Made in Whitstable: Arts, Craft & Vintage Trail

This year the Whitstable Oyster Festival takes place over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. It also sees return of the Made in Whitstable: Art Craft & Vintage Trail, where local creatives open the doors to their garden studios, houses and galleries, and invite you to visit on Saturday 28th August and Sunday 29th August.

This is a fantastic opportunity to talk to the artists and makes about their work, ask questions and see behind the scenes, and to buy direct.

For our 2021 Trail, we have 18 galleries, houses and garden studios taking part. Some are local creatives, like Margo Selby Studio and Vicky Hageman, who’s open studios are eagerly anticipated every year, and others are joining in for the very first time. We do hope you will visit everyone with the same enthusiasm.

Our Trail begins in Tankerton with Clare Jackson in her straw bail built studio, and spirals around Whitstable to finish by the Harbour entrance with Trail newcomer Katie Garrett. Of course, you may wish to find your own way around, and spread the Trail across both days, as you take in some of the Festival’s other delights.

You’ll find paintings, ceramics, textiles, glass, animation, print making, collage and found object art. Several of our artists will also have a vintage corner for you to rifle through.

At this stage we are hoping that all will go ahead as planned, and we ask that all visitors respects the Houses’ wishes regarding mask wearing and social distancing and waiting for previous visitors to leave the premises.

Free flyers/maps will be available to collect from Show Off Gallery in Harbour Street from 23rd to 29th July, where the Trail organisers shall be popping up.

Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August 2021 – 10.30am to 4.00pm

No.1 : ‘Lucknow’ 67 Northwood Road CT5 2HB

Clare Jackson paintings, prints and vintage treasures

Please note: No dogs please as there are free roaming hens

No2 : 12 Park Avenue CT5 2DD

Emma Burton fashion/textiles

No3 : 11 Queens Road CT5 2JE

Sharon Cavalier mixed media beach combed Folk art

No4 : ‘Beechcroft’ Westmeads Road CT5 1LR

Ella Watkins colourful quirky pottery

Katie Agnew colourful textiles

No5 : 6 Grimshill Road CT5 1LR

Zenia Tkacenko linocut prints

No6 : 37 Swanfield Road CT5 4LH

Vicky Hageman wheel thrown porcelain ceramics

No7 : 33 Swanfield Road CT5 4HN

Ewe Slatter paintings

Claire McNeil-Henderson upcycled jewellery

No8 : 11 Oxford Street CT5 1DB

The Fish-slab Gallery, fresh art weekly. This week, Jacqueline Trinder

No9 : 108 High Street CT5 1AZ

Bruce Williams Art Studio/Gallery paintings

No10 : 28 Cornwallis Circle CT5 1DU

Selina Firth paintings, prints, greetings cards

No11 : Bradstowe House 35 Middle Wall CT5 1BJ

Margo Selby contemporary woven textiles

No12 : 6 Regent Street CT5 1JD

Tracie Peisley fine art ceramics, painting and drawing

Please note: Tracie’s mum is awaiting surgery, so she will be asking visitor to wear face masks and use hand sanitiser, and visitor numbers at any one time will be limited. You can message in advance to book a time slot