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New Commissions and Events Announced for Estuary 2021

Today, we announce new additions to our ambitious programme of arts and discussion presented in the landscape and online during this year’s festival.

Invigilator Roles for Estuary 2021 - Essex

We’re recruiting invigilators for Estuary 2021 in South Essex. Do you love being in the estuary landscape? Then this is the role for you!

Walk round the end of the world during Estuary 2021

Starting on 22 May, we’d like to invite you to take an epic walk along the stunning coastline of South Essex and North Kent encountering contemporary artworks and performance within the estuary landscape, historic sites and coastal towns.

Open Call for Medway Artists

We invite submissions from artists based in Medway, to work on a new work by Bob and Roberta Smith, a co-commission between Cement Fields and Medway Council for Estuary 2021.

Name a tree after someone important to you

Artist Eric MacLennan is inviting nominations for people to have a tree in Lesnes Abbey Woods named after someone important to them.

DATA TREE: Call for ideas

What or who would you nominate to appear on a new sculpture at Lesnes Abbey Woods?

Estuary 2021 Trailer

Our brand new trailer for Estuary 2021 - directed and edited by Andy Delaney at NewArtFilms.com.

Estuary 2021 Press Launch

We are delighted to announce that the festival will now run from Saturday 22 May to Sunday 13 June 2021.

SILT: Call for Swimmers

Call for local wild swimmers to take part in SILT, a new performance work by Arbonauts at East Beach in Shoebury.

A Guide to Teaching Contemporary Poetry

We are pleased to be developing ‘A Guide To Teaching Contemporary Poetry’ - a publication for teachers.

Creative Journaling Update

We are inviting people from across South Essex and North Kent to create a collective response to living along the coastline.

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