visual arts
our space was born for arts.
our 2025 programme included work from Terry Perk, Chelsey Browne, Vanessa Winship, Rubiane Maia, Navied Mahdavian, Tapped In, and Canterbury and Folkestone Colleges.
We welcome artists of different backgrounds, countries, and stories. As curators, we want to celebrate Folkestone-based artists of international prominence. With our growing school outreach programme we want to support young artists in the developing years of their journey.
kollectiv presented the solo show “Seven Ages of Woman” by Folkestone-based photographer Mayotte Magnus whose images of 100 prominent British women was commissioned by the NPG in 1977.
We were the hub of Open Art Folke - the first fully artist-led festival bringing together artists from Creative Quarter and beyond.
Upstairs at kollectiv, local artists find space to show their work at monthly-changing Artist of the Month wall.
Exhibitions
2024
02 November 2024 - 01 December 2024 Mayotte Magnus: Seven Ages of Woman (curated by Beton Collective)
2025
30 January - 06 February Canterbury College: WASTE (curated by Canterbury College students with programme of events by Beton Collective)
13 February - 16 February Screen South Showcase (curated by Screen South)
04 April - 06 April Joe Morgan and Anna Barlow: Mirror Mirror (curated by Joe Morgan)
31 May - 29 June Chelsey Browne: Nightshadows (curated by Beton Collective)
04 July - 06 July Folkestone College End of The Year (curated by Folkestone College students and teachers)
19 July - 24 August Vanessa Winship: And Time Folds (curated by Vanessa Winship and George Georgiou)