Whitstable Biennale 2008Festival of Contemporary Visual Art


Biennale calendar
This is the programme of one-off performances and screenings ONLY.

For more information about each event, and for information about the major commissioned works open most days throughout the Biennale, see the Main Programme page. The Biennale Guide Book and map can be picked up from the Festival HQ.

Saturday 21 June
11:00-18:00. Zoë Walker & Neil Bromwich. Broadcast from boat. Main Beach.
12:00-15:20. Siân Robinson Davies. Short performances. Coastguard's Lookout.

12:00-13:30. Natasha Vicars . Alternative tarot card readings. Around Whitstable.
12:00-late and Game Off 18:00-20:00. Beatty Hallas. Board games. Main Beach.

14:00-18:00. Roz Hilton. Roaming poetry event. Around Whitstable.
15:30-18:00 and 18:30-21:00. Mike Chavez-Dawson. Performance. Fishslab Gallery .

16:00-17:00. Serena Korda. Awards Ceremony. Horsebridge.
15:00-17:00. Oreet Ashery & guests. Performance. Fisherman's Hut.

15:00, 16:00 and 17:00 followed by talk. Robin Deacon. Performance. Sea Cadets' Hall.
21:00-21:45. Chris Yates, music by Kelvin Pawsey. Ice Cream Van Orchestra. The Harbour.

Sunday 22 June
10:00-18:00. Zoë Walker & Neil Bromwich. Broadcast from boat. Main Beach.
12:00-15:20. Siân Robinson Davies. Short performances. Coastguard's Lookout.

12:00-13:30. Natasha Vicars. Alternative tarot card readings. Around Whitstable.
12:00-18:00. Beatty Hallas. Board games. Main Beach.

13:00-18:00. Mark Butcher. Participatory work. Umbrell Hall .
14:00-18:00. Roz Hilton. Roaming poetry event. Around Whitstable.

16:00-16:30. Sandra Pearson. Performance. Above the Royal Native Oyster Stores.

Tuesday 24 June
15:30-18:00 and 18:30-21:00. Mike Chavez-Dawson. Performance. Fishslab Gallery.

Wednesday 25 June
15:30-18:00 and 18:30-21:00. Mike Chavez-Dawson. Performance. Fishslab Gallery.

Friday 27 June
15:30-18:00 and 18:30-21:00. Mike Chavez-Dawson. Performance. Fishslab Gallery.

Saturday 28 June
10:00-18:00. Charlie Tweed. Performance. Main Beach.

12:00-18:00. Das SCHIMMEL. Procession. Starts at Whitstable Castle.
14:00-14:20
Mikhail Karikis. Performance. Oreet Ashery's Fisherman's Hut.

15:00-17:00. Oreet Ashery & John Cussans. Performance. Fisherman's Hut.

14:00-15:00. Whitstable: A Unique Art History. Guided Tour. Meet at Umbrella Hall.
15:30-16:00 and 16:15. Kim Noble. Performance. Main Beach then Sea Scouts' Hut.

17:15-17:45. Lee Campbell. Performance. Main Beach.

18:00-late. Various artists. Seaside Cabaret. The Smack Inn.

18:30-20:30. Serena Korda. Book Club. Venue tbc .

Sunday 29 June

10:00-18:00. Charlie Tweed. Performance. Main Beach.

15:00-16:00. Whitstable: A Unique Art History. Guided Tour. Meet at Umbrell Hall.
15:00-17:00. Oreet Ashery. Performance.
Fisherman's Hut.
16:30-17:30. Katy Richardson. Performance/talk, Sea Cadets Hall.

18:00-late. Various artists. Pub Quiz with no wrong answers. The Smack Inn.

Tuesday 1 July

Oreet Ashery. Performance. See notices outside the Fisherman's Hut for details.

Wednesday 2 July

Oreet Ashery. Performance. See notices outside the Fisherman's Hut for details.

Thursday 3 July

Oreet Ashery. Performance. See notices outside the Fisherman's Hut for details.

Friday 4 July

Oreet Ashery. Performance. See notices outside the Fisherman's Hut for details.

See artist's page for times. Clio Barnard. Performance/screening. Viewed from train.

Saturday 5 July
10:00-8:00. Andy Malone. Participatory search. Starting from Royal Native Oyster Stores.

Oreet Ashery. Performance. See notices outside the Fisherman's Hut for details.

15:00-17:00. Ruth Beale & Karen Mirza. Screening & discussion. Sea Cadet's Hall.

Times to be announced. Sally O'Reilly & Mel Brimfield. Guided tour. Venue tbc.

20:00-22:00. Sarah Turner. Film screening and Q&A with Director. St Peter's Church.

Sunday 6 July

10:00-8:00. Andy Malone. Participatory search. Starting from Royal Native Oyster Stores.

Times to be announced. Sally O'Reilly & Mel Brimfield. Guided tour. Venue tbc.

Closing Event. Details to be announced.....

Main programme