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Quay Arts

The terrace at Quay Arts Newport, Isle of Wight Quay Arts in Newport is the Isle of Wight’s main arts hub, hosting music, theatre, comedy and art events as well as a restaurant and arts and craft shop.

Providing four gallery spaces, a theatre, a newly refurbished bar, a popular restaurant and room for rental, it servers the artistic community on the Island, as well as those simply looking for space to hire.

Quay Arts can also accommodate weddings.

31, May 2012·1 min read

Diamonds In The Rough Opens This Saturday

Looking forward to seeing this new exhibition at Quay Arts that opens on Saturday. Make a crown or tiara to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in free family drop-in on Sat 2 Jun 10am - 1pm.

23, July 2010·3 min read

Discover Creative Life of Newport Quay

Sounds like lots of fun

14, October 2016·1 min read

Discover the fascinating history of the Regency Harp-Lute at live performance

Sarah Deere-Jones will be using both her restored Regency pedal harp and her Harp-Lute to perform the music of some forgotten 19th century harp composers at the Vectis Decorative & Fine Art Society lecture next week.

Ad Astra exhibition at Quay Arts showing carnival costumes that are related to birds and flight

27, January 2024·3 min read

Do not miss Shademakers’ Ad Astra Diamond Jubilee costume exhibition at Quay Arts – It’s staggering

Don't miss the stunning craftsmanship of Shademakers at Quay Arts' latest exhibition and hear the Artistic Director discuss the process at free talk on Sunday

28, January 2021·1 min read

Don’t forget Quay Arts AGM tonight

You’ll need to register your email address if you’d like to listen into the AGM on Zoom later today. Link within

18, September 2014·1 min read

Don’t forget Quay Arts season launch tonight

Tonight's season launch sees the return of the brilliant duo, The Adventurists, and brings a chance to meet world-renowned artist Martin Creed.

20, January 2021·1 min read

Don’t miss Isle of Wight creative commission opportunity

Don't miss the deadline for this commission opportunity to create engaging digital resources for children and families to access online

8, November 2021·1 min read

Don’t miss Isle of Wight Remembrance display that will ‘make your heart smile’

The Remembrance display "will not only make you smile, it will make your heart smile", says branch secretary of the Isle of Wight Royal Marines Association

26, February 2016·1 min read

Don’t miss Paul Woods’ Quay Arts residency

Don't miss the last couple of weeks of Paul Wood's residency at Quay Arts. Everything is created from recycled materials collected from streets and building sites around the Island.

PLANK james jarvis and ged wells at quay arts 640

8, April 2019·3 min read

Don’t miss PLANK: Skateboarding-inspired exhibition by James Jarvis and Ged Wells

You have until the end of the month to pop over to Quay Arts in Newport to catch the latest exhibition by James Jarvis and Ged Wells. If you're a fan of skateboarding, PLANK is a must-see exhibition.

12, August 2015·3 min read

Don’t miss The Art of Democracy exhibition at Quay Arts this summer

The Art of Democracy exhibition explores ideas of democracy through material culture, popular culture and participatory arts. The quality and variety of works is fantastic.

26, March 2015·1 min read

Don’t miss the FREE Kashmir Fringe this weekend at the Quay

There's free music all weekend at Quay Arts, as well as the opening of two new brilliant exhibitions. Why not gather some friends and hang out at the Quay this weekend.

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