Calling all artists, illustrators, photographers, ceramicists, modellers and more..

To celebrate 10 years of the Seaside Museum, Beach Creative will host an Open Call Exhibition in July.

 

We invite you to respond to the collection within the Herne Bay Seaside Museum and in doing so you will have FREE entry to wander around and be inspired.

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Take a sketchbook, camera and explore. You can choose an object, an image, a story - whatever captures your imagination to create your submission piece.

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Submissions will be welcomed at Beach Creative on Thursday 17 July, between 13:00 - 17:00

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There is a £10 hanging fee per entry.

'Sun, Sea, Celebrations!' is the theme of Herne Bay Cartoon Festival 2025.

 

The two week-long festival is an annual celebration of cartooning in the seaside town in Kent, South East of England taking place at Beach Creative. It is the only regular UK festival focusing on this art form and this will be its 12th year running!

 

The festival features a FREE cartoon workshop on Saturday 02 August at 2pm as well as a FREE live cartooning demonstration on Sunday 03 August at 12pm.

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The festival aims to showcase the skills of Professional Cartoonists, featuring approximately over 20 members of the Professional Cartoonists' Organisation.​​

We welcome you to come and 'Let the Wildness in' for Carnival of the Animals - the Exhibition..!

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We are one of 44 museums/galleries nationwide who have developed a project to raise awareness of the need for climate action and the preservation of the natural world through creative processes. 

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Inspired by The HERDS international climate action project and supported by Art Fund, we have been constructing a life-sized bison puppet in partnership with with professional artist Wendy Chandler and we are lucky to have partnered with Kent Wildlife Trust who are offering valuable advice in the project.

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This exhibition will showcase and celebrate all of our had work and creations- so far we have involved other artists, young people, children and parents and now with additional funding from the RISE Grant from Canterbury City Council, we want to involve as many members of the public as possible..

See us at the Baytastic 5 Family Fun Day Sunday 20 July from 11am to 4pm where we will have animal face painting and mask making and you can sign up to walk with our bison in our local Carnivals!!

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Make sure you keep an eye on our Learning & Events listings and our Social Media for announcements on FREE workshops and activities coming up on 26 & 27 July.

ORIGINALS, a yearly feature at Beach Creative, will again include - for one week only - original Paintings, Prints and Sculptures by numerous famous names alongside up and coming Artists.

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The exhibition will feature affordable original works by Picasso, Renoir, Dali, Sutherland, Ravilious, Hockney and many others.

Matt Kent presents an exhibition of music photography - onstage, backstage and offstage.

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Matt Kent worked for Pete Townshend from The Who between 1988 and 2006 which opened his eyes to a career in music photography. He then went on to shoot regularly for Getty sub-brands Wireimage and Redferns.

 

You are invited to join us for an Exhibition Preview of the work on Friday 29 August 6pm - 8pm.

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www.mattkent.photography

Max Sheppard works with wood, plastics and metal to create angular, abstractly shaped wall-based constructions.

 

Max shapes his materials with hand tools and assembles the work in a spontaneous puzzle-like manner. He allows the characteristics of the wood / materials to influence decisions for composition and paint colour palette.

Beach Creative is proud to be taking part in EKOH 2025 with an exhibition of works from artists Christopher Millbank, David Cross, Dystin Johnson, Jenny Cross, Jill Wasey and Susan Tomkins.

 

Now in its 25th year, EKOH has gone from strength to strength with more artists than ever, over 250 artists spread over 80 houses and studios.

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The artists’ trail gives the public a personal insight into how an artist works within their specialised field. It opens up a wealth of information and interest to pave the way for making new contacts and discovering opportunities for anyone interested in taking up new fields of creativity.

 

Read more by following the link below!​