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.
The Waterfronts series of artworks, curated by Tamsin Dillon, will be set in the landscape of Margate, Folkestone, Hastings, Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Gravesend and Southend-on-Sea. Taking the border between land and water as their inspiration, each artist will respond to these unique coastal locations, focusing on issues, stories and questions related to the area to offer fresh perspectives on each place.
Cement Fields are working with Jasleen Kaur to create a new artwork for Gravesend, which will also feature as part of Estuary 2021.
England’s Creative Coast is led by Turner Contemporary and Visit Kent, and spans 1400 km of shoreline from the South Downs to the Thames Estuary.
The project is principally funded by Arts Council England’s Cultural Destinations programme and VisitEngland through the Discover England Fund, supported by South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP), East Sussex County Council, Kent County Council, Essex County Council, Visit Essex, Southend Borough Council, Experience West Sussex, Historic Dockyard Chatham and Southeastern.
Cement Fields would also like to thank Gravesham Borough Council.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, England’s Creative Coast has been postponed to Spring 2021. Full details of launch dates will be announced in Autumn 2020.