COMMUNITY ENGAGED PRACTICES
2022 – 2024
Since 2022, CT20 has been shifting its focus to more community-based hyperlocal project that actively engage residents and those within specific communities. From oral histories to documentaries to direct interventions, this series of projects aims to connect people in new ways and provide deeper understandings. New projects to be released in 2024.
PRESCIENT POOL 2022
AYLESHAM’S CARNIVAL COMMUNITY
CT20 director Nina Shen has been welcomed by the Aylesham Carnival Committee to make a documentary film about the experiences and journeys of self-empowerment lived by the Princesses from the Court of Aylesham’s Carnival. Watch this space!
THE NEPALESE GURKHA COMMUNITY
We are currently working on an exciting upcoming oral history project with the Nepalese community in Folkestone and Cheriton, with an aim to better understand the role of veterans in the Gurkha community.
JOURNAL
A CATALOGUE OF IDEAS
Bend the Earth: AbsurdItIes of Everyday LIfe
Conversation with Hijack on their experiences of making ‘Shooting in the Dark’, revealing personal perspectives on the daily realities under COVID lockdown in China.
SeeIng Red
An essay reflecting on the window installation by Hio Lam Lei and how it relates to the writer’s personal perspectives during the COVID19 pandemic.
Postcolonialism, nationalism and the search for the Feminine Image
Conversation with Hio Lam Lei tracing personal histories, language & heritage, exploring what it means to be Chinese and a woman today.
TWF
This Week in Folkestone
Mini Doc #3
FACILITIES & sERVICES
We have a suite of bespoke facilities & diverse skill ranges to help you deliver your vision
Our Facilities are all well-located within the heart of Folkestone’s Creative Quarter: Risograph Duplicator (duo-drum) with over 5 colours, Flexible Gallery & Project Space suitable for exhibitions & events, High quality Live & Work Residency Accommodation, Audio-Visual Equipment, Digitising Studio (all facilities are available for hire)
We are a team of talented content producers who can offer bespoke creative solutions to projects of all complexities. Our skillsets include, but are not limited to: Design, Print & Production of high-end Editions & Accessible printed publications, Curation & commissioning of new radical art, Art Direction, Architectural & Spatial Design, Large-scale installations.
BOARD RECRUITMENT
CT20 Projects is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation and we are looking to grow our new non-executive Oversight & Advisory Board by appointing a new permanent CHAIR as well as general BOARD members, who can play a key role in our organisation’s governance.
We are looking for people from all backgrounds who are passionate about the arts and its potential to change people’s lives to join our board. You will be instrumental in the development of our ambition, vision and policies and play an active role in shaping the future development of this ambitious and dynamic organisation.
The board convenes 4 times a year and this voluntary advisory role will probably take up to half a day of your time (max), once every 3 months, but you will be learning about the UK arts industry and be on an exciting journey with us!
Please get in touch with CT20’s director, Nina Shen by email: info@ct-20.org for more information and a detailed job description.