Ideas Test

When was the last time you simply stopped…and took a breath?

This August, step into the beautiful surroundings of Rochester Cathedral and discover Art on the Delta: Breath – a week of free, family-friendly experiences where music, movement, art and imagination fill the space around you.

From 3–8 August, immerse yourself in More Than Human by Mimi M Khuc, an inspiring digital installation of dance, light and sound. Create music using only your voice with world champion beatboxer Ruper Oldridge (The Bass6), experience Suboptimal with musician Tim Hurst, join The Cypher with Elementz, explore expressive mark-making in Drawing Breath with David Willis, and pause to listen to SPIRITUS, a powerful sound experience by Dan Samsa blending spoken word, song and the cathedral organ.

Whether you stay for ten minutes or spend the day exploring, this is an invitation to slow your pace, look up, listen closely and experience something a little different.

Take a breath. Feel your breath. And enjoy.

Visit our website for more details. Workshop times and how to take part will be shared soon.

Tom Dale Company Elementz Hip Hop & Street Dance Company The Bass6 Dan Samsa Tamzen Moulding Suboptimal Tai Chi in Folkestone & Deal

🌟 Our Impact Report for 2025-26 is here! 🌟

We’re very pleased to share our impact report from our last year of work across Medway and Swale.
Written by our external evaluator, Marge Ainsley, 2025-26 saw...

☆ Deep-rooted work in Brompton and Luton in Medway

☆The final year of our youth-led music programme DisQuiet in Gillingham and Sittingbourne

☆The beginning of our writer-in-residence year with Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway

☆ And much more!

The report tells the story of who we worked with, what difference our projects have made, and what we’ve learned along the way.
We also worked with James the Scribe to share our impact in a more visual way. We asked James to illustrate...

☆ An overall summary of our impact this year
☆ To represent our work in Brompton and Luton
☆ To visually re-interpret what our community told us about the difference taking part made to local people

Read the full report at our website: https://ideastest.org.uk/news/our-2025-26-impact/

We're delighted to share that this year’s Medway Open Studios & Arts Festival has officially swung open its (many) doors!

Now in its 14th year, Medway Open Studios is a town wide celebration of Medway’s incredible stable of over 250 artists and creatives. From the 4th - 19th July the public are invited to step into artists’ studios and follow a Medway arts trail.
Take a look at the Medway Open Studios website to find the full map of every participating artist & studio, and follow their page to keep on top of what’s on during the festival!