
Our commitment to Black Lives Matter
It’s right that we are held accountable to public statements made in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and we would like to expand on our initial response.
It’s right that we are held accountable to public statements made in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and we would like to expand on our initial response.
Metal and Cement Fields today, 30 April, announced the postponement of Estuary 2020. Originally due to take place in September and October 2020, the large-scale arts festival will now take place in spring 2021.
While we continue to follow Public Health England’s guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic, in the interests of our employees, artists, partners and the public, on Friday 13 March, we decided to take further proactive and precautionary measures and postponed all our public programme until 27 March and adopted a remote working policy for staff. This was extended until at least 1 May, and will continue to be in place until Government restrictions are lifted.
In 2021, seven new site-specific artworks by seven international contemporary artists – Andreas Angelidakis, Mariana Castillo Deball, Holly Hendry, Jasleen Kaur, Katrina Palmer, Pilar Quinteros and Michael Rakowitz – will connect the coastlines of Essex, Kent and East Sussex. Cement Fields are working with Jasleen Kaur to create a new artwork for Gravesend.
Estuary 2020 is part of a unique cross-boundary partnership which has been awarded a major Cultural Development Fund grant. This will kick start a visionary 3 year Creative Estuary programme, creating over 500 new creative industry jobs, skills training for over 200 local people, 60 apprenticeships and countless opportunities for people to engage with world-class artists.
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