Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
Urban Room Folkestone (URF) was commissioned from Diane Dever and The Decorators for Creative Folkestone Triennial 2017, when it was located in the historic Customs House on the Harbour Arm. URF had to vacate the Customs House in 2018, but the spirit and operation (as well as the furniture designed by The Decorators) that were initiated then now find a home in a pavillion in the Tram Road Car Park that once housed the town’s Visitor Centre. In common with other Urban Rooms around the country, URF is an ‘open’ place where local people can study or remember the town’s history and debate its future.
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
creativefolkestone.org.uk
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
Follow us:
Facebook: CreativeFolkestone
Instagram: CreativeFstone
Twitter: CreativeFstone
#CreativeFolkestone #FolkestoneTriennial #Triennial21 #DianeDever
Urban Room Folkestone (URF) was commissioned from Diane Dever and The Decorators for Creative Folkestone Triennial 2017, when it was located in the historic Customs House on the Harbour Arm. URF had to vacate the Customs House in 2018, but the spirit and operation (as well as the furniture designed by The Decorators) that were initiated then now find a home in a pavillion in the Tram Road Car Park that once housed the town’s Visitor Centre. In common with other Urban Rooms around the country, URF is an ‘open’ place where local people can study or remember the town’s history and debate its future.
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
creativefolkestone.org.uk
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
Follow us:
Facebook: CreativeFolkestone
Instagram: CreativeFstone
Twitter: CreativeFstone
#CreativeFolkestone #FolkestoneTriennial #Triennial21 #DianeDever
