DRAWING WHITSTABLE BIENNALE

The streets and walls of Whitstable

Natalie Kay is a visual artist and educator, living and working in London, but whose heart belongs to the sea. Natalie’s practice, which is based around observational line-drawings and often accompanied by text, focuses on the anonymity of the passer-by, the relationships between individuals, the artist, subject and observer, their stories, journeys and perceptions of themselves and each other.

During Winter 2010, visual artist Natalie Kay was artist in residence at the Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre. She has now returned to re-explore her obsessions with people and places, to create new artworks and experience the town ‘in season’.

Throughout the Biennale fortnight, Natalie will be out and about in Whitstable - observing, documenting and drawing. Building on the work from her residency, Natalie hopes to continue her catalogue of daily life in this working seaside town, with which permanent residents can engage and through which tourists and visitors alike can discover the heart of the community.

As the project progresses, artworks will be ‘hung’ in the streets and on the walls of Whitstable, each marking the spot in which it was created. Those who find a drawing are invited to keep it and visit the Whitstable Improvement Trust or the Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre and mark the ‘found site’ on a map.

Please keep your eyes alert - you may catch a glimpse of yourself!

Base sites

The Horsebridge Arts & Community Centre
11 Horsebridge Road, Whitstable CT5 1AF, 01227 281 174
Monday – Thursday: 9am – 9pm, Friday & Saturday: 9am – 6pm, Sunday: 10am – 6pm

The Whitstable Improvement Trust
34 Harbour Street, Whitstable CT5 1AJ, 01227 770 060
Monday – Thursday: 10am – 4pm