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The Whitstable Giant | Tuesday, 17 April 07

An Open Day was held at the temporary workshops at Whitstable Castle for the public to meet the artists and try their hand at tricks and techniques of Giant-making.

The weather was beautiful and there was a fantastic... | read more


Strange Cargo visit Bulgaria | Monday, 16 April 07

In February 2007 Strange Cargo took a group of artists to Bulgaria to research the ancient Kukeri festival. The time spent immersed in the culture of this pre-Roman festival will aid our research in the sustainability... | read more


Other People's Photographs: Folkestone's major new public artwork | Monday, 16 April 07

Other People’s Photographs is an exciting and ambitious new project for the seaside town of Folkestone in Kent, which calls upon the residents of the town to have major input in their own piece of public art.. Through... | read more


Folkestone Hoardings schools transcription project | Monday, 16 April 07

Artists Greg Stobbs and Danny Windsor have been working together in schools across the Shepway region in East Kent in the delivery of an exciting new temporary public art project for Folkestone.

Following the success... | read more


Introducing Joss, the Margate Giant | Thursday, 09 November 06

Strange Cargo was commissioned by Turner Contemporary in Margate to create Margate
's very own giant in October. A three week residency in the town's CRATE project space followed, enticing all kinds of people... | read more


Stifford Primary's sculptural burn | Thursday, 09 November 06

Following Strange Cargo’s work with the children and teachers of Aveley Primary School in Thurrock, the company was approached by Creative Partnerships Thurrock to work in another school in the area, Stifford... | read more


There's still time to put your family on the map! | Monday, 02 October 06

Strange Cargo is still collecting photographs of people on the streets of Folkestone, Cheriton and Sandgate, so it’s not too late to help create the town’s biggest and most ambitious public artwork yet.

By the end of... | read more


Aveley School visit for aspirational training | Sunday, 01 October 06

Twenty eight teachers and classroom assistants from Aveley Primary School in Thurrock came to Strange Cargo’s Folkestone production space, The Factory, for two days of lively and inspirational workshops. The days, held... | read more


Carnival training for Surrey | Sunday, 01 October 06

Strange Cargo was resident in Leatherhead, Surrey, for a week in September to train two groups from the Surrey Celebratory Arts Partnership in all aspects of carnival design, production and delivery.

A group from... | read more


The March of the Giants | Thursday, 24 August 06

Saturday 19 August saw the East Kent Giants coming together once more, for a fantastic sunny celebration in the beautiful seaside town of Herne Bay, on the Kent coast, to mark the opening of the town annual summer... | read more


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