Welcome to the Kent Arts Conference

The Kent Arts Conference (KArtsCon) is an annual event that brings together people who are interested in the arts to share their ideas, knowledge, and experience around a theme. Read more about our history.

The theme for 2024 is Art as Legacy. Our full schedule is now out. You can see profiles of our presenters and workshop leaders here. We can’t wait to welcome you to KArtsCon2024 this July.

KArtsCon2024 is hosted by Music & Audio Technology, School of Arts, University of Kent at The Historic Dockyard. We were also hosted here in 2023 with the conference theme of “He(Art): Emotions and Creativity“

We are partnered with the University of Kent’s Department of Music and Audio Technology (School of Arts), Halpern Charitable Foundation and Medway Council.

Click the Photo below to see an overview of KArtsCon 2024.

Presenters for 2024

KArtsCon2024: Dulcie Alexander – The Arts Council England’s Creative Health Agenda

Dulcie Alexander has supported development work across Medway to enhance the arts & cultural landscape since 2013. Supporting artists and organisations...

KArtsCon2024: Tamsin Fox-Davies – Marketing Basics for Artists & Creative Practitioners

Tamsin is a seasoned marketer who has been working in and with small businesses and individual professionals for 20+ years....

KArtsCon2024: Annette Kramer – Creating a Legacy for Your Art

Annette Kramer, PhD, is a top communication strategist and advisor for international leaders in government, business, media, the arts, and...

KArtsCon2024: Innocent Abubakar – Reclaiming Legacy: Unveiling (Un)told Stories of Colonialism through Mozambique’s Digital ‘Open-Air’ Exhibition

Dr Innocent Hakizimana Abubakar, Universidade Lúrio (UNILURIO), MozambiqueE: iabubakar@unilurio.ac.mz Innocent Hakizimana Abubakar is a lecturer at Universidade Lúrio (UniLúrio), at...

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