Jubilee Beacon Switch On with the Iron Gym

We’re gearing up, or should that be down, for the long Jubilee bank holiday weekend. And to celebrate the extended holiday we’re lighting up the lantern as an official Diamond Jubilee beacon. We’ll also be joined by Kent University students for the launch of Iron Gym, an exciting project to create an exercise trail linking the University’s Medway campus with … Read More

Jon Adams: Look About

Look About is a two-year mapping and collecting project led by Portsmouth based artist/geologist Jon Adams in response to Accentuate and the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad in the South East of England. This creatively driven, multilayered project weaves together science and art, digital and analogue, and Jon’s autobiographical experiences.

A River Medway Manifesto

As part of artist Stephen Turner’s Sedimental project, LV21 will host free activities on board on 22nd September. These include a panel discussion to explore a River Medway Manifesto and the unveiling of MV08, a surveillance inspired installation with footage from Moonview, a 2008 commission by the North Kent Local Authority Arts Partnership. Graduate artists from the University for the … Read More

Seaside Sisters’ Souvenir Shop

It’s great to welcome back onboard the Seaside Sisters, dubbed “the queens of coastal themed craft” in this review on Vintage By Hemingway, for a week of vintage seaside inspired souvenirs and workshops.

ILLW Open Days & The Lighthouse Relay Exhibition

The crew at LV21 are once again pleased to be supporting the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend taking place on 20-21 August. We are also excited to announce the installation of Siren Signal, a sound sculpture exhibition by artist Steve McPherson commissioned for the International Lighthouse Relay and the Folkestone Fringe.