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2025-02-12 08:00
When Craft becomes Art

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Kinetika is a charity and a National Portfolio organisation of Arts Council England. Kinetika unites communities through exceptional silk-based designs and public spectacles that inspire social action and enrich local environments. Guided by a vision to pioneer community-driven art and design, we aspire to ignite enduring positive change, celebrate cultural diversity, and cultivate resilient, sustainable communities worldwide.  Our 28 years of experience champions an adaptable and accessible approach to co-creating designs in silk. Our methods engage diverse communities, enhance social cohesion and foster a sense of pride and belonging.

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BEACH OF DREAMS Film – YouTube

Very exciting initiative to walk the coastline – well done Ali Pretty and her team  of flag wavers – soon to happen all around the UK coastline.

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Beach of Dreams

Beach of Dreams, presented by Kinetika, is a UK-wide coastal arts festival activating and exploring the unique heritage, cultures and climate futures of our coastlines; supported by Arts Council England and Historic England.

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Beach of Dreams

How can artistic interventions that engage communities through walking create and foster an emotional connection to coastal landscapes? Join Ali Pretty , Walking Artist and the Director of Beach of Dreams, for an insightful session exploring the role walking artists can play in advancing the conversation on climate change and mobilising communities to celebrate and protect their coastlines.

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When Craft becomes Art

Hosted by Ali Pretty, walking artist, community activist and founding artistic director of the 2025 Beach of Dreams coastal art festival that will bring a festival of banner art, sculpture, performance and storytelling to the coastline of Britain. She asks “when does craft become art?“, and to this café has invited Taiwan Thousand Mile Trail

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Do you like to stroll? Are you a fan of roaming? Then you should give stroaming a try. This is a word blend, just like brunch. In her 1796 novel Camilla, Frances Burney described a character who “stroamed into the ball-room, with the most visible marks of his unfitness for appearing in it.” The OED indicates that stroaming involves “long strides” and/or idleness, so watch your form and attitude when out on a stroam. Credits to Mark Peters.

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