Tracey Emin to Found Art School and Museum in Hometown Margate
Tracey Emin, a renowned British artist and a member of the Young British Artists, is set to launch TKE Studios, an art school and museum in Margate, Kent. This institution will be housed in a repurposed seaside station and mortuary, offering 30 affordable studios for students, who will be required to showcase their work regularly. Emin envisions a strict atmosphere, prohibiting subletting, smoking, and loud music. Additionally, a residency initiative is designed to enhance Margate's creative economy. Having moved to Margate during her childhood, Emin, a Turner Prize finalist in 1999 and the UK's representative at the 2007 Venice Biennale, has also announced plans for a museum-archive containing 30,000 photographs and 2,500 works on paper following her battle with cancer.
Key facts
- Tracey Emin is founding TKE Studios art school and a museum in Margate, Kent.
- The school will occupy a former seaside station and mortuary.
- 30 affordable studios will be built for students.
- The mortuary will be converted into a museum for Emin's art collection.
- Emin announced the plan after battling cancer and undergoing a hysterectomy.
- She previously announced in September a plan to turn her studio into a museum-archive.
- Margate's Turner Contemporary opened in 2011 and hosted the Turner Prize in 2019.
- Emin was a Turner Prize finalist in 1999 and represented Britain at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007.
Entities
Artists
- Tracey Emin
- Damien Hirst
- Edward Munch
- Egon Schiele
- Jonathan Jones
- Charles Saatchi
Institutions
- TKE Studios
- Turner Contemporary
- Turner Prize
- Momart
- Laurence King Publishing
- St. Pancras station
- 52nd Venice Biennale
Locations
- Margate
- Kent
- England
- Venice
- Italy