Channel Festival
A weekend of free activities inspired by our relationship to the sea.
Events | Workshops | Exhibition | Discussion
18 - 20 March 2022, Felixstowe
Channel Festival explored the profound role of the sea in our lives and its impact on our mental and physical wellbeing.
This first edition offered a compact programme, intended to offer an introduction to some of its ideas and offer a platform for discussion and feedback about what the festival could be in the future. Your thoughts remain essential to this.
The theme for this pilot edition was ‘Open Water’ and was dedicated to the brave and bold active sea swimming community in Felixstowe. It considered this act a symbol of endeavour, community, and connecting physically and psychologically with nature. Set against the backdrop of the pandemic, it probed timely and relevant questions about what ‘health’ means to us now and the potential of the sea to make us feel human.
Reflecting the fluid, dynamic nature of the sea, events took place in multiple locations across the town and online and included;
‘The Distance Between’, a public art installation by Yva Jung
‘Sea Swimmers’, an exhibition and workshop by Lynn Dennison
Workshops by Genevieve Rudd, Yva Jung
Into the Blue: How and Why Water Can Make you Feel Better’, An online talk with Dr Catherine Kelly and Amanda Bowden
The Colour Blue: a Reflection on Relationships and the Sea, an essay by Caroline Wright
Head over to Channel Festival website to find out more
Channel Festival is developed and curated by Pier Projects delivered in partnership with Hamilton Micro Arts Space and supported by Felixstowe Library and East of England Coop. It is funded by Suffolk County Council through Covid Continuity Fund for Culture and East Suffolk District Council’s Enabling Communities Grant.
