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, 5:45am–7:30pm
Panel discussion: From Public(s) to Civic(s) with Polly Brannan, Marley Starskey Butler, Dr Natasha Kidd and Dr Marianne Mulvey
A panel discussion around shifting models of engagement in artistic and curatorial practice, addressing the shift from ‘public’ to ‘civic’ engagement across the sector.
- Panel discussion

, 6–7:30pm
Springboard Sessions #2 — Maggie Matić
Join us for an online Curators Talk with Maggie Matić, in which they will share insights from their curatorial career, exploring the diverse contexts, programmes, and institutions they have worked across.
- Online Talk
- Springboard Programme

, 10am–5pm
Off Season 2025: Open Studios at OSE
We're opening up our artist studios at Open School East for the inaugural 'Off-Season' art trail and festival.
- Open Studios

, 5–8pm
Springboard Sessions #1 — Arts Council England: Project Grants & Developing your Creative Practice
Join us to learn all about Arts Council’s funding programmes, gain understanding on which fund may be right for your ideas and hear about how to apply.
- Springboard Programme
- Workshops

Associate Exhibition 2024
We are very excited to announce this years Guest Curator and share dates for the Associate Exhibition 2024 with you!
- Exhibition
- Publication launch

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Lacuna – A Learning Network
A Learning Network for Educators, Practitioners, Artists and Teachers
- Talks
- Workshops

, 5:45–8pm
They Dance in the Dark, Performance and Q&A with RENU (Renu Hossain)
Join percussionist, tabla player, composer and curator RENU (Renu Hossain) for a live performance of ‘They Dance in the Dark’.
- Performance
- Public event

, 5–8pm
If I Recall Correctly with Alex Margo Arden
Join artist Alex Margo Arden and OSE Associate Lucia Coppola for a performance and storytelling workshop held in the Margate Caves.
- Public event
- Workshops

, 5:45–8pm
Unconscious Reflection with Alice Davies
Join Arts Psychotherapist and educator Alice Davies and OSE Associate Kenny Mala Ngombe for an experiential workshop that explores collective and intuitive art-making.
- Public event
- Workshops

, 5:45–8pm
DEMONIC HALF-PERSON with Jamie Crewe
Join artist and filmmaker Jamie Crewe for an artist’s talk in which Crewe will discuss ‘DEMONIC HALF-PERSON’, a creative technique that recurs throughout their practice
- Artist Talk
- Public event

, 2–4:10pm
Fluid Images with Gwennan Thomas
Join OSE Associate Gwennan Thomas for a painting workshop which will look at image making through working with fragments of poetic prose and film stills.
- Public event
- Workshops

, 2–5:30pm
Ultra DIY Open-Wave Receiver with Shortwave Collective
Join OSE Associate Nikki Sheth and members of Shortwave Collective to learn about and build a simple homemade radio receiver, an ‘Open Wave-Receiver’.
- Public event
- Workshops

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Prosecco Wisdom at 243luz
Join OSE Alumnus Lizzy Deacon and collaborator Ika Schwander for a new exhibition at 243LUZ, Margate.
- Alumni Programme
- Exhibition

, 5:30–8pm
The Night Alphabet: An evening of live readings with poet Joelle Taylor
Join T. S. Eliot & Polari Prize award-winning poet Joelle Taylor for an evening of live readings from her debut novel 'The Night Alphabet' and an in-conversation with OSE Associate Alex Vellis.
- Live Reading
- Public event

, 1–4pm
Screaming at the Sea: Queer Voice Workshop
Join OSE Alum Greta Sharp and singer and choir leader Naomi Hammerton for a sound and voice workshop at Westbrook Promenade.
- Workshops

, 6–7:30pm
Back to the Cave: online in-conversation and exhibition sneak-peak with artist Tracey Rose
Join OSE Associate Middleton Maddocks for a conversation with the artist Tracey Rose from her travelling retrospective Shooting Down Babylon at the Kunstmuseum Bern.
- Online Talk
- Public event