Open Art Folke is Folkestone's artist-led festival that inclusively showcases the extraordinary breadth of creativity in this little town by the sea based on the mantra “art for all”

The inaugural Open Art Folke festival took place between 13th and 22nd September 2024, in private and public venues across Folkestone. In its first year, the programme brought together over 130 artists, designers and makers.

Across ten days of creative events and activities there were open studios, talks, walks, exhibitions, installations, interventions, performances and workshops as well as an art market in collaboration with Folkestone Fringe.

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Open Art 25, The Triennial Edition, continued to build upon our mantra by inviting anyone with a spark of imagination and a point of view to open up and share their energy. There was no theme, it was in the hands of the artists!

The festival ran across the entire summer and into the autumn working commencing on Friday 25th July and closing on Sunday 19th October. The festival included two “Bloom Weekends” and the “Fête of Folkestone in collaboration with Under The Moon Art Market.

The deadline for the application form was midnight, Sunday 1st June and the fee was £20 per application.

*Open Art Folke is run by volunteers however it does cost money to put on. Your contribution goes towards the operation of the festival and associated events as well as things such as printed and digital media, website, marketing, photography and design.
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Open Art Folke 25 ran along side the curated programme run by Folkestone Fringe.

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