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Thanet Coastal Arts Initiative

Public survey - What do you want to happen?

Background:

The main aim of the Thanet Coast Project (TCP) is to raise awareness of the marine and bird life of the coast, to work with local people to help safeguard the coast, and to promote wildlife related events and activities – but local people also want the project to make links to the arts and ‘coastscape’.

Proposal:

The links with local artists have been a great success within the Thanet Coast events programme over the last few years. When the North East Kent European marine sites (NEKEMS) Management Scheme was reviewed (2007-12), the stakeholders requested a new main action to explore the idea of a public arts project to promote, raise awareness and help with interpretation of the importance of the coast and marine wildlife and features. The options for a varied approach was subsequently endorsed at a Stakeholder Workshop in May 2008, and now we are after your views.

Current Coastal Art Events:

TCP art events provide an alternative way for people and visitors to become more aware of the wildlife and natural environment around the North East Kent coast, and complement the more direct approach of public events such as educational guided walks or our seashore safaris.  Art activities can engage with local coastal users and visitors on a range of different levels - from the visual inspiration of an artist’s work to direct public involvement on a creative coastal art project. Each art project has the potential and ability to raise a different coastal related subject, or even a marine issue and can support the work of local artists.

 

For further information about the background options and case studies for this questionnaire - you can download the report ' Thanet Coastal Arts Initiative - proposals for Nature's sake!

Have your say

This is your opportunity to influence future direction.

 

The various ways that the Thanet Coast Project has engaged with art projects have been listed within the survey as options a. to h.  

 

To comment:

 

 

Please note:
CONSULTATION finished on 1 April 2009, but we are still interested in hearing your comments, and these can be forwarded to thanet.coast@thanet.gov.uk