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The Turner Prize winners may have been announced but there’s still time to soak up the remarkable art scene in Margate.

Back in early December, all four shortlisted artists - Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani - agreed to form a collective and were all announced as the winners of the prestigious award.

The Turner Prize competition may be over but the art festivities are certainly not.

With just a few weeks left, there is still a last chance to experience the FREE shows and exhibitions at Turner Contemporary - particularly after the historic moment all nominees were unveiled as the Turner Prize winners for the first time in the competition’s 35-year history.

For the final weekend of the Turner Prize 2019, Turner Contemporary will be presenting a one-off programme connected to Turner Prize 2019 including songs, readings and performance.

Don’t miss your last chance to see the exhibition in Margate!

The Turner Prize 2019 exhibition at Turner Contemporary will run until January, 12 2020 although Margate’s famous gallery will be closed between Monday, December 23 and Thursday, December 26 during the Christmas break.

The gallery will reopen on Friday, December 27 and will be open everyday from 11am to 6pm (including New Year’s Day) as well as from 10am to 6pm on weekends.

Coinciding with Turner Prize 2019 is Margate NOW - an ambitious and dynamic festival with the programme that got underway in September featuring impressive exhibitions, performances and events happening across the town.

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Join the Conversation: Turner Prize 2019

When: Between Wednesday, January 1 and Sunday, January 5

A series of fascinating pop-up talks and events focusing on dialogue and debate around this year’s Turner Prize exhibitions will be taking place. The events are in partnership with local philosopher Ayisha.

Don’t miss out on these great events taking place in and around Margate in January 2020:

Join the Debate: Turner Prize 2019

When: Between Friday, January 3 and Sunday, January 5

Tell us what you really think about Turner Prize 2019. Can winners exist if there are no losers? Can anyone be an artist? Join us for FREE as we host a number of popup talks and events to debate this year’s exhibition in unexpected places around the gallery. In partnership with Philosopher-in-Residence Ayisha De Lanerolle.

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Write for Rights - Amnesty International

When: On Monday, January 6 between 1:30pm and 3:30pm

Amnesty International will host the Write for Rights free workshop at Turner Contemporary - a global letter-writing campaign and the world’s biggest human rights event. Those taking part are encouraged to write messages of support to people around the world who have suffered injustice.

Creative Ecologies: Strengthening communities through the arts

When: Thursday, January 9 between 10:30am and 5pm

This one day symposium will enable artists, practitioners and organisations to reflect on what it means to work together within a locality and the impact of different creative approaches to place-making.

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Turner Prize 2019 Closing Weekend

When: Between Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12

As the curtain comes down on Turner Prize 2019, Turner Contemporary will roll out a fascinating programme of activity which gives further dimension to works presented by each artist within their Turner Prize installations.

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After January 12, 2020, Turner Contemporary will close until the next exhibition - We Will Walk - Art and Resistance in the American South - on February 7, 2020.

From 7 February 2020, Turner Contemporary will showcase the work of artists and makers from Alabama and the surrounding states.

We Will Walk – Art and Resistance in the American South is the first exhibition of its kind in the UK and reveals a little-known history shaped by the Civil Rights period in the 1950s and 60s