Exhibitions & Events
| OPEN: 10am - 4pm, Tuesday - Sunday (same as the Café & Shop, closed Mondays). |
Supporting local artists (70% price to artists, commission only 30%). | |
Upper (Ground Floor) & Lower (Basement) Galleries available to hire. | |
Exhibitions on weekly hire. Events priced by the hour. | |
To book your event or arrange an exhibition call Anne 01795 535515. |
Link to Events / Bookings (on Calendar Page)
CURRENT SHOW: CREEK CREATIVE CELEBRATES… EXHIBITION, TOURS & WORKSHOPS (TUESDAY 1ST – SUNDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER)
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Creek Creative Celebrates is an exhibition opening in the first two weeks of September, to promote a broad slice of the amazing things that happen here throughout the building, as well as a gaze into the crystal-ball to reveal some of the inspiring activities happening in the future.
We are showcasing a wide array of our current residents with examples of their impressive physical 2D/3D work pieces and/or digital media output. This art centre hosts many makers, artists and craft specialists, but also a fantastic range of creative practitioners such as designers, writers, photographers and instrument restorers as you can see listed here.
In addition to the main exhibition we will be doing tasters of our upcoming Autumn workshops / short courses with Bob Lamoon (Creative Drawing) and Glenn Hamilton (Creative Writing), with more workshops planned, and all manner of art / craft taster sessions to pop up during the show… Visitors please note that the show and our Gallery Kitchen Cafe will not be open during the Faversham Hop Festival (5th & 6th September) ie the middle weekend of the exhibition.
We also hope to offer our Club Members (join here today if you wish) studio tours on Saturday 12th September strictly between 11am and 2pm. During this window members might briefly meet our studio-holders and witness some work-in-progress.
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COMING SOON: DUENDE – SHIFTING SHADOWS GROUPSHOW OF WOMEN ARTISTS (TUE 15TH – SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER)
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CALL TO LOCAL ARTISTS AND CURATORS FOR FUTURE DATES – PLEASE CHECK OUR ONLINE CALENDAR FOR ANY EXHIBITION DATE GAPS!
If you spot a slot contact us to book your next exhibition in either the Upper Gallery (2026 hire price: £309pw inc VAT) or Lower Gallery (from £240pw inc VAT). Perhaps it’s time to organise a joint or group show to get your latest work seen, and hopefully encourage some significant purchases from visitors. Thank you for your interest thus far, any questions please email info@creek-creative.org or call 01795 535515.
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TAKE A LOOK AT POSTERS FOR THE EXHIBITIONS / INSTALLATIONS HOSTED (& COMING UP) SINCE FULLY RE-OPENING POST-PANDEMIC FROM JULY 2021
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TO ASSESS THE EXHIBITION SPACES SEE OUR VIRTUAL TOUR AND/OR ROOM HIRE PAGES
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In the VIRTUAL TOUR 2020-21 use the Menu Pop-out on the left and select ‘Upper Gallery (Café)’ or ‘Lower Gallery (Shows)’.
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Go to our ROOM HIRE page to view the Floor Plans and additional hire space details.
To date most of the exhibitions have been in the busy Upper Gallery on the Ground Floor (accessed from the Front Yard off Abbey Street), which shares space with the popular Gallery Kitchen Café. (Height: 2.78 – 2.96m)
We host an almost continuous run of short art exhibitions, usually open from one to three weeks and featuring a wide variety of solo, joint and group shows of local artists’ work, plus various unusual exhibitions and presentations from the wider community deemed of special interest. Entry is free for the visiting public, and we encourage everyone to give some feedback in the visitors’ book near the entrance. The presentation of work is a vital aspect of the creative process for most artists, and often making sales from shows is the only way they can keep their activities sustainable. As part of our support we offer very reasonable gallery hire rates, and therefore only claim 25% of the sale price as a commission.
On the Basement level we have the Lower Gallery (accessed via stairs from the front or via ramps from the back on Belvedere Road), which essentially consists of two contrasted areas: the main white space in its most basic form began hosting shows and workshops from December 2015 (Height: 3.25 – 3.4m). In addition the lower brick-lined tunnel areas include a crypt-like antechamber (‘LGF Utility & Tunnel on Virtual Tour / height: 2.1 – 2.49m) leading to an impressive 30m tunnel. The distinctive tunnel areas are operational and ideal for installations, but currently only for works not susceptible to damp as they still require some major tanking and structural modifications. The Lower Gallery is favoured by exhibitors requiring a more reflective and peaceful atmosphere in contrast with the busy Upper Gallery.
THE UPPER GALLERY IS AVAILABLE TO HIRE FOR EXHIBITIONS…
To exhibit in the Upper Gallery / Gallery Kitchen Cafe currently the hire cost is £288 per week (+ 30% sales commission) inc VAT.
Call 01795 535515 or email info@creek-creative.org for more details (Upper Gallery Area: 94.56 sq m (1017.5 sq ft) Height: 2.78 – 2.96m).
