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University student engagement

Estuary 2021 is delighted to support students and higher education staff across the region by providing creative industry experience through live briefs, talks, crit sessions and support for students to create new creative work in response to Thames Estuary Trail themes for Estuary 2021.

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New Commissions and Events Announced for Estuary 2021

Today, we announce new additions to our ambitious programme of arts and discussion presented in the landscape and online during this year’s festival.

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Discover Arts Award at Estuary 2021

Young festival goers can achieve their Discover Arts Award with Estuary 2021.
Visit any of our festival hubs to collect a logbook.

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Invigilator Roles for Estuary 2021 - Kent

We’re recruiting invigilators for Estuary 2021 in North Kent. Do you love being in the estuary landscape? Then this is the role for you!

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Invigilator Roles for Estuary 2021 - Essex

We’re recruiting invigilators for Estuary 2021 in South Essex. Do you love being in the estuary landscape? Then this is the role for you!

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Walk round the end of the world during Estuary 2021

Starting on 22 May, we’d like to invite you to take an epic walk along the stunning coastline of South Essex and North Kent encountering contemporary artworks and performance within the estuary landscape, historic sites and coastal towns.

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Open Call for Medway Artists

We invite submissions from artists based in Medway, to work on a new work by Bob and Roberta Smith, a co-commission between Cement Fields and Medway Council for Estuary 2021.

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Estuary 2021 Trailer

Our brand new trailer for Estuary 2021 - directed and edited by Andy Delaney at NewArtFilms.com.

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Name a tree after someone important to you

Artist Eric MacLennan is inviting nominations for people to have a tree in Lesnes Abbey Woods named after someone important to them.

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DATA TREE: Call for ideas

What or who would you nominate to appear on a new sculpture at Lesnes Abbey Woods?

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Estuary 2021 Press Launch

We are delighted to announce that the festival will now run from Saturday 22 May to Sunday 13 June 2021.

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Creative Journaling Update

We are inviting people from across South Essex and North Kent to create a collective response to living along the coastline.

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