fox
Gordon House Churchfield Pl, Margate, UKNine artists’ visionary perspectives on the huge shifts taking place in the world today, with work by Robert Montgomery, Ruth Fox, Charlie Evaristo-Boyce, Claire de Lune, Luke Vandenberg, Elizabeth Hunter, Samuel Eyles, Chris Moon and Helder Clara.
The Last Things (Pre-Now, Post-Now, Now-Now): Sadie Hennessy
Margate Winter Gardens Promenade Tunnel Fort Cres, Margate, UKOpen Saturday & Sunday until 27 October, plus closing event 31 October
An exciting multi-sensory immersive art installation exploring a post-human world after the 6th Mass Extinction.
24hr disco: Liene Steinberga Cesar
Location is TBD , UK24h disco is a durational performance where a single dancer is constantly dancing and audience is welcome to join in.
Roots: 1927
Theatre Royal Margate Addington St, MargateStories from a simpler time. A medley of rarely told folktales of tyrannical ogres, magic bird's hearts and very, very fat cats.
Making Waves: Showcase
Olby's Soul Cafe & Music Rooms 3-5 King St, MargatePresented by UK Arts International and Looping the Loop Making Waves celebrates the wealth of amazing live performance created in East Kent, showcasing the region’s best theatre, dance, comedy, cabaret and music.
Margate Re-imagined: Transit Collective
Through a combination of walks, artworks, architecture and poetry, Margate Reimagined is a present day vision of Margate with an alternative past.
Also in Margate: Cliffs
Cliffs 172 Northdown Road, MargateWhat's on at Cliffs
RESORT
RESORT 50 Athelstan Rd, Margate, UKDiscover what's on at RESORT, studios, project space & gallery
Gossamer: Group show curated by Zoe Bedeaux
Carl Freedman Gallery 28 Union Cres, Margate, UKWhat happens when artists use a material that has been constructed to function around intimate parts of the female form? Featuring 22 international artists.
Use Your Hands For Happiness: Maxine Sutton
32 Hawley St 32 Hawley St, Margate, UKOpen by appointment 12 to 15 November
Screen printed, appliquéd and stitched textiles form a window installation and external hanging artwork, to engage with our material consciousness.
Poetry Micro-residencies: Connor Sansby
Dotted around Margate, you will find poets hard at work, writing poetry inspired by the sights and sounds of the town.
Alphabetti Spaghetti: Alex Chinneck
All Saints' Avenue All Saints' Ave, Margate, UK
Rise: RL-a
59 Sweyn Rd 59 Sweyn Rd, Margate, UKTwo simple, abstract and playful stairs so that you can sit down and enjoy the now.
Last Night At The Bingo: Leigh Clarke
Liddicoat & Goldhill Studio 1 Project Space The Printworks 1a Union Row, MargateLarge scale banner prints celebrating the Beacon Bingo Hall, which recently closed after 36 years of gathering locals in Margate.
A conversation in my head while examining the very existence of house plants: Geldzahler & Rechsteiner
101 Social 101 Northdown Rd, MargateOpen: Friday 18 October, 17:00 - 23:00
Call 07935 777090 or email [email protected] to book a private tour outside of these times
Conceived as an audio drama and presented as a multi-layered audio-visual installation, the work follows an imaginary conversation inside an artist’s head.
The Reinvention of Daily Life: Arts Education Exchange
Hand Car Wash 67 Northdown Rd, Margate, UKSix young people from Arts Education Exchange work with artist Kavel Rafferty to create site specific street art around Margate.
Limbo: Plus One
Limbo Project Space 2 Bilton Square, Margate, UKLimbo studio holders, working with invited guests, will make new collaborative work in projects running throughout the festival.
Lombard Street Gallery: Exhibitions
Lombard Street Gallery 2 Lombard St, Margate, UKChanging exhibitions throughout Margate NOW, check opening days and times in listing
Point Break: Emma Gibson
Water Tower, Platform 1 Margate Station Station Approach, Margate, UKOpen 28 September - 13 October, Thursday - Sunday 10:00 - 17:00;
19 October - 12 January, Saturday - Sunday 13:30 - 17:00
Plus 3 & 4 December
This installation is about obstructions that cause a wave to break using simulated augmented reality.
Also in Margate: 101 Social
101 Social 101 Northdown Rd, MargateWhat's on at 101 Social Club
Anachronopolis: Sadie Hennessy
Location is TBD , UKLook out for old photographs that aren’t all that they seem, hidden in the vintage, junk and charity shops of Margate. For clues follow @memphishennessy
Margate Station Commission: Studio TAC
Margate Station Margate Station Station Approach, UKThe Margate Station Commission is a sculptural installation that uses analogue technology to illuminate the ticket hall ceiling.
Printed Whispers: Yemi Awosile
Open School East Margate Adult Education Centre 1-3 Hawley Square, MargateThis textile and spatial intervention makes use of local chalk and reconditioned objects to test, re-design and co-design communal spaces and viewpoints in and around Hawley Square.
Turner Prize 2019
Turner Contemporary Rendezvous, MargateNominated artists: Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo, Tai Shani. Four of the most exciting artists working right now are shortlisted to win the prize based on an outstanding exhibition that has taken place in the previous year.
Margate NOW takeover, Foyle Rooms at Turner Contemporary: day 1
Margate NOW give a taster of what is coming up during the Festival - pop in to discover more
Saturday 28 September 2019 from 10:30
Quartet: Dawn Cole, Dan Thompson, Tracey Thompson, Graham Ward
Lombard Street Gallery 2 Lombard St, Margate, UKQuartet is four exhibitions in one venue including Your England*, examining Englishness after a year-long journey.
Reverse Archeology Film Installation: Laura Durward and Emily Wood
Nayland Rock Hotel 1-5 Royal Cres, Margate, UKOpen Wednesday - Sunday, 11:00-17:00
A film installation tied to the point of view of a metal detectorist roaming the Thanet Coast.
Approaching Viriditas (Epilogue): Holly Slingsby
CRATE Studio and Project Space Bilton Square, MargateA new performance-to-camera video work using iconography and action to explore fertility and infertility.Supported by a bursary from a-n The Artist Information Company & Arts Council England with National Lottery funding.
How small a thought: Organised by Anne Ryan & Andrew Child
2 Marwell House Marine Dr, Margate, UKThis group exhibition of small works by 30 artists, looks at how ideas are developed in the studio using play, experimentation, half thoughts and chance.
Also in Margate: Northdown Studios
Northdown Studios Cliftonville Ave, MargateWhat's on at Northdown Studios
Art Car Boot Fair: Love Margate Edition
Dreamland 49-51 Marine Terrace, Margate, UKVisit this energised one-day event to engage directly with a great line-up of artists and buy their work at accessible prices – and enjoy a festival atmosphere to boot! Ticket entry.
Making Waves: Shows at the Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal Margate Addington St, MargatePresented by by UK Arts International and Looping the Loop, Making Waves celebrates the wealth of amazing live performance created in East Kent, showcasing the region’s best theatre, dance, comedy, cabaret and music.
Wish You Were Here: Open School East Associates 2019
Newgate Gap Newgate Gap, Margate, UKJoin us for a performative re-enactment of some of Margate’s local legends.
Last Night At The Bingo Launch event: Leigh Clarke
Pump Lane Yard Pump Ln, Margate, UKLarge scale banner prints celebrating the Beacon Bingo Hall, which recently closed after 36 years of gathering locals in Margate and beyond.
