AiRM 2023
Art in Romney Marsh 2023
is a celebration of exciting perspectives on the title A Siren’s Call. The works address issues of the climate crisis and the threat of rising sea levels. The range of approaches includes sculpture, performance and the uniqueness of each artists creative, site specific installs. Each creative commission invites our audiences to explore the medieval church spaces with a new and artist led experience. The selected artists have responded to so many influences including local history and heritage, through to the perils we face from climate change and the need for taking a Carbon Net Zero pathway.
In 2023, we celebrated local makers and including a pop-up makers market, creative workshops and traditional skills demonstrations. The AiRM visual arts festival benefits greatly by the close proximity of the churches, the sites are within a tranquil, magical and unspoilt 10 mile radius that spans across Denge and Walland marsh.
Art in Romney Marsh is a registered charity and has ambitions to increase is profile on the marsh by continuing to provide creative opportunities, initiate artists residencies, build it’s community educational programme and to continue to work with local arts organisations such as SE Kent, OSE Margate, RCA BLK, UCA Canterbury and Margate Pride. In 2023 we were able to support student participation by offering an internship and an open call. Our organisation supports environmental sustainability and low impact approaches. Our creative workshops encourage local people to explore natural resources such as wool and willow, to increase awareness of the need to conserve and protect the local environment.
We are grateful to RDHCT and Kent County Council for funding us to build on our heritage research and community outreach. We want to thank Arts Council England and National Heritage Lottery for supporting our projects and allowing us the chance to commission from such an amazing and exciting number of contemporary artists