News and Events



Date News and Events Headlines
12-07-2008Medway Independent Festival
We've picked out a couple of events from the Urbanfox - 'Medway Independent Festival' held over July/August around Medway.
Contact them for more details: info@urbanfoxpress.com

Wednesday 23rd July  8pm to 11pm - The Command House, Chatham 
Medwaypowerhouse.com presents
A Medway Retrospective, Volume 1. Musicians including Brigadier Ambrose, Stuart Turner, The Bresslaws and Glenn Barnes perform the best songs from the local music scene from the past 25 years, including a forgotten classic or two. £2 entry.

Friday 25th July  8pm to 11pm - The Command House, Chatham
Book Singeing
A Medway artist was given a notebook, a subject to respond to and 24 hours in which to do it. They did this and passed the book on to another artist. This artist didn’t know what the original subject was, only what the first artist had created and they responded to this. The book was subsequently passed onto many artists of note in Medway and turned into a book. The images from the book will be projected tonight, there will also be an open mike session for poets and musicians, and you can buy this limited edition, experimental, imaginative book for the first and only time. All books left unsold at the end of the evening will be burnt. £2 Entry (free for contributors).
11-07-2008NAC Summer Festival
Join the NAC on 12th July for their blistering Summer Festival!

The highlight in our annual events programme brings with it a unique art and craft market, children's entertainments, live music and DJs and a chance to have a sneaky look around some of our artists studios. The fun kicks off at 10am and runs through to the evening. There is a fully licensed bar and hot and cold refreshments served from Chatham's best kept secret, Cafe Nucleus. Admission is free before 5pm.

The multi-award winning NAC is the largest studio complex in North Kent comprising of 30 artist studios, the Nucleus Gallery and courtyard Café, a kiln room and conference facilities.

The New Art Centre
272 High Street
Chatham
Kent ME4 4BP

Tel: 01634 812108
www.thenac.co.uk
08-07-2008Art In The Dockyard 2008
Artists and photographers – are invited to enter works in the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust Art in the Dockyard 2008 competition. The site will be available to entrants from 23rd May - 31st August 2008 and the resulting works will feature in an exhibition at The Historic Dockyard from 13th September - 2nd November 2008.

The theme for this year’s competition is ‘Ideas and Innovations at the former Royal Dockyard Chatham’ which coincides with the theme of Museums and Galleries month.  Prizes will be awarded during a ceremony on 12th September 2008 for both Amateur and Professional work in the following categories:

• Paintings: Oil/Acrylic, Watercolour/Pen & Wash
• Photography: Colour, Black & White
• Mixed media: Shallow relief only

for more details go to: http://www.chdt.org.uk
14-05-2008Stockists of the Made in Medway book
You can buy the MIM book from:

SHIPLEY
Specialist Art Booksellers,
70 Charing Cross Road,
London,
WC2H OBB
T: 020 7836 4872
E: sales@artbook.co.uk
W: www.artbook.co.uk

BAGGINS BOOK  BAZAAR LTD
19 High Street
Rochester,
Kent,
ME11PY
T: 01634 811651
W: www.bagginsbooks.co.uk

FRANCIS  ILES  GALLERY
103 High Street,
Rochester,
Kent,
ME1 1LX
T: 01634 846 681
W: www.francis-iles.com

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE
95 High Street,
Rochester,
Kent,
ME1 1LX
T: 01634 843 666
E: visitor.centre@medway.gov.uk

THE BACKROOM BOOKSHOP 
43 High Street,
Rochester,
Kent,
ME1 1LN
T: 01634 308 035

Also available at the NAC, Chatham (ask Jo for details), Printbuzz and online at www.madeinmedway.com
The book can also be found in all the Medway libraries, UCCA Rochester and the British Library.

IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW!
www.madeinmedway.com is open to all artists and creative practitioners working in Medway (you didn’t have to be featured in the book).