Suttons Manor
Four contemporary writers respond to the remote and inaccessible Suttons Manor, one of the oldest and most enigmatic houses of the Thames Estuary.
T100 Dreaming
With a series of specially curated walks, T100 Dreaming invites communities to come together to share their dreams, creatively re-imagining a better future as we emerge into a post–Covid world. T100 Dreaming will celebrate the sense of community spirit that the pandemic heightened as we dream of a more cohesive, creative and sustainable future
Thurs 10 Jun - 19:00-21:00 - Intersections in the Art of Elsa James
Join Jon Blackwood for an in-conversation event with artist, Elsa James to celebrate the publication his new publication, 'Intersections in the art of Elsa James'.
Wed 9 Jun - 19:00-21:00 - The Rebellious Page
Estuary Live Lounge 3: Award winning writers Chloe Aridjis and Jay Griffiths take a look at the role of the written word in highlighting the climate crisis.
Tales of Lands and Seas
A series of events inspired by the Thames Estuary, narrating stories about crossing borders, connecting and bridging cultures from land and seas.
Scratch Memories of the Thames
On this online workshop, participants will be invited to create digital stories and animations based on their experiences and memories of the Thames using simple coding.
Estuary Stories
Join us for Natasha Davis' Estuary Stories, an online performance film recorded in the secret corners of Chatham and the dockyard, to encounter moments of laughter, loss, kindness and new beginnings, shared by your neighbours – old and new.
REBEL at Chalkwell Park
Artist-activists Ackroyd & Harvey bring the spirit of rebellion to Wat Tyler Country Park in respect of the place that seeded a peasant revolt over six hundred years ago.
Sat 5 June - 14:00-15:00 - Crude Britannia - The Estuary’s empire of gas
Join James Marriott for a live discussion with speakers on the Thames Estuary's energy and a screening of the second part of a newly commissioned film by artist-sailor Richard Houguez.
Trail of the Blue Porcupine – towards the Watery (H)edges of Gravesend
This exploratory Hydrodetour walk launches from Gravesend’s unique art centre LV21. In a homage to former and contemporary fauna of the marshy landscapes we join the Trail of The Blue Porcupine: A collaboration by Poet James M'Kay and artist Sarah Sparkes.
Under Big Skies
A site specific music and dance piece; meditating on, and responding to, the landscape of the estuary and the movement of tides.
Gravesham Estuary Fringe Festival 2021
Gravesham Arts Salon has reached out to artists and creatives across all genres throughout the borough to be part of the Gravesham Estuary Fringe Festival.