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Creative Medway
Medway is home to a wide variety of creative groups and
networks. Whether you are a writer, an actor, a poet, a musician, a
photographer, a dancer, a film maker, someone who works with
traditional and modern crafts or something else entirely, there
will be a group for you.
If you know of any suitable groups or networks that could be
added to the list below, please send the details to your local
library.
Magazines and listings
These magazines are based in Medway, and contain information
about local groups and events.
Creatabot
Creatabot is a social media
website and online magazine for creative individuals lead by the
local community. Creatabot aims to provide a one stop shop website
for all vital information and news involving creative work. Updates
are provided through press releases and social media to gather
information on creative news, events and opportunities.
Medway Eyes
Medway Eyes, a locally
based charity, support, promote and collaborate with Medway artists
and venues. They also run the independent newspaper, The
Medway Broadside.
Nubia magazine
Nubia magazine aims to
inspire and celebrate the success of members of the BME community
through the promotion of positive images and experiences. It also
aims to create a forum for engagement that will promote community
cohesion.
Rochester Litfest
Rochester Litfest aims to
bring writers, performers, directors, producers and film makers
together, anyone, in fact, whose work has creative writing at its
heart. We’ll be looking for challenges and events, and the chance
to collaborate with like minded folk.
Wow magazine
WOW
magazine is Medway and Maidstone’s first, culturally
focused, full colour, free print magazine, also available as an
e-edition online. It is an arts and entertainment guide featuring
high quality, visually appealing content and comprehensive
listings.
Networks, networking and social events 
These networks organise informal social events,
to encourage local artists at any stage of their development
to meet and socialise with other artists. For more information,
please contact the organiser direct.
Tuttle 101
Tuttle 101 is
an informal get together for like-minded people. It aims to
encourage people to work together on projects, in person and
online, by opening channels of communication and sharing
ideas. It usually meets once a month in
Rochester.
Writers Rendevous
Writers Rendezvous, an informal quarterly get-together for
writers, take place in Rochester. For more details, email
Philip Kane at redtengu@btinternet.com.
Medway Organisations List for Everyone (MOLE)
Other groups, clubs and organisations can be found on the
MOLE database.
Library events
Medway Libraries organises regular
events, including creative workshops, talks and author events.
Events are free unless otherwise stated.
Several creative crafting groups meet at library locations. If
you are interested in using the library as a meeting place for
your own group, please contact your local library.
Other regular events in Medway
Include the Fuse Arts Festival; Love Music Hate
Racism; Wigmore Arts Festival; Medway Festival of Music,
Speech and Drama; Medway Open Studios and
the Duncan Rand one-act play festival run by the Medway Little
Theatre.
History of creativity and creative people in Medway
Medwway has a rich and varied history of artists, from the
uniquely talented but tragic Richard Dadd through to the founding
of the international stuckist art moment. Medway Archives and Local
Studies Centre (MALSC) holds information about local artists
in the Medway area, including a special Charles Dickens
collection. The centre also holds a collection of work by and
about contemporary local writers and artists. Information about
these collections are available from the staff at MALSC.
Art and art galleries
It is possible to display art work as a group or individually at
Rainham library,
Strood library
and Wigmore
library. Please contact the library for more details.
Other local galleries include Nucleus Arts, LV21 and the Rochester Art
Gallery. Information about other galleries and creative venues
in Medway is available on the council's creative industries
page.
Other sources of information
- Medway
Council Arts Team has a strong commitment to providing the
best arts and entertainment possible by offering a comprehensive
programme of visual art exhibitions and projects, an active music
and performing arts programme with specialist dance provision, a
range of youth arts initiatives and a literature programme.
- What's on Medway is your
online guide to events and entertainment in the local area. Medway
is steeped in culture and offers an exciting array of festivals,
events and entertainment throughout the year.
- Customers own
is maintained by Medway Libraries to encourage and support local
writers, and includes information about the resources available in
the library.
- MOLE (Medway
Organisations List for Everyone) includes details about
local theatres and theatre groups, writers and
artists group meetings.
- University for the Creative Arts.
World-class creative university with courses in Art, Design,
Graphics, Fashion, Architecture and Media.
- Medway Adult and Community Learning Service
(MACLS) offers a range of challenging yet enjoyable arts and crafts
courses intended to develop your interests, creativity, skills and
knowledge.
Disclaimer
Views expressed on any of these websites are those of the
authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Medway
Council.
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