UPPER GALLERY PREVIOUS EXAMPLE
The panoramic photos below show the Kent County photographic Association ‘Annual Print & PDI Exhibition’ 2019, which occupied both the Upper & Lower Galleries for three weeks from Tuesday 30th April to Sunday 19th May 2019.
THE LOWER GALLERY IS AVAILABLE TO HIRE FOR EXHIBITIONS OR CLASSES…
To exhibit in the Lower Gallery the hire cost starts at £221 per week (+ 30% sales commission) inc VAT for the main room. Please note that in addition to the main room as shown in the photos, there is a second area which suffers water intrusion, but is uniquely atmospheric and includes an amazing 30m tunnel (ideal for unusual installations). Total cost to hire for Lower Gallery & all Tunnel Areas is £574 per week. The Lower Gallery is favoured by those exhibitors wishing for a dedicated space (with higher ceiling in the main room), more flexible layout, and peaceful atmosphere in contrast with the busy Upper Gallery.
Call 01795 535515 or email info@creek-creative.org for information about hiring the space for classes and workshops or for additional details regarding exhibitions.
Lower Gallery Areas: 50.86 sq m (547.3 sq ft) – 61.48 sq m (661.5 sq ft) Height: 3.25 – 3.4m + Restricted Areas: 121.87 sq m (1311.3 sq ft) Height: 2.21 – 2.49m.
LOWER GALLERY PREVIOUS EXAMPLE
The panoramic photos below show the Kent County photographic Association ‘Annual Print & PDI Exhibition’ 2019, which occupied both the Upper & Lower Galleries for three weeks from Tuesday 30th April to Sunday 19th May 2019.
This KCPA exhibition was their fifth consecutive ‘Annual Print & PDI Exhibition’ here at Creek and included an excellent range of high quality photography submitted by Camera Club members, shortlisted from the many clubs based in the South East. Unfortunately the sixth exhibition scheduled for April / May 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic lockdown.
FAVERSHAM ABBEY VIRTUALLY ILLUMINATED (FAVI2015) SITE SPECIFIC EVENT, EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOPS
Ten years ago this October we recreated and celebrated ‘FAVI2015’ (Faversham Abbey Virtually Illuminated) with various events mainly in October 2015
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FROM AN ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE (SEPTEMBER 2015)
Faversham’s royal history celebrated in a season of medieval-themed arts activities
Following the Magna Carta 800th year celebrations, the medieval theme is revisited in Faversham from September as Creek Creative Studios stages Faversham Abbey Virtually Illuminated (FAVi), an outdoor art-meets-heritage Reveal Event of light, sound and music. The event is part of a season of medieval-themed activities – all of which will bring to life a significant lost monument from an important period of Faversham’s royal history: Faversham Abbey.
FAVi, supported by North Kent grass roots arts organisation Ideas Test, kicks off with a season of medieval crafts workshops, including lantern making, stone carving and tapestry making (3 Sept – 17 Oct). An exhibition at Creek Creative (6 Oct – 1 Nov) will give a flavour of life in Faversham during the almost 400-year lifespan of the Abbey. And on Saturday 24 October, a lantern procession from the Guildhall will lead to FAVi’s Live Reveal Event, a dramatic spectacle in light, sound and music marking the exact location and impressive scale of Faversham Abbey.
Faversham Abbey was founded by King Stephen and Queen Matilda in 1148 and demolished during the dissolution of the monasteries ordered by King Henry VIII from 1538 onwards.
The FAVi idea was conceived by Anne MacLaren and Simon Giles, Founding Directors of Creek Creative Studios, Faversham’s highly-rated community arts facility (and home to more than 45 artists and artisans). Their inspiration for FAVi was a talk given by Dr. Brian Philp MBE at the Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in July 2008, when he described his 1965 archaeological dig on the Abbey site.
Anne explains: ‘We became fascinated by the idea that the foundations of this important Abbey housing the tomb of a former King and Queen – which rivalled neighbouring Rochester Cathedral in scale – lay beneath our home town.
‘How amazing it would be if we could reveal it in some way, drawing the town’s attention to its amazing medieval past.’
Ideas Test awarded the funding needed to realise Anne and Simon’s ambition and to and in the spirit of helping to encourage more people to try their hand at creative activities. Anne and Simon hope many will be inspired to take part in their medieval craft workshops during September and October, and get actively involved in the build up to the FAVi lantern procession and Live Reveal Event on the 24th October.
Workshop times and dates [back in 2015]:
• Tapestry Thursdays, 2-6pm – 3rd/10th/24th September & 1st October.
• Pottery Fridays, 10am-12pm – 11th/18th/25th September & 2nd/9th October.
• Stone carving Fridays, 2-6pm – 4th/11th/18th/25th September & 2nd October.
• Lantern making Saturdays, 10am-2pm – 19th/26th Sept. & 3rd/10th/17th October.
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