Unique and handmade by small makers

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Studio Sessions

Christmas Studio Sessions

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Jazz at the Horsebridge

Festive Jazz for families

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Christmas Bauble Painting

8 Dec Create your own unique, hand-painted baubles for the festive season! In this fun and creative workshop, you'll draw inspiration from nature and the nearby seaside to design beautiful wave and sea-themed ornaments.

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Art Decades

28 Nov: The Public Image Rock photography went into overdrive in the 60s, with rock photographers approaching rock star status themselves. This Art Decades showcases their greatest hits and the stories behind the photos - with an accompanying soundtrack. 

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Monthly Print Club

next on 10 Dec: Print Club is a social, sharing, learning group, set up to offer a studio space where people with some experience of the process can come to experiment and produce their own prints. Get the guidance, advice and support of a professional teacher and technician Rochelle to develop skills and techniques. 

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Detailed Portrait of an Animal With Simon Postgate

7 Dec: The fourth is Portrait of an Animal which is similar to The Face in approach but based around an animal of your choice. Simon has already run successful and popular workshops based around Dogs and Horses.

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Our Shop supporting local creatives

See our range of cards, prints, ceramics, glassware, homeware, bags, t-shirts, accessories and craft kits for kids. Many of our products are designed and made locally and sustainably.

The Whitstable Seaside Guide commissioned by The Horsebridge is now in stock.

Art Bank accessible art materials for all

We collect unwanted arts and crafts materials (and books) and offer these on a “pay what you can basis” along with using some of the materials in Art Bank Live! sessions where you can try something new in an informal, supportive session.

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Become a FRIEND of The Horsebridge

Becoming a FRIEND not only gives you great benefits, but it really does support and benefit& us too.

With your support and donations we are able to open 6 days a week. You support us delivering youth and teen projects all year and we can provide accessible activities and community events.

Hire a room

Did you know we have rooms and spaces available for hire at incredibly reasonable rates at the centre?

Whether you are looking for a one-to-one meeting space, a creative space for workshops and demonstrations or somewhere to take the team away for the day we have spaces that can fit up to 220 people. You can also hire multiple rooms to create break out spaces at different times of the day.

Better still we are in a fantastic location right by the sea and in the heart of Whitstable. A chance for a working from home team to meet up and work together?

Prices start from £15 an hour, and you can hire as a one off or make regular bookings. We have facilities you'd expect like WiFi and our team can make sure the room furniture is setup before you arrive.

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SUPPORT

Your support has made so many of our past events, projects and everyday activities possible. Projects like the 2022 Jubilee community celebrations and ongoing Art Bank along with our regular activities like Young Makers Club and volunteer sessions are only possible because of the donations we receive and regular support of our amazing Friends.

Text Donate

Did you know you can support our work right now from your phone? Just text WEBGIVE and the amount to 70085.

To donate £5 text WEBGIVE 5 to 70085.

This costs your donation amount  plus a standard rate message.

Become a Friend

Join our Friends scheme and not only are you supporting our work, but you also get benefits including discounts in our shop and the Whitstable Produce Store on Harbour Street cafe menu. From just £25 for an individual per year.

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