folkestone fringe Fringy Update
Presenting the 20th Folkestone Triennial Artist The Folkestone Fringe has been busy getting ready for the start of the Folkestone Triennial. Read about the Fringe projects and find out about whats planned for the months ahead and whats happening, when, this weekend.
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What's On International Lighthouse Relay The Folkestone Fringe opens with the International Lighthouse Relay. This project brings together over 40 artists who have created site-specific sound and visual work in response to Lighthouses sites around the world. More >>
What We Hear When We Are Not Looking Jonathan Wright recreates Logie Bairds early experiments in Televisor for the first leg of the Lighthouse Relay. See the Old Dungeness Lighthouse flicker into view at The Bank, Folkestone Fringes new venue on Tontine Street, open 11 6pm. Preview Friday 6 8pm More >>
Edwardian Heyday Be the first to get photographed on The Leas with Tom Shedden & Peter Oetzmannslife-sized cutouts that evoke Folkestone in its heyday. Add your face to these Edwardian styled seaside scenes. More >>
Orientating the Light Don't miss Kate Beaugi's attic studio, turned camera obscura, beautifully framing passing time on Tontine Street below. Sat 25 between 10 12pm, 1 - 5pm. More >>
Check In Quirky, former hotel hosts a series of site-specific installations by Jo Longhurst, Liv Pennington and Eva Stenram entitled Dogs, Dogging, and Transformation. Sat - Sun 25 between 12 - 3pm. More >>
Rare Love Jonathan Wrights striking installation in Folkestone's harbour, dispels the idea that the scientific process is an unemotional one and reminds the viewer that the human pursuit of discovery and invention is inspired by passion and love. More >>
Dragging Anchor Nautical theme at Low&High, 15 Tontine Street, 10 - 2pm and 7pm, Sat 25. Artist Blue Curry asks 'Is Folkestone reluctantly being dragged to a new place through regeneration? More >>
Everywhere Means Something to Someone Strange Cargo's Folkestone Triennial work 'The People's Guidebook to Folkestone' launches on Sat 25. Preview party at George's House Gallery at 7pm. More >>
Prelude Kate Knight opens her BoxRoom gallery above MK Artlab, the Old High Street, with Tom Sheddens latest collection of paintings. More >>
Call for Space Hunters 16 Spacesproject seeks local artists, curators and writers to join them on a quest to find and discuss interesting spaces encountered on walks through the town and seafront on Sat 25 - Sun 26. Contact Louise Ashcroft or Helene Kazam 16spaces@gmail.com to take part. For more info visit www.16spaces.com
Triennial Fringe Fanzine Find out about more fringe events through the Triennial Fringe Fanzine prepared by Shepway District Council. More >>
This is part of my website The Folkestone Gerald that I built in a fury of enthusiasm when we first moved here sometime in 2004. I'd been a frequent visitor for a while previous to that so I am technically one of those DFLs you get nowadays. The site was a lot more dynamic with a gig calendar and voting for favourite places and stuff, and I know it was a useful resource for those who were moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much love as it used to. Ironic really as The town is now becoming the exciting place we always thought it was about to become. My name is not Gerald by the way, this comes from a pretend newspaper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local paper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are GRATE aren't they? Do get in touch if you have something to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.