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Spacious & Gracious is a site about living and being in Folkestone. We expect to sometimes be irreverent, and hopefully to be amusing and entertaining. Please do send over any Folkestone based news and we will do our best to include it on the site.

20 Sep, 2009

Not Waving

Posted by: prince vince In: Art

We at Spacious and Gracious have been known to splash about a bit  in the sea. This painting, by David Lay, of a young man purposefully striding into the water, could almost represent a member of FOWSC (Folkestone Open Water Swimming Club). So we will be interested to see his exhibition of images of the [...]

14 May, 2009

Annie Soudain @ The Neville Pundole Gallery

Posted by: man sam In: Art|music

Mr Neville Pundole, the man of much pottery, glassware and other interesting items, currently has an exhibition featuring work by Annie Soudain running in his gallery situated down Tontine Street. (I have a feeling my colleague at S&G ‘Prince Vince’ will love this Owl lino cut)

11 May, 2009

Harbour Gull Looks For New Home

Posted by: man sam In: Art|Features

Of all the art produced for the 2008 Folkestone Triennial, the one piece that captured Folkestone’s love / hate relationship with our local gulls, but still put a smile on many people’s face was Mark Dion’s ‘ Mobile Gull Appreciation Unit‘. The basis for the piece was to provide facts about the much unloved birds, [...]

08 May, 2009

Good Show Highlights Missing Gallery

Posted by: prince vince In: Art|Reviews

I almost missed it, but took a walk to the Grand on the final day of the show selected from, what is now being called, The Creative Foundation Collection, (formerly The Metropole Collection). There is some interesting and enjoyable work in the collection. Some personal favourites were woodcuts by Monica Poole, a linocut by Peter [...]

07 May, 2009

Triennial Survivors

Posted by: man sam In: Art|News

The pieces of artwork from the 2008 Folkestone Triennial which will stay put have just been announced, with additional news that Andrea Schlieker has been appointed curator of the second Folkestone Triennial in 2011. The eight are : · Adam Chodzko’s short film Pyramid and accompanying documentation sign · Nathan Coley’s illuminated light structure Heaven [...]


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  • Jan Holben: Just brilliant - loved every minutes. Thanks to all who organised this event, the musicians and everybody who took part.
  • Jan H: I couldn't get to sunny sands in time to see this event unfortunately....so thanks for sharing this video - it looks like everybody had a great time.
  • Flix: Thanks to all those who came to the exhibition , especially those of you who commented in the visitors' book

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