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.
We’re certain of the important roles that art and kindness play in tackling health and wellbeing challenges. This was one of the reasons that we started our ‘Wave’ arts club for young people aged 15 to 24 who are at raised risk of suicide.
On Tuesdays INTRA is buzzing with Karen Verma’s popular glass classes, with intricate fused glass, copper foiling, stained glass and mosaic pieces being created over a series of weeks or months by her students.
Fancy Tat have brought their exciting bottle cutting workshop to INTRA, and it’s been going down a storm. In their three hour workshop you can learn and practice Fancy Tat’s tried and tested methods to cut and sand salvaged bottles and make items including glasses or lanterns.
Through April 2022 we were proud to host an exhibition of photographic portraits by Chris Floyd and Denis Robinson – to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility. Continue reading
Throughout March we are delighted to be showing recent drawings, ceramics and sculpture by Rachael House – work to buoy us up in difficult times. ‘Resistance and Repair’ – we need both. Continue reading
Circo Rum Ba Ba return with their beautiful, live shadow puppet show in our windows, telling a story of magic and environmental peril, with costumed performers and music. Continue reading
This year’s theme of ‘One Day’ was chosen for an installation of remembrance for Nazi victims who were Jewish, gay men, and people with disabilities. Continue reading
An exhibition of magic lantern apparitions by Nicole Mollett and Frog Morris is lighting up our January windows at INTRA. The show mixes antique glass slides with modern imagery, humour and live audience interaction, a playful take on the dark and twisty moods lurking in corners at a murky time of year. Continue reading
For December we have two amazing exhibitions in our windows: David O’Mara’s photography, collage and handmade books, and photos from Nye Martin’s 1980s archive celebrating Gillingham Skatepark’s skateboarding and BMX community. Continue reading
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
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
At the end of October it’s time to honour lost loved ones again, with one of our favourite festivals. Decorate sugar skulls or lantern shrine jars, screen print tote bags with skull and flower designs, cut colourful papel picado hanging banners, make a skull mask or choose other creative activities in this day inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead. Continue reading
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
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