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TURPS | MARGATE
DEADLINE UPDATE : APPLICATION DEADLINE 30th APRIL 2025
We are excited to announce plans for a new Turps | Margate Programme for painters based in East Kent launching in October 2025.
Turps | Margate Programme is a new mentoring programme for painters whose studios are based east of Faversham to Folkestone.
Turps mentors visit participants in their studios for one-to-one tutorials. Participants develop a supportive network of peers across the region through regular programmed group crits and monthly artists talks at Turner Contemporary.
Overview:
Starting in October 2025 the programme will run through June 2026
One-to-one tutorial sessions with a dedicated mentor at scheduled points throughout the year
Group crits held in Margate, providing an opportunity to discuss work outside of the studio environment
An opportunity to attend a minimum of eight artist talks and afternoon seminars with the Turps | Margate cohort at Turner Contemporary
Opportunities to initiate peer-led mentoring and network connections
Connections with Turps | London and Turps | Hastings
Connections with peers via an online digital platform
Fees for 2025/6: £2,950.
Application Deadline: 30th April 2025. We will be shortlisting applicants for interview in late May/early June. Application fee £10. To apply click here.
Contact: margate@turpseducation.com
Mentoring Team 2025/26: to be confirmed
Geography/Requirements:
Your studio should be approximately east of Faversham to Folkestone. You will be expected to make your own travel arrangements monthly to Margate for Artists talks and seminars and to be able to transport your work to Margate two or three times a year for group crits. To get the most out of the programme you will be encouraged to visit your peers in their studios and invite them to your studio outside of the structured aspects of the course.
If you are concerned about where your studio is and if it will be logistically possible to include you in the programme please contact us before you apply and we can advise. Contact us at info@turpsbanana.com
Turps | Margate Programme is an alternative learning programme, not an accredited educational qualification. It is an opportunity for painters who are experienced in their practice to further their exploration of the media and reenergize that practice through intense work ethic and critical response engagement with peers and practicing artists within a supportive timetabled structure.
