• giant workshops

    The giants are built within the community where they will live and local people, artists and craftspeople are invited to come and help us.

  • castlehill transcription project

    Strange Cargo organised a research trip for a group of students and many of their parents to Tate Britain and Tate Modern.

  • pulse

    Strange Cargo worked with a group of young skaters and bikers from The Shed, Folkestone Youth Project to create a sculptural ramp for their skatepark.

  • charivari masterclass

    teachers are invited to our workshop where they are introduced to the theme for the year and shown how to create the Charivari carnival costumes.

  • charivari school workshop

    Students complete three days of training in our production space, immersed in a professional workshop environment.

  • training through charivari

    Charivari workshops are huge fun, fantastic costumes are created, incredible backpacks constructed and sophisticated design and construction skills inadvertently learned along the way.

  • framed

    Strange Cargo worked with students from St Peter's & St Eanswythe's Primary School to create an empty shop window installation linked to the book "Framed".

  • bug box

    insect life outside the classroom inspired this sculptural workshop.

  • working with strange cargo

    We create as many opportunities for and training opportunities for artists as we can.

  • artist training programmes

    Our annual event and in-house specialist training programme offers artists opportunities for developing their skills and practice.