The Ashford Visual Arts and Architecture Festival returns for its’ third year this September and October, with artists utilising a range of different venues and outdoor spaces around the borough to exhibit their work.

The theme for the festival this year is 'Moving in, Moving on', reflecting the current Ashford story as the borough continues to lay the foundations for long-term sustainable growth.

Outdoors, you will be able to experience new artistic sculpture trails, use natural materials to create a habitat to attract bugs, help build 'Fauna' - a new village giant - and visit a new development of show homes in an ancient forest.

Other exhibitions include a wearable art exhibition, an Ashford Visual Artist showcase and a 'Lost O' image retrospective.

Ashford based artist, Cathy Streeter, is looking for your stories about the old market wall and the events and changes that have taken place around it. All of Cathy's research, collected during the festival, will culminate in a multi-media installation along Elwick Road's red brick wall.

Chris Dixon, Ashford Borough Council’s Arts Project Co-ordinator, said: “After entertaining the borough with music festivals throughout July it’s now time for the visual arts to dazzle us, and as many of the events are free, there is no better time or place to appreciate art.

"The festival is a good platform to highlight the wealth of talent and expertise that Ashford can boast in the visual arts. Over the last three years in particular, the borough has moved in leaps and bounds as a creative place to live and work.”

For further details please see the Arts Page on the Ashford Borough Council website.

Media Release 0228/08

04/09/2008