Past Programmes

For World Ocean Day 2023, Turner Contemporary hosted Aphra Shemza and SPACER for an environmental workshop with local school children, part of the Young Environmental Leaders project.

Turner is committed to sustainability and, through the Artswork programme, focused on environmental advocacy given its coastal location during the climate emergency.

The Emerging Producers contributed to the O Dreamland project, supported by Freelands Foundation, leading to a 2023 exhibition at Turner Contemporary.

A creative writing series for young people aged 11–14 and their families, exploring art, nature, and self-expression.

Pioneering Places was a multi-year project empowering Ramsgate schoolchildren to shape their town for the better.

Turner's first co-curation project explored The Wasteland and Margate’s artistic links, with 100 community members selecting 60 works for the 2018 exhibition.

In 2016, Turner Contemporary’s project empowered 70 children as Young Arts Leaders, culminating in Artgate.

We partnered with Thanet Early Years Project to deliver programmes for pre-school children, ending with an artist commission reflecting local communities.

Blank Canvas was an intergenerational group at Turner, uniting 40 members to explore, create, and inspire through art.

In collaboration with Olby’s Creative Hub, local residents created the video ‘What’s Your Point of View?’ celebrating the Isle of Thanet.

The Youth Navigators programme empowered Thanet students to become confident gallery guides through training with educators, artists, and philosophers.

After Mark Leckey’s 2022 Music and Video Lab, Turner Contemporary partnered with Arts Education Exchange for a Lab during In The Offing.

Free sensory play sessions for children 0–18 months and parents, led by artists and musicians from Playground.