Canal Dream Art Festival
9th - 16th August
Regent's Canal, Kings Cross
Art, nature, community and heritage converge at Kings Cross with the 2024 edition of Canal Dream Art Festival.

Taking the flow of water as its inspiration, this non-profit multi-arts festival invites you to drift between dance, music, poetry and art for a dreamy summertime celebration of creativity and community.

As the canal comes alive with art in all its forms, gowithYamo is your guide to the exhibitions, performances and events taking place throughout Canal Dream Art Festival.
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Canal Dream Art Festival
9th - 16th August
Art, nature, community and heritage converge at Kings Cross with the 2024 edition of Canal Dream Art Festival, running from 9th - 16th August along Regent’s canal. Through the combined efforts of the creative and canal communities, this non-profit multi-arts festival on the water not only brings emerging artists to the forefront to explore their creative opportunities, but also promotes community well-being and canal regeneration. We, alongside a whole host of arts and cultural organisations, charities and businesses, are delighted to be partnering with Canal Dream Art Festival for this year’s edition, and we can’t wait to see you there to take part in the Canal Dream Art Festival challenge on the gowithYamo app!

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Canal Dream Art Festival

9th - 16th August,
Regent's Canal,
Kings Cross

Art, nature, community and heritage converge at Kings Cross with the 2024 edition of Canal Dream Art Festival.

Taking the flow of water as its inspiration, this non-profit multi-arts festival invites you to drift between dance, music, poetry and art for a dreamy summertime celebration of creativity and community.

As the canal comes alive with art in all its forms, gowithYamo is your guide to the exhibitions, performances and events taking place throughout Canal Dream Art Festival.



Venues
Dream Station I: The Walker City
125 Caledonian Rd
London N1 9RG
Dream Station II: Gomez Boat Studio
125 Caledonian Rd
London N1 9RG
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
Eco-Mooring, Treaty Street
Regent's Canal Towpath
London N1 0XF
Dream Station IV: Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
Regent's Canal Towpath
Kings Cross
London N1C 4LW
Dream Station V: Slash Arts Boat Gallery
Next to Word on the Water
Dream Station VI: The Floating Garden
Off Regent's Canal Towpath
Goods WaY
London N1 4UR
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The Programme
Friday | Preview
Events
4PM - 5:30PM
Co-create Workshop (Reda Urbonaite)
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
5:30PM - 6:00PM
Welcoming Remarks: (CDAF partners & friends)
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
6PM - 6:30PM
Live Performance: Rain Helders (Juliana Ruiz Torres, Paolo Zaccuri-Pérez, Mariana Habeych Castro,Yiding Zhang)
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
6:30PM - 7:00PM
Performance: The Vermilion Bird (Shuqin Huang)
Dream Station II: Gomez Boat Studio
7PM - 7:30PM
Performance: Fallen Woman: A Creation Story (Sarah Duffin)
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space 
7:30PM - 8:00PM
Poetry + Music: Little Estuaries + softshadow  (Daniel Kramb, June Kuhn)
Dream Station IV: Word on the Water - The London
8:00PM - 8:30PM
Performance: Just a Tuesday (William Cummings)

 Dream Station V Slash Arts
8:30PM - 9:00PM
Performance: Beautiful Root Dance (Coop Dance: Théïa Maldoom, Annie Edwards and Alejandra Gissler)
Dream Station VI: The Floating Garden
9:00PM - 9:30PM
Music: Inward - Re-Imagined for Canal (James Józef)
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
Exhibitions
5PM - 10PM
Waterborne: Boater Art
Artists: Juan Gomez, Chris Tidy, Lorraine Fox, Anna Kroeger, Hayley Harrison, Sarah Warner, Janine Leslie Curators: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
5PM - 10PM
Hidden Rivers
Artists: Cas Campbell
Curators: Nathalie Brough, Lewis Swan
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
5PM - 10PM
Window on Lindow
Artists: Phil Barton
Curator: Simon Hodgkinson
Dream Station V: Slash Arts 
5PM - 10PM
Voice of the Waterby Global Generation
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
Saturday
Events
1PM - 2PM
Pigment Making Workshop
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
2PM - 2.30PM
Performance: Jiarong Yu + Yuqiu Wang
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
2PM - 3PM
Performance: Mai Muraguchi
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
3PM - 3:20PM
Poetry: David Rushmer
Dream Station IV: Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
4PM - 4:15PM
Poetry: Bang Wang
Dream Station IV: Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
4:30PM - 5PM
Performance: Sarah Duffin
Dream Station V Slash Arts
5PM - 5:15PM
Poetry: Shona Floate
Dream Station IV: Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
5PM - 5.30PM
music: Sxcha + Deep Theory
Dream Station VI The Floating Garden
5:30PM - 6PM
Performance: William Cummings
Dream Station V Slash Arts 
6PM - 6:30PM
music: 小熊空气 Bel Air
Dream Station V Slash Arts 
7PM - 10PM
Dream Night I (Music & Performance):- Performance: Sarah Duffin- Music: 小熊空气 Bel Air- Music: Eden Zhang- Performance: Jiarong Yu + Yuqiu Wang - Music: Charles Lambert - Performance: William Cummings
Dream Station I The Walker City
8PM - 8:30PM

