Folkestone Triennial
creative folkestone triennial art festival held every three year folkestone kent england sitespecific artwork commissioned often unusual location around town number work remaining place permanently end festival part permanent creative folkestone artwork exhibition triennial first break usual threeyear cycle following postponement original date due global covid pandemic artist exhibited triennial include lubaina himid tracy emin cornelia parker martin creed myles stephen emma hart sir anthony gormley andy goldsworthy bob roberta smith graffiti artist banksy contributed art buff town announcing part folkestone triennial kind folkestone triennial curated andrea schlieker lewis biggs announcing artist curator lewis biggs described triennial connection folkestone saying treat town gallery adding context history folkestone community engagement involvement development artwork key feature triennial including hoycheong wongs piece working folkestones islamic cultural centre relationship extended wongs collaboration local islamic community artist simon davenport architect shahed saleemmakespace triennial piece commissioned strong element community engagement include commissioned pioneering place east kent funded art council england national lottery heritage fund inspired former site folkestones ship street gasworks include jacqueline donachies piece inspired social club remained derelict site long ceased production morag myerscough designing gateway welcome pavilion former gasworks site triennial significant educational programme growing since first inception edition involved learner across school community group developed talk tour workshop conference school community higher education programme triennial expand footprint online virtual tour video content according organiser direct indirect impact folkestone triennial worth £ million including £m grant donation £ million visitor spend £ million medium value independent survey conducted triennial finding visitor gave good excellent rating artwork rated folkestone triennial good excellent triennial attracted article regional national international medium well item radio television coverage billion hit across web article generating combined medium value excess £m inspired folkestones past present future inaugural triennial saw work displayed folkestones beach harbour park marine promenade historic building artist included christian boltanski tacita dean jeremy deller tracey emin langlands bell heather ivan morison mark wallinger richard wilson work retained still included creative folkestone artwork collection include tracey emins series work baby thing mark wallingers folk stone patrick tuttofuocos folkestone richard wilson hole adam chozkos pyramid christian boltanskis whisper pae white barking rock richard wentworths series racinated theme highlighted outwardlooking facet folkestone town place gateway culture politics environmental warning fundamental notion shore contribute sense place belonging notable highlight included cornelia parker folkestone mermaid version copenhagen little mermaid local woman acting model sculpture parker piece still viewed overlooking folkestones sunny sand part permanent creative folkestone artwork collection dotted across town along work richard wentworth hamish fulton tonica lemos auad k dolven paloma varga weisz ruth ewan spencer finch christina iglesias additional artist presenting hailed algeria morocco kosovo israel egypt guyana india brazil denmark spain germany usa andy goldsworthy seen headline act berlinbased artist michael sailstorfer attracted medium attention hiding £ carat gold bar folkestone beach bar yet found despite rush dig artist work still featured permanent creative folkestone artwork collection include cézanne charles john marshall aka rootoftwo pablo bronstein diane dever jonathan wright strange cargo muf architecture ian hamilton finlay tim etchells sarah staton kwan yoko ono contributed two piece earth peace skyladder banksys art buff renowned graffiti artist banksy gatecrashed triennial painting mural called art buff side palace amusement payer park october website announced mural part folkestone triennial kind soon vandalised addition phallic symbol spray painted onto previously empty plinth artwork flown u sold two month creation september london judge – richard arnold – ruled banksys mural art buff must delivered creative foundation known creative folkestone storage new york kept curator december exhibition banksys work miami failed sell finally returned folkestone inspiring creative folkestones celebration creativity community plinth double edge theme play ambiguity dialogue deceit according curator lewis biggs audience tasked exploring world way might change always possible issue explored included border threshold margin periphery gateway liminal notable work triennial still reside piece folkestone artwork collection include antony gormleys another time xxi richard woods holiday home sequence featuring model second home sea bob roberta smith folkestone art school marc schmitz dolgor serods giant shellcumgramophone piece siren described example work seems fallen earth east cliff remaining piece folkestone artwork collection collection include work amalia pica rigo diane dever decorator sol calero michael craigmartin lubaina himid gary woodley bill woodrow david shrigley studio ben allen whose architectural piece clearing still feature first floor bar folkestones quarterhouse additional artist exhibiting triennial included alex hartley emily peasgood nomeda gediminas urbonas hoycheong wong theme plot subtitled urban myth relation verifiable reality gap story materiality first artwork unveiled triennial iswas rana begum brightly painted new beach hut replacing rundown chalet along coast folkestone sandgate interactive sculpture skating situation mainline railway viaduct harbour arm collaboration turner prizewinning collective assemble local skate boarder event include outdoor newly commissioned public artwork artist including assemble rana begum gilbert george atta kwami pilar quinteros richard deacon supported roger de haan charitable trust art council england folkestone estate kent county council shepway district council sponsored saga supported roger de haan charitable trust art council england along kent county council shepway district council oak foundation supported roger de haan charitable trust art council england folkestone hythe district council kent county council oak foundation henry moore foundation eu interreg north sea region cupido individual work often supported specific funders eg pilar quinteros piece cocommissioned england creative coast beach hut folkestone hythe district council piece jacqueline donachie jacqueline poncelet morag myserscough commissioned pioneering place east kent funded art council england national lottery heritage fund