LV21 is a historic, 40 metre steel-hulled lightship transformed into a floating art space and performance facility.
We are creative producers and practitioners working with a broad range of clients and partners.
We devise, deliver and document arts, culture, education, heritage and wellbeing initiatives.
LV21 is a unique venue with an individual and distinct identity, one of Kent’s prime platforms for cultural activities across diverse artistic disciplines.
National historic ship no.2330
FULL AHEAD!
LV21 has relocated to Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ
Featured Projects
Whose Hoo is a partnership project working alongside the Hoo local community to leave a lasting legacy that continues to protect and celebrate the Hoo Peninsula's irreplaceable landscape. The WHOOP Heritage Festival celebrates local heritage and brings together inspiring stories, people and places. The Whose Hoo Peninsula Heritage Festival will be an annual event for the next three years.
RiverSwell is an ambitious 5-month partnership project, led by LV21 working in collaboration with Tiller & Wheel, designed to connect local communities and creative sector practitioners with the river Medway and pave way to help develop a longer-term heritage initiative that will further community and visitor access to the rich river heritage and enhance the Chatham riverfront.
Layered Landscapes is a partnership project developed and delivered by North West Kent Countryside Partnership in collaboration with LV21. Working with local community groups, schools and visitors to the Sevenoaks area Layered Landscapes will promote and celebrate the unique landscape and geology of the region through the lens of the Cross Channel Geopark.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tom Crean, the intrepid Antarctic explorer and one of Ireland’s unsung heroes, is brought to life in this dramatic and humorous solo performance by Aidan Dooley...
An exhibition by artist Bryan Hawkins combining Art, Artefacts and Archive exploring elements of the famous Endurance Antarctic Expedition of 1914-18...
Featured Films
ANCHORED
A film documenting the premiere performance of ANCHORED a collaboration between LV21 and Scarabeus Aerial Theatre, reflecting on the scale of displacement of people across the world, as part of Refugee Week 2025 and Estuary 2025.
WhoOP FESTIVAL
A film documenting the inaugural WHOOP Heritage Festival, produced by LV21 for the Whose Hoo Partnership Project, celebrating local heritage and bringing together inspiring stories, people and places from across the peninsular.
