November’s exhibition, curated by Jas Dhillon, brings two Margate-based artists to our windows: ‘Boundary Lines’ – Geoffrey Chambers’ ink on paper works, and Catherine Chinatree’s ‘Map Series’ assemblages. These two collections of work compliment each other in scale and themes, exploring geography, heritage and invisible boundaries. Continue reading
Category Archives: Artists at INTRA
‘Frances & Frances’
Our October exhibition showcases a wide variety of technical and traditional materials and techniques. Curated by Frances Cowper Holzhousen it includes electroplated textiles and reuse of waste plastics. Continue reading
Ebb & Flow Festival
May 2021 saw the first Ebb & Flow Festival, an arts event celebrating the streets surrounding our venue, and exploring the hidden stories and fascinating heritage of the area traditionally known as Chatham Intra – from which we took our name. Continue reading
Gallery Launch & Pop Up Museum
We’ve been busy at INTRA during lockdown – a refitted windows gallery, a new festival Ebb & Flow, a Pop Up Museum, and more! Continue reading
Closer Than You Think
For Holocaust Memorial Day and LGBT History Month, we’re proud to be part of ‘Closer Than You Think’, a project bringing together our neighbours The Ship Inn (thought to be one of the oldest LGBT pubs in the country) and the Chatham Memorial Synagogue. Continue reading
Medway Fine Printmakers
Our print studio has a wide range of presses and printmaking equipment for paper and textiles. Used by a friendly community of printmakers it’s a great place for people from all over the South East to work on print projects. The studio can also be hired by the day for intaglio, silkscreen or relief printing for groups. Continue reading
Hopes & Dreams
Join in with Hopes & Dreams, and help artist Xtina Lamb to make large illuminated lanterns for the Pentagon Shopping Centre in Chatham, by creating pictures or patterns from plastic bags. Continue reading
Expressions of Love
Happy Diwali! Our window gallery is lit up with a beautiful new installation by Jas Dhillon – cotton choonis (dupattas/shawls/scarves) screen printed using Punjabi text and hung against a backdrop of fairy lights in keeping with the Indian festival of lights. Continue reading
Rosie James – Waiting for this meeting to start: 100 Lockdown stories
We are very lucky to have a wonderful textile artwork in our windows through July. One of our regular print studio members Rosie James has been making a series of fantastic portraits through lockdown, in her signature style drawing with threads and leaving the ends hanging loose. Continue reading
Museum Of The Moon – Screen Printing
Following the sold-out workshop accompanying Rochester Cathedral’s Museum of the Moon exhibit, we’ll be hosting another chance to screen print souvenir moon and space themed bags and cushions at INTRA. Continue reading