2021
Telling the Otterpool Tale
Throughout 2021, Strange Cargo spent many months finding out lots of interesting facts about the history and heritage of the area that will become Otterpool Park a new town for the south east. We delivered a series of family workshops to engageg with the local community and share our findings in a fun and accessible way. In order that all the information collected has a long life, Strange Cargo has created Telling the Otterpool Tale board game, a fun and fact filled romp through the history of the site, which has been distributed to local primary and secondary schools, together with a curriculum pack and creative materials to feed into class lessons. Commissioned by Otterpool Park PPL.
Do you live or work in Cheriton?…
… or do you have a connection to the town? Strange Cargo together with sculptor Andrew Baldwin are running a series of FREE workshops at our gallery to create the first of 12 community bronze sculptures to be sited on the little ledges at Folkestone West Station. You will be making a small wax model at the workshop. Places are limited.
Workshop dates are:
•6-8pm Thursday 11th Nov Fully booked
•11am-1pm Saturday 13th Nov
•1-3pm Wednesday 17th Nov
No previous experience necessary. For more info or to book a place please email info@strangecargo.org.uk The Resident Platform is a series of artist residencies at Strange Cargo in Cheriton. Our first resident artist is Charley Vines and her exhibition Folly in Plum can be seen during the workshop.
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Folly in Plum
Folly in Plum is the first in the series of The Resident Platform artist residencies at Strange Cargo that will develop an unusual approach to making public art, through actively pairing a resident artist with people from the local community.
Artist Charley Vines is the first The Resident Platform artist at Strange Cargo in Cheriton; working across painting, sculpture and installation, Charley obtained her BA HONS at UCA in 2012 and PGD at The Royal Academy Schools in 2019. Recent exhibitions include Sub Rosa at Lungley Gallery, London and Gargle at Bow Arts, London. Folly in Plum will be open to the public from 16th Oct until 28th Nov 2021. Based in Kent. www.charleyvines.co.uk
Telling the Otterpool Tale - Our Big Open Day at Westenhanger Castle!
We had our big open day at Westenhanger Castle! Hundreds of people turned up for our free workshops and treasure hunt in the castle grounds.
Charivari Day 2021 - Picnic on the Leas
Charivari Day 2021 - Picnic on the Leas
Strange Cargo is delighted to invite you to bring your egg sandwiches and ginger beer and join us for a fab afternoon of music to celebrate our 25th Charivari Day at the Bandstand. Covid restrictions mean there is no carnival parade this summer, but that won’t stop us all having loads of fun and there will be free craft activities on offer too!
Bag of Doings
Strange Cargos free Artist transcription Project. The local residence where invited to collect their free Bag of Doings kit from outside Strange Cargo during lockdown.
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Telling the Otterpool Tale
Strange Cargo is delighted to have been commissioned by the Otterpool Park team to explore the heritage of Otterpool Park, which is a proposed Garden Town located in the Kent countryside, close to Folkestone. The project seeks to create a vibrant new community for current and future generations, inspired by the natural landscape, character and heritage of the site.
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Having Fun with Art - Strange Cargo & Age UK
Are you over 55? We have been invited by Age UK to create Having Fun with Art and are very excited to be at their Cheriton HQ to deliver a series of eight creative workshops starting Tuesday 3rd August. Don't be put off if you are a total beginner - we've made it so that everyone can take part. Please come and join us, it will be lots of fun.
Everywhere Means Something to Someone - Romney Marsh
We have started to research our next people’s guidebook. This time we are lucky enough to be talking to the residents of Romney Marsh who have had some brilliant stories to tell. The book will be launched during 2021.