Whitstable Biennale

This week, as Sue Jones steps down after 17 years as our Director, we are sharing the news that last year's Whitstable Biennale will be the final edition. Read the full announcement: cementfields.org/whitstable-bie…

Recommended → Join tonights SHIFT Flecture ‘Ecology, Art and the Law: Nature talks back’ at @UniKent and consider the question: ‘Can mountains, rivers and creatures have a voice and be legally protected?’ Find out more: thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/shift-f…

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jon Davis as our new Director. Taking up the post at the start of April 2023, he brings extensive experience to Cement Fields as the organisation heads into an exciting new phase. Read the full announcement: cementfields.org/jon-davis-name…

You can still see documentation and hear recordings of several live works from Whitstable Biennale 2022 online for a limited time. Including works by Anna Barham, Arianne Churchman, Anna-Maria Nabirye, and Nicole Bachmann. Find out more: whitstablebiennale.com/journal

Hear part of Anna Barham‘s Whitstable Biennale 2022 commission, 'Seasferic', on the website now for a limited time. Listen to the audio: whitstablebiennale.com/journal/listen…

See an excerpt from Arianne Churchman‘s 'When We Were in Horseback', a performative walk commissioned for Whitstable Biennale 2022, on the website now. Watch the video: whitstablebiennale.com/journal/ariann…

Don’t miss Webb-Ellis’ ‘This place is a message’, a film made in collaboration with young people from Gravesend, on show at @BowArts until 18 December alongside a great selection of other works.

Recommended → See Jennet Thomas’ brilliant folk-sci-fi film ‘The Great Curdling’ in Manchester tomorrow at the opening night of the HOME Artist Film Weekender 2022.

We're currently sharing Anna-Maria Nabirye's 'The Funnest Room in the House – Afterword' online. This audio work was created in response to her installation that was destroyed by a fire weeks before Whitstable Biennale 2022. Listen to the audio: whitstablebiennale.com/journal/anna-m…

Job opportunity → We're currently recruiting for a new Director to take on the artistic and strategic leadership of Cement Fields after Sue Jones steps down at the end of March 2023. Deadline for applications: Monday 5 December 2022 Find out more: cementfields.org/opportunities/…

We're pleased to be sharing documentation of Nicole Bachmann‘s Whitstable Biennale 2022 commission, 'shell of hope, in cycles', online for a limited time. Watch the full video: whitstablebiennale.com/journal/nicole…

Today we also announce that our Director Sue Jones will be stepping down at the end of March 2023. In her 17 years leading the organisation, we've delivered 10 editions of Whitstable Biennale and grown into Cement Fields, extending our programme across North Kent.

Open Call → We're inviting proposals from experienced artists for an ambitious new artwork for Ebbsfleet, as part of This Must Be the Place, our long-term project in the area. Deadline for applications: Friday 21 October 2022 Find out more: cementfields.org/opportunities/…

The Michael O’Pray Prize for early-career writers is now open for submissions! A great opportunity to propose a new text on artists’ film or moving-image, with finalists published in @ArtMonthly and by @FilmVidUmbrella.

Don't miss this free event tomorrow evening at @JerwoodArts! Part of the #JerwoodFVUAward featuring newly commissioned moving-image installations by early-career artists Soojin Chang and Michael. which you can see at Jerwood Space until 23 July.

We’ll be sharing highlights from the festival over the coming weeks, and you can see the full programme in the archive at whitstablebiennale.com. Don't forget to keep sharing your images and comments with us on socials.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in and attended this year’s Whitstable Biennale! We’d especially like to thank all the artists, partners, staff, and supporters whose hard work, kindness, and commitment made it all possible.

@sistersiren flexing her curatorial skills @whitbien . Taking the poetry to the people. My poem was used to wrap fish and chips. As people ate they got to read the poem. I love things like this . More and more I think poetry has to function in the world of the everyday. #fish

It’s the last day of Whitstable Biennale 2022! There is still time to experience live performances, film screenings, installations, sound works, walks, and workshops by over 60 artists in unique locations around Whitstable. See the full programme at whitstablebiennale.com

Absolutely loved ‘High and Low’ by @savinderbual at @WhitBien @thehorsebridge. “Embracing the uncontrollable nature of water, this work responds to a history of devices built to control & harness time, tides, & the elements” A feat of engineering, & astonishing corrosion results