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Turner Contemporary’s annual art competition, Portfolio, celebrates the talent and success of aspiring artists from across Kent.

Winners announced

Portfolio 2015 competition winners announced

Mon 2 Mar 2015

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron, National Portrait Gallery, will visit Turner Contemporary, Margate on Wednesday 11 March 2015.

Royal visit

HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to visit Turner Contemporary 11 March

Wed 25 Feb 2015

November 19 marks 20 years since the first National Lottery draw and Culture Secretary Sajid Javid today visited Margate to see the impact National Lottery funding has had in...

Culture Secretary visits gallery

Sajid Javid visits Turner Contemporary

Wed 5 Nov 2014

Turner Contemporary is delighted to announce that Kent graduate Sophie Dixon has been award this year’s 2014 Platform Graduate Award.

Platform Award 2014

Kent Graduate Wins 2014 Graduate Award

Mon 3 Nov 2014

To coincide with the film release of Mike Leigh’s Mr Turner on 31 October starring Timothy Spall, Turner Contemporary are working with local partners to offer the chance to...

JMW Turner’s Margate tour

Experience Mr Turner’s Margate this autumn

Wed 3 Sep 2014

The work of arts and cultural organisations is life-enhancing and delivers positive effects on people’s health and wellbeing and on the strength of their communities, a new report reveals...

Power of the arts to change lives

AHRC research highlights health and social benefits of the arts

Thu 24 Jul 2014

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Limited edition Tracey Emin print now on sale

Tue 22 Jul 2014

Leading international fashion magazine Vogue came to Margate earlier this year to undertake a major promotional fashion shoot in Margate.

Major photo shoot in Margate

Vogue stages fashion shoot in Margate

Tue 15 Jul 2014

Britain’s biggest ever bottle of English sparkling wine, produced by award winning, Kent-based winery Chapel Down, has been signed by four leading contemporary British artists and will be sold...