Arts and Culture at CCCU

18/02/2026

Last chance to catch the Masters: Post Graduate Taught Exhibition! Come and see creativity and talent from students from the Postgraduate Taught Creative Masters courses!
Open until Friday 20th February 2026, Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, in the Daphne Oram Gallery!

05/02/2026

If you're considering studying a postgraduate Masters, you'll want to get this in your diary!

Your next chapter: A postgraduate networking reception
Thursday 12 February, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Daphne Oram Gallery, Daphne Oram building
Free, and open to all, but booking is recommended to make sure there's enough pizza!

02/02/2026

Here's a throwback some past Annual Musicals, to give you one more push to come along to this year's workshop/audition on Wednesday!

We don't just need performers, you can join the production and creative teams too, helping with stage management, set design, costumes, and all the other important backstage jobs.

These musicals sell out, and blow audiences away every year, so now's your chance to be a part of something special.

Anselm Theatre Company Musical 2026
Informal audition and workshop
Wed 4 February, 4 - 6pm
Anselm Studio 1
Open to all CCCU students

05/10/2024

Sara Trillo will twice be leading a specially commissioned walk to coincide with her exhibition, Alleycumfee.

Trillo will be sharing mythologies and histories about the surrounding landscape, and looking for traces of vanished places.

Places are limited so book your free tickets now!

03/10/2024

You are all cordially invited to the Private View & Drinks Reception for Sara Trillo's Alleycumfee.

Friday 18 October
4.30 - 6.30pm
Daphne Oram Gallery
Free

Celebrate the exhibition on St Luke's Day - the patron saint of artists and doctors.

Booking is not compulsory but helps us to plan the event!

30/09/2024

It's easy to overlook how much we have going on until you try and fit it all on to one poster! This isn't even everything in the A&C calendar, so get onto the Events hub to see it all...

CANTERBURY GAMES
Sun 20 Oct, 1 - 4pm
Westgate Hall
Free

ALLEYCUMFEE
Wed 11 Sep - Fri 13 Dec
Mon - Fri, 10am - 4pm
Daphne Oram Gallery
Free

ALLEYCUMFEE PRIVATE VIEW
Fri 18 Oct, 4.30 - 6.30pm
Daphne Oram Gallery
Free

ALLEYCUMFEE TALK
Thu 14 Nov, 2 - 3pm
Daphne Oram Gallery
Free

ALLEYCUMFEE WALKS
Sat 26 Oct, 10am - 12noon
Wed 27 Nov, 1 - 3pm
Starting from and returning to Daphne Oram
Free

ART FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
Mon 16 Sep - Fri 22 Nov
Mon - Fri, 10am - 4pm
Verena Holmes Gallery
Free

KATH ABIKER: MYTHOS & EKSTASIS
Mon 2 Dec - Fri 21 Feb
Mon - Fri, 10am - 4pm
Verena Holmes Gallery
Free

CANTERBURY FESTIVAL GIGS

KENTISH PIANO TRIO
Wed 23 Oct, 1 - 2pm
St Gregory's Centre for Music
Free

WOMENEWER
Thu 24 Oct, 7 - 8.30pm
Anselm Studios
Free

TRIO MANOR MANOUCHE
Mon 27 Oct, 1 - 2pm
St Gregory's Centre for Music
Free - SOLD OUT!

BALTIMORE KEYS
Wed 30 Oct, 1 - 2pm
Anselm Studio 1
Free

LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOPS
Tue 5 & Tue 12 Nov, 2 - 5pm
Daphne Oram Gallery
Free to all CCCU students & staff

30/09/2024

Arts and creativity can have positive effects on the health of communities, including disease prevention, health promotion, raising awareness and treatment management.

ECLIPSE is a global health research programme, investigating the social impact of a neglected disease, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). This exhibition sheds light on communities affected by this disease - in Brazil, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka - and the books, animation, film, street drama and folk theatre that have benefitted them.

ART FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
Verena Holmes Gallery
Mon 16 Sep - Fri 22 Nov
Mon - Fri, 10am - 4pm
Free

17/09/2024

🎉 IT'S WELCOME WEEK! 🎉

There are activities happening all over campus, all week, but what do we have to offer??

Arts & Culture put on events, activities and opportunities year round, but here's what's coming up soon... Swipe for more pics!

COLOUR RUN CANVAS
This coming Thursday we'll be at the annual CCCU Colour Run with an enormous canvas - being installed right this second - for you to help decorate. It'll then be displayed for all to admire your handiwork! Join us outside Verena Holmes, Thu 19 Oct, 3pm.

ALLEYCUMFEE
Artist Sara Trillo has produced a gorgeous exhibition exploring our beautiful local Kentish landscapes. Pop into the Daphne Oram Creative Arts Building to check it out, and don't forget to go to the website to book for the free reception, talk and walks that she's putting on.

BECOME AN INTERN
Apply to join this year's team of A&C Interns via Unitemps by Thu 26 Sep. Get behind the scenes of our events, support exhibitions and gigs, or try your hand at social media marketing. And get paid while you're doing it!

ART FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
Visit the Verena Holmes Gallery to see how art can be used to positively impact global health initiatives.

CANTERBURY FESTIVAL
Tickets are already selling out for our Canterbury Festival series of free concerts and performances, so book now to avoid disappointment. There's something for everyone, with a classical piano trio, gypsy swing, dance and commercial music (aka our resident rock band!)

13/09/2024

05/09/2024

We love seeing how different artists approach the installation of an exhibition. Sara Trillo's paper templates, to help workout the layout of her artworks, are a fantastic insight into what's to come! See what replaces them for yourself next week, when 'Alleycumfee' opens on Wednesday.

ALLEYCUMFEE - in old Kentish dialect a fictitious or non-existent place

Wed 11 Sep - Fri 13 Dec
Open Mon - Fri, 10am - 4pm
Daphne Oram Gallery

🍷 EXHIBITION OPENING
Fri 18 Oct, 4.30 - 6.30pm

🎤 ARTIST TALK
Thu 14 Nov, 2 - 3pm

🚶🏼‍♀️ ARTIST WALKS
Sat 26 Oct, 10am - 12noon
Wed 27 Nov, 1 - 3pm

30/08/2024