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Please note that the gallery will be closed between 27 September and 22 October as we transition between our current exhibition and installation of the Turner Contemporary Open. During this time there will be no public access.

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2021 marks 10 years since the opening of the gallery. Over the next year, we will be sharing stories and reflections from the last 10 years, but more importantly, we will be looking towards the future and planning for the next 10 years and beyond.

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To mark our 10th anniversary and ten years on from our first Open, this open submission exhibition will celebrate and showcase the wealth of artistic talent living, working and training in Kent.

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Local school children commissioned renowned artist Conrad Shawcross to create this new major artwork for Ramsgate.

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Isle of Sound is the first artwork created for the new Creative Isle Community Rail Partnership, a new initiative by Turner Contemporary in collaboration with Thanet District Council and support from Southeastern.

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A new commission from artist Olivier Kugler and writer Andrew Humphreys, will be on show at Turner Contemporary in Margate from 16th June 2021 as part of National Refugee Week.

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Sited in Margate, beside Turner Contemporary, you can see one of a series of one hundred, solid cast-iron figures by Antony Gormley that explore the experience of being human.

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Discover 7 extraordinary new art commissions by leading contemporary artists in the landscape of Kent, Essex and Sussex.

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Digital Commissons

Part of a new series of digital artworks from Turner Contemporary, commissioned in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Still Suspended is an original 30-minute online film with immersive sound (best heard through stereo headphones) and experimental imagery.

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Part of a new series of digital artworks from Turner Contemporary, commissioned in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. ‘The Sacred Ecologist’ includes a series of digital sculptures and an accompanying graphic novella.

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Part of a new series of digital artworks from Turner Contemporary, commissioned in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. ‘Memory Palace Thanet’ is a video game which aims to connect communities through memory.

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Plan an exciting day of art and creativity, browse unique products in our shop or drop in for something to eat in our cafe.

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Turner Contemporary

What’s on

Marking our 10th Birthday

Exhibitions

The Turner Contemporary Open

'Beacons' by Conrad Shawcross

'Isle of Sound' by Emily Peasgood

The Great British Fish and Chips

Antony Gormley: Another Time

England's Creative Coast

Digital Commissons

Still Suspended by Hugh Malyon

The Sacred Ecologist by Christina Peake

'Memory Palace Thanet' by Anna Skutley and Umut Gunduz

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