Website links to creative organisations

This page offers links to many of the creative organisations in the south east. Check out the organisations as they offer diverse and new material in various sectors of the arts

APPLAUSE RURAL TOURING - Applause helps to enable communities in Kent to host affordable, high-quality professional arts events at local venues.

ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND, SOUTH EAST - Arts Council England works to get more art to more people in more places. It develops and promotes the arts across England, acting as an independent body at arm’s length from government. Follow the link to ACE SET which is dedicated to information specific to the south east region. http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/regions/homepage.php?rid=6

CHALKFOOT THEATRE ARTS - Chalkfoot seeks to serve the people of South-East England and beyond by touring productions of a high professional standard which entertain, inform and inspire. Through community touring initiatives Chalkfoot aims to bring live theatre, participatory and training opportunities to people who live in rural areas, where access to arts opportunities is limited. http://www.chalkfoot.org.uk/

CLUB SHEPWAY - Centered in Folkestone, Club Shepway is a group of emerging artists and writers, attempting to develop an active arena of cultural engagement and experimentation. Promoting contemporary art, music and its encompassing dialogue, Club Shepway aims to create a diverse and critical dialogue within the boundaries of Shepway and beyond. http://www.clubshepway.com/index/welcome.htm

CREATIVE FOUNDATION - The regeneration question matters across Britain, and for the Folkestone-based Creative Foundation it demands an innovative answer: they want to revitalise the town by attracting and harnessing the energies of creative people and businesses. http://www.creativefoundation.org.uk/

FAC (Folkestone Artists Co-operative) -The FAC is open to all artists practising in any discipline of the visual, performing and literary arts. It is open to established professional artists and to keen amateurs who wish to display or perform their work in a public arena. It is also open to members of the public who wish to see the arts scene in Folkestone develop. Although based in Folkestone, members are welcome wherever they live or work. http://www.folkestoneartists.org.uk/About.htm

FOLKESTONE CAMERA CLUB (activities from exhibitions to competitions and more): http://www.folkestonecameraclub.co.uk/ Tel: 01303 245399 or see this Pdf. Camera Club

FOLKESTONE ART SOCIETY - Members are both professional and amateur artists who hold exhibitions, lectures, open studios, workshops, outings and community projects embracing a range of art forms: painting, pastels, drawing, sculpture, etching and ceramics. Some members regularly exhibit throughout the UK and Europe. With about 150 members the society holds each year two of the largest exhibitions in Kent giving artists opportunities to show and sell their work. The Society welcomes new members. www.folkestoneartsociety.co.uk

MUSIC FOR CHANGE - this is an educational charity that promotes awareness, understanding and respect for cultural diversity through music and the performing arts in order to achieve beneficial change.

PIE MUSIC FACTORY- this is a charity set up to provide music and related arts workshops for young people acroseEast Kent. They aim to create a better cultural and social environment and a higher quality of life, through music and related arts primarily, but not exclusively, for young people. http://www.piefactorymusic.com/pages/who_we_are.html

STRANGE CARGO ARTS COMPANY - Strange Cargo is a distinctive collaboration of artsist who engage with communities to create extraordinary, inspiring and high impact artwork for streets, festivals and galleries. http://www.strangecargo.org.uk/aboutstrangecargo.jsp

UCF - Folkestone’s very first university and a satellite campus of Canterbury Christchurch University and the University of Greenwich. The University is hosting a wide range of courses located in buildings owned by the Creative Foundation, a charity established by Roger De Haan, CBE, to lead efforts to regenerate Folkestone. http://www.gre.ac.uk/ucf

WHOLE HOG CELEBRATORY ARTS - this is a charity that works mainly within rural and small communities in Kent with events like carnivals, environmental art, processions and exhibitions, one off themed "making and doing" workshops, training, residencies, presentations, resources, information and expertise. www.wholehogarts.org