2025 THe love that lasts longest exhibition

EVENTS AND COLLABORATIONS

As well as working with our sponsors Shepherd Neame, Contemporary Art Academy, Porto, wine bar in Whitstable, Macknade in Faversham and Vinko, wine bar and shop in Whitstable we are proud to be collaborating with other local Kent art groups Whitstable Artists Forum and East Kent Open Houses.

Below is a timetable of events scheduled during October where we are celebrating contemporary Kent artists in all forms. SAVE THE DATES IN YOUR DIARIES

Events held in BRUCE WILLIAMS GALLERY

CKA ARTISTS EXHIBITION WEDNESDAY 8TH OCTOBER - MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER

Events held in The Horsebridge Arts centre

ART EXHIBITION WEDNESDAY 8th OCTOBER - MONDAY 20th OCTOBER

SATURDAY 11th OCTOBER

3.30-4.30pm

Artist’s Talk with Carol Dale, Clair Meyrick and Sue Westergaard

led by CKA and James Gilgunn

FREE entry

THURSDAY 16th OCTOBER

6.00-7.45pm

Poetry Event

hosted by Jane O’Brien

TICKETED EVENT more details to follow

Followed by an open discussion with some of the exhibiting artists

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Events held in The Boatyard, Duke of Cumberland

FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER

8.00pm

Rosko Piko

FREE entry

Saturday 11th October

8.00pm

Pretending People

FREE entry

Friday 17th October

8.00pm

GUM, Nudie Pics and The House That Sings

FREE entry

Thursday 23rd October

6.30-7.30pm

Whitstable Artists’ Forum Artists Talk Back

Whitstable’s Artistic Legacy

Hosted by John Butterworth

FREE event

Friday 24th October

8.00pm

Secret Gig Band

FREE entry

Saturday 25th October

8.00pm

Dead Pelicans

FREE entry

Sunday 26th October

4.00-6.00pm

Tim Barton Duo and friends

FREE entry

Thursday 30th October

6.30-7.30pm

Whitstable Artists’ Forum Artists Talk Back

Liz Atkin and Kim O’Neil

Hosted by Liz May

FREE event

Saturday 1st November

8.00pm

Big Orange Head

FREE entry

Sunday 2nd November

4.00-6.00pm

Jazz with Lynne Wallis accom. by Steve Hennings

FREE entry

2025 Contemporary Kent Artists’ inaugural exhibition in the Horsebridge Arts Centre in Whitstable which features over 20 talented artists who display a broad range of artistic expressions based on our theme ‘The love that lasts longest’. Click here to find out more about our talented artists.

There will be a concurrent exhibition at Bruce Williams Gallery on show in order to give the public an opportunity to see the breadth of their work.

A selection of artists will exhibit at the Boatyard in Duke of Cumberland’s event space from Sunday 19th October to Sunday 2nd November which gives further opportunity to see the work of these talented artists.

Most of the artworks will be for sale.

Alongside these exhibitions we are also organising Artists Talks , poetry events.

We will also be welcoming back to the Boatyard many favourite bands and musicians including Big Orange Head and also introducing and GUM! (art pop band).

Some of these events will be run in conjunction with Whitstable Artists Forum and East Kent Open Houses.

In the meantime SAVE THE DATES in your diaries for the exhibition and associated events: From Wednesday 8th October in Bruce Williams Gallery From Friday 10th October in Horsebridge Gallery.

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