Performance: Juliana Ruiz Torres, Paolo Zaccuri-Pérez, Mariana Habeych Castro
Dream Station V Slash Arts 
Exhibitions
11AM - 6PM
Waterborne: Boater Art
Artists: Juan Gomez, Chris Tidy, Lorraine Fox, Anna Kroeger, Hayley Harrison, Sarah Warner, Janine Leslie
Curators: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
11AM - 6PM
Hidden Rivers
Artists: Cas Campbell
Curators: Nathalie Brough, Lewis Swan
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
11AM - 6PM
Window on Lindow
Artists: Phil Barton
Curator: Simon Hodgkinson
Dream Station V: Slash Arts 
11PM - 6PM
Voice of the Waterby Global Generation
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
Sunday
Events
1PM - 2:30PM
Poetry Workshop & Performance: two mouths, break flows (Katy Lewis Hood & Jac Common)
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
2:30PM - 3PM
Performance: Jiarong Yu + Yuqiu Wang
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
3PM - 3:15PM
Poetry: Kate Griffin
Dream Station IV: Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
3PM - 5PM
Story Walk: Laura Price
Dream Station IV: Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
4PM - 4.15PM
Poetry: Ruth Virgo
Dream Station IV: Word on the Water - The London Bookbarge
4PM - 5PM

Nature & The Elements Writing Workshop (Kate Griffin)
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
5PM - 7PM

Write Collective Open Mic (Kate Griffin)
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
5:30PM - 6PM
Performance: Jorge Jobim (Haobin Wang), Fabiola Retamozo, Rowan ibbeken
Dream Station V Slash Arts
7PM - 10PM
Dream Night II (Film screenings):

London Boaters - David Latto
Seventh Day - Tingning Wen
I Need Several Chairs in My Private Area - Tianyu RenThings Happen Where You Don't Look - Holli Xue / lshi Flatland
Falling into the Great Void - Dove Che
Artless and Chill - Yichun Yao
Towers - Asha Lyons Sumroy
The Ruin of Sounds - Koji Kashiwa
When the Moon Rises - Jiaging Chen

Special Guest:
Jorge Jobim (Haobin Wang)
Cameron Durdy
Cainy Yiru Yan
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
Exhibitions
11AM - 6PM
Waterborne: Boater Art
Artists: Juan Gomez, Chris Tidy, Lorraine Fox, Anna Kroeger, Hayley Harrison, Sarah Warner, Janine Leslie Curators: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
11AM - 6PM
Hidden Rivers
Artists: Cas Campbell
Curators: Nathalie Brough, Lewis Swan
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
11AM - 6PM
Window on Lindow
Artists: Phil Barton
Curator: Simon Hodgkinson
Dream Station V: Slash Arts 
11AM - 6PM
Voice of the Waterby Global Generation
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
Open Access | Closed
Exhibitions
Closed
Waterborne: Boater Art
Artists: Juan Gomez, Chris Tidy, Lorraine Fox, Anna Kroeger, Hayley Harrison, Sarah Warner, Janine Leslie Curators: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
Closed
Hidden Rivers
Artists: Cas Campbell
Curators: Nathalie Brough, Lewis Swan
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
Closed
Voice of the Waterby Global Generation
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
Open Access | Tuesday
Exhibitions
11AM - 6PM
Waterborne: Boater Art
Artists: Juan Gomez, Chris Tidy, Lorraine Fox, Anna Kroeger, Hayley Harrison, Sarah Warner, Janine Leslie Curators: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
11AM - 6PM
Hidden Rivers
Artists: Cas Campbell
Curators: Nathalie Brough, Lewis Swan
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
11AM - 6PM
Voice of the Water by Global Generation
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
Wednesday | Open Access
Exhibitions
11AM - 6PM
Waterborne: Boater Art
Artists: Juan Gomez, Chris Tidy, Lorraine Fox, Anna Kroeger, Hayley Harrison, Sarah Warner, Janine Leslie Curators: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
11AM - 6PM
Hidden Rivers
Artists: Cas Campbell
Curators: Nathalie Brough, Lewis Swan
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
11AM - 6PM
Voice of the Water by Global Generation
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
Thursday | Open Access
Exhibitions
11AM - 6PM
Waterborne: Boater Art
Artists: Juan Gomez, Chris Tidy, Lorraine Fox, Anna Kroeger, Hayley Harrison, Sarah Warner, Janine Leslie Curators: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
11AM - 6PM
Hidden Rivers
Artists: Cas Campbell
Curators: Nathalie Brough, Lewis Swan
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
11AM - 6PM
Voice of the Water by Global Generation
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
Friday | Open Access
Exhibitions
11AM - 6PM
Waterborne: Boater Art
Artists: Juan Gomez, Chris Tidy, Lorraine Fox, Anna Kroeger, Hayley Harrison, Sarah Warner, Janine Leslie Curators: Chuntian Hu, Yobe Wei
Dream Station I: The Walker City 
11AM - 6PM
Hidden Rivers
Artists: Cas Campbell
Curators: Nathalie Brough, Lewis Swan
Dream Station III: RedKite Floating Gallery & Art Space
11AM - 6PM
Voice of the Water by Global Generation
Dream Station VI: Global Generation, The Floating Garden
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