Artists

Cohesion Plus

Bringing communities together through the arts, public education and sport.

Rachael House

Artist who makes events, objects, performance, drawings and zines.

Bob Hickey

Bob Hickey is a Kentish born London-based filmmaker. His short “12:34” – comprised of interviews with Stuart Murdoch of indie band Belle and Sebastian narrating his journey from music fan to music…

Liz Bylett

Liz Bylett is an artist, author who is passionate about promoting self-realisation and empowerment for all through art.

Chris Fenwick

Chris Fenwish has been the Dr Feelgood band's manager for over 40 years. From the early days busking outside pubs on Canvey Island to sell-out tours and a number one album...

Robert Marlow

Robert Marlow grew up in Basildon with future Depeche Mode members Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher.

Andy Freeman

Andy Freeman has produced digital and visual artworks and interventions since the late 1990s.

Idit Nathan & Helen Stratford

A project by Idit Nathan & Helen StratfordHave you ever hummed a Lulu lullaby? When was the last time you walked backwards in silence, towards land? Play Southend Now or Never!

James Jordan Johnson

James Jordan Johnson is an artist working in performance and sculpture. He grounds his work and research in performative and material histories, myth-making, and cultural collective memory.

Dan Thompson

Dan Thompson is an award-wining social artist, writer, and speaker living in Margate. His work is about people and places.

Anne Lydiat

For the past fourteen years Anne Lydiat has been living, and working as an artist, onboard a vessel moored on the River Thames at Hermitage Moorings downstream from Tower Bridge, London, UK.

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