Art Galleries in Shepway

It almost seems that there is a new art gallery opening every month! Art lovers now have a wide choice of places to visit in order to view work by local artists, as well as artists of national and international acclaim.

Here is a listing of the current art galleries, together with a link to their websites (where available). Enterprising businesses are opening their doors to creativity too - there's art currently on display at the Business Enterprise Centre in the Shearway Business Park, here at the Civic Centre in Castle Hill Avenue and in the Palm Court Restaurant at The Grand on The Leas: http://www.grand-uk.com/Events.htm

B&B Project Space & Gallery, 14 Tontine Street, Folkestone CT20 1JU. Tel: 01303 245799

Chimaera, Tontine Street, Folkestone http://www.chimaeragallery.co.uk/

Church Mouse Studio, 112A High Street, Hythe CT21 5LE. Tel: 01303 237554

Easthope Studios, 78 The Bayle, Folkestone http://www.easthopestudios.co.uk/

Georges House Gallery, 8 The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RL. Tel: 01303 244533 http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/gallery/

Hythe Library Gallery, Oaklands, Stade Street, Hythe CT21 6BQ Tel: 01303 267111 www.kent.gov.uk

Romney Marsh Craft Gallery, Old School, Skinner Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9HN Tel: 01797 320131 http://kent.gov.uk/LibrariespublicUI/OpeningTimes/LibraryDetails.aspx?id=36

Romney Marsh Visitors centre - Gallery Space avaliable. Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, New Romney Station, New Romney,
Kent TN28 8PL Tel: 01797 362353

The Bank, Tontine Street, Folkestone (contact details to follow soon)

The Palm Court Gallery, The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2XL Tel: 01303 222222 http://www.grand-uk.com/

The Print Room, The Old High Street, Folkestone CT20 1RN. Tel: 01303 240452. Run by artist, Shane Record.

The Sassoon Gallery, Folkestone Library, Folkestone CT20 1HD. Tel: 01303 850123 Fax: 01303 242907

For al fresco art, there is the Fishermens, Farmers and Arts & Crafts Market which is now held on the Folkestone harbour quayside every first Sunday of the month.

During the month of June each year, many Shepway artists open their homes and studios to members of the public under the South East Open Studios initiative. For information on next year's proposals, follow this link: http://www.seos-art.org/