@dstokes-halpernceo
Chief Executive Officer of the Halpern Charitable Foundation and Nucleus Arts. Trustee MVA Trustee Medway Sculpture Trust Director Medway Pride Director Kent International Arts Conference Director Creative Medway www.nucleusarts.com He/Him
Visit @nucleusarts.bsky.social at #Rochester Art Fair this weekend!
We're honoured to be their chosen charity. Money raised from art sold on our stand will fund our free creative groups, such as Social Art
Thank you to all artists who generously donated art.
#Medway #Creative #RochesterArtFair
For World Book Day 2026 The Nucleus Arts Team were asked to cast their minds back to a favourite or memorable book from their childhood or teenage years and the results are in.
How many did you read?
Happy World Book Day Everyone.
#worldbookday2026 #Medway #booklovers #keepreading
It's TODAY
Join us on #Chatham High Street to welcome the Year of the Horse.
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Saturday 28 February
β° 11amβ3pm
π₯ Parade at 12pm
Also calligraphy exhibition in the @halperngallery.bsky.social and the Dragon Horse Trail
#ChathamCNY2026 #ChathamChineseNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #ChineseNewYear
#Chatham's Year of the Horse celebration is tomorrow!
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Saturday 28 February
β° 11amβ3pm
π₯ Parade at 12pm
Plus complete the amazing Dragon Horse trail, for a FREE goody bag!
www.nucleusarts.com/chathamchine...
#ChathamCNY2026 #ChathamChineseNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #ChineseNewYear #Medway
Huge congratulations to all the #HealthwatchAwards2026 winners, especially our friends at MVA and #Medway Council Public health. And most of all to my amazing @nucleusarts.bsky.social team, for winning the inclusivity and access award. Proud of you!
Wow what a brilliant day at the launch of the #ChathamTownOfCulture28 bid today with our brilliant partners Chatham Historic Dockyard. We are privileged to be able to show most incredible place for history, culture and community #Medway #Chatham
𧧠One week to go π§§
#Chatham High Street prepares to welcome the Year of the Horse.
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Saturday 28 February
β° 11amβ3pm
π₯ Parade at 12pm
To join the discussion and find out more, join the event page:
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#ChathamCNY2026 #ChathamChineseNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #ChineseNewYear
Kung Hei Fat Choy! (ζεηΌθ²‘) Things are coming together nicely in prep for #Chatham Lunar New Year Celebrations on 28th Feb in the high street. Join us from 11 with the parade at 12. Lots of fun, including the Longma trail with free goody bags for the kids! #Medway #LoveChatham
Beautiful exhibition by #Medway artist Anne Taylor in the @halperngallery.bsky.social at @nucleusarts.bsky.social in #Chatham until the 18/2.
Don't miss it!
(And why not grab a coffee at #CafeNucleus while you're there)
This is exactly why #Medway's arts organisations such as @nucleusarts.bsky.social #SunPier #IntraArts #Spotlites. Theatre & others are so important, giving opportunity to everyone.
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So exciting to announce that #Chatham Chinese New Year Festival is back! Sat 28 February
β¨ 11am β 3pm
π₯ Parade at midday
π Street food
ποΈ Market stalls
π©° Traditional dance
π¨ Craft workshops
π² The Dragon-Horse Trail
Itβs a free family-friendly celebration in #Medway
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In honour of #NationalYearOfReading weβve turned #Rochester 's MedwayArtBox into a library until the end of January!
Why not pop along and grab yourself a good book
π Happy Reading!
#Medway
Ever wanted your Antiques Roadshow moment? This Friday we have TV's Catherine at our Main Site, #Chatham. If you have not already book your place for your free valuation now.
Call the Catherine Southon team on 020 8396 6970.
#freevaluations #hiddenfinds
So excited for our new artist-led group to start. Weekly creative sessions for 7 - 11 year olds living in #Medway
Every Friday - 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Where: Meeting point - Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High Street, #Chatham, Kent. ME4 4BP
All materials are provided and creations can be taken home.
Happy New Year! If you are looking to raise those January spirits, don't forget that the Nucleus Arts Winter Open is still running until Jan 6th in #Chatham & #Rochester. And you can always grab a coffee at Cafe Nucleus too!
Merry Christmas and a happy new year from everyone at Nucleus Arts.
Here's to a brilliant 2026.
#Medway
A really interesting report. We are very lucky to have an Arts Council, but I fully agree that we need funding to be simpler, more regional, and less about box ticking and more about impact
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Aged 18-35 fancy joing @bcre8ive.bsky.social our online creative group for writers, musicians and artists?
www.bcre8ive.org
Why not try out our flash challenges. A 250 word story, illustration or musical piece based on today's prompt.
#Artists #Writers #Musicians #Medway
After a very tough start I am so proud of what our amazing team, volunteers and partners have achieved for #Medway in 2025.
So #Medway can legitimately claim to be the inspiration for the #Christmas traditions celebrated around the world today!
(And thanks to the power of #Arts and #Creativity too)
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What a great day with the @nucleusarts.bsky.social team visiting the Gilbert and George gallery today!
Wow #LoveChatham didn't disappoint with the #Chatham #Christmas parade. And of course we had the big man himself too! #Medway #SantaClaus #FatherChristmas
Well that was fun. Filming an interview with the BBC legend Tim Muffet tonight, talking about our crazy panto taking place in #Chatham at Spotlites in early January.
The gardens at @nucleusarts.bsky.social and Cafe Nucleus in #Chatham looked gorgeous last night
Another brilliant meeting at the institute for Inclusive Communities and Environments at Greenwich last night. So much amazing work going on, and great plans to collaborate in #Medway
LAST CHANCE - SUBMISSIONS FOR WINTER OPEN CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
All disciplines considered, every artist included
The Winter Open runs across The Halpern Gallery & Halpern Pop, from 28/11- 23/12
The full details at:
Www.nucleusarts.com/winteropencall #OpenCall #WinterExhibition #Medway
This December we want your 2025-in-3 words. Get creative with it in 3 words.
Your chosen words could be reflective, funny, sweet or poignant - please fill in this Google form docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Deadline is 25/11/25 & on display in @medwayartbox 26/11 -6/1
#creativewriting #Medway
Lovely to see #Chatham come out to celebrate #RemembranceSunday in our beautiful new paddock. Great to see all the uniformed groups #ProudToBeMedway #Medway
#RemembranceSunday
Images from the Threads of Remembrance installation by @nucleusarts.bsky.social at Historic Dockyard Chatham.
More than 20 poppies, created by volunteers from Medway & beyond
#threadsofremembrance #medway #armisticeday #remembrance #hmscavalier
Photo credit: Oliver Dixon
