Common Grounds - Pitsea
Outdoor photographic exhibition exploring women’s experiences of landscape and nature as places of solace and health, but also places of risk, danger and threat, both real and symbolic.
Changing Tides - Benfleet
A programme of live events presented aboard recently restored Thames Sailing Barge Raybel nurturing critical discussions about maritime trade.
Dreamspace: Pending Approval
A Collective project to dream up a sculpture to become a versatile outdoor shelter for learning, making, resting and appreciating the estuary. Workshops will welcome a multitude of voices to inspire, shape and inform the final designs.
Mudwalks at Benfleet Creek, Leigh Creek and Two Tree Island
Tune in with the different rhythms and the ever-changing patterns of the intertidal zone. These guided walks will safely take you along the mudflats at low tide and experience the different textures of the ground and engage with the landscape through different activities.
Routes to Protest: the River, Vessels and People of 1381
Join 'The People of 1381' for an artist-led, one-day workshop to discover their innovative research project on the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Workshops participants will record their own messages about the river and its vessels for broadcast via a sound installation.
She is a river
A world premiere, this live performance includes specially devised music, sound and movement by artist Nwando Ebizie.
A Circular and Never-ending Ritual of Love to the Estuary (including Hope for the Future, Recipes for Action and a Call to the Blood)
Tilbury - The myth. A guided walk and 3D sound experience in three parts to take you on a mythic journey connecting to the Estuary through a form of film soundtrack ‘score’.
ANCHORED
Experience a spectacular, site-responsive, aerial dance performance by Scarabeus Dance Theatre, performed at sunset aboard Light Vessel 21. Sit back to view the performance from ashore, and get ready for an immersive experience!
Call Me Back! touring installation
When you only have 10p in your pocket during a time of crisis, who would you call? More importantly, who would call you back?” Touring art installation that super-sizes the iconic phone booth from the 1990s.
Cape Point
A collection of poems available to read online, culminating in the publication of a zine at the end of the summer by poet and writer Rachel Gambling. The author asks questions about her identity and position as a third-generation South African immigrant, bisexual, and from Coloured heritage.
Castle Point Guide
Download our Castle Point Guide for family-friendly activities in the Borough, designed by artist Lu Williams and created in consultation with local community organisations.
Changing Tides - Queenborough
A programme of live events presented aboard recently restored Thames Sailing Barge Raybel nurturing critical discussions about maritime trade.