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Fourth Portal at St Andrews Art Centre is a cafe-bar work exhibition events space nestled by the Thames in Gravesend.  Open to all and displaying old and advanced technologies, it provides a glimpse of the AI world ahead in a relaxed community atmosphere.   GRAVESEND Fourth Portal at St Andrew's Waterside Mission Church, Gravesend, 2023-2024 The Past and Future always meet in the Present Showcase List Glance Drilling For Oil | An Immersive Performance - Audience Snapshot, Saturday, 31 August 2025 Our beautiful, chilled-out Fourth Portal, nestled by the River Thames in Gravesend, ran from May 2023 until November 2024, gradually drawing out the town's innovators, creators, entrepreneurs, and the curious. The former seafarers chapel was transformed into a relaxed social space and venue introducing advanced technologies surrounded by an eclectic array of furnishings, books and retro computers. The Macs were free to use, fast internet, a licensed bar, coffee roasted in HMP Mount purchased directly from the growers, and much more, took place under stunning stained glass windows. Innovation Showcase The Innovation Showcase was a one-day immersive event held in Gravesend that brought together artists, engineers, academics, and entrepreneurs to explore the intersection of creativity, technology, and local community. See more and Watch the full video coming here Video Creative DIrector: Ningrui Liu 刘凝芮 Read More Rethinking how materials are made, adapted and recycled will be a prominent component of the emerging technological revolution and is central to public engagement at the Fourth Portal. For summer and autumn 2023, the Fourth Portal focused on paper before moving on to textiles for winter and spring 2024. Read More Fourth Portal stimulated knowledge exchanges by bringing technology, social gathering and innovation to life. Using specially selected objects that coalesce with local history, rich conversations have emerged, leading to collaborations and learning. FOURTH PORTAL REVIEWS All Categories Play Video Play Video 01:21 Review by Kitizo | 13 April 2024 Kizito, a civil engineer from Gravesend, had never seen the Fourth Portal before and was intrigued as he parked up outside. He found space as something special and that there should be more attention as it allows the locals to express themselves. Play Video Play Video 00:58 Review by Tim and Liz | 14 April 2024 Tim and Liz were taken by surprise when coming across the Fourth Portal on their Sunday afternoon walk. Guitar teacher and musician, Tim became fascinated by the innovative music technology and the diversity of the Fourth Portal audience. Play Video Play Video 03:41 Review by Harriet | 19 January 2024 From our inspired page. Local born and bred Harriet Hammond began coming into the Fourth Portal in the early summer of 2023 and was soon developing the Hypermedia event series along with co-founder Joe Clarey. Play Video Play Video Review by Elvin | 28 January 2024 INSPIRATIONAL AND INNOVATIVE Elvin nails the Fourth Portal in 50 seconds. Walking along the Thames Path with his partner, he wandered into the Fourth Portal and sees the robots. Head of Data Analytics for a FinTech company, Elvin immediately made the link between play, robots, learning, knowledge exchange and more. Fabulous review. https://www.fourthportal.com/event-documentation/ Play Video Play Video 00:34 Review by Jaye | 30 Nov 2022 Jaye reflecting on the Fourth Portal test site in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, from July-December 2022. See more on the Fourth Portal Great Yarmouth page. Play Video Play Video Review with Ravi | 15 March 2024 Objects stimulate the majority of the reviews about the Fourth Portal. Ravinder Singh here holds a Tights Ball made using 320 pairs of nylon tights and weighs around 10kg. This is how much landfill 320 pairs of nylon tights take up and there are around 2.5 billion pairs made each year. This ball will not begin to break down for at least 1,000 years! (Head Chemist, SwissRe Insurance, 2014). Video by Jagdev Verdee, guest Ravinder (Ravi) Singh, founder of Khalsa Aid International Background Tights Ball stories (2012-2015) https://re-imaginingtights.tumblr.com/ OPENING TIMES BUILDING ST ANDREWS St. Andrew's Waterside Mission Church, Gravesend The primary missionary purpose of the church was transferred to Tilbury when the docks were built, with services continuing until 1971 despite ongoing problems with damp. The Diocese of Rochester decided to close the church because of the cost of repairs, but it was rescued and purchased by Gravesham Borough Council in 1975 and transformed into an Arts Centre. Ceiling Representing the upturned hull of a ship Windows By Clayton and Bell around 1870, Regents St, London Plaques Various including Franklin, Singh and Beaufort BUILDING HISTORY MORE Notable history and architecture. SIR FRANCIS BEAUFORT The Beaufort Scale was created by Sir Francis Beaufort, an Irish-born Royal Navy officer and hydrographer, in the early 19th century. Beaufort developed the scale as a way to standardise the reporting of wind conditions for the British Navy, which he served in for many years MAHARAJA SIR DULEEP SINGH Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, GCSI (4 September 1838 – 22 October 1893), or Sir Dalip Singh, and later in life nicknamed the "Black Prince of Perthshire" was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's youngest son, the only child of Maharani Jind Kaur. JOHN FRANKLIN EXPEDITION HMS Erebus and Terror were two Royal Navy ships captained by Sir John Franklin during his ill-fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage in the Arctic in the mid-19th century. The expedition is notable for the innovative technology and equipment onboard the ships, some of which were groundbreaking for their time, including steam power, air-tight food containers, a portable observatory and desalination apparatus. CHARLES DICKENS Charles Dickens had many connections to Gravesend and lived nearby. He may have based Great Expectations on the town and possibly made a significant donation to the building of St Andrews. The Fourth Portal offers real-world and virtual spaces to meet, work, socialise, learn and enjoy events. Join us on the journey Do you have a town, building or location you wish to discuss? Get in touch. contact

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TEST PAGE - NOT PUBLIC - INVITE ONLY Platforms like Facebook and Twitter (X) are walled gardens, locking in your data. What if you could set it free on the open web? Welcome to the Cultural Memory System (CMS) Test Page Thank you for being part of our CMS prototype. This is a developing webpage to highlight our new Cultural Memory System (CMS), designed to collect information from artists, promoters, venues, and gig organisers. The aim is to help build a shared cultural archive that supports future creativity and preserves the stories behind events, people, and places. Demo: Improv Vox 2024 - 2025 Example of our interactive graph. How to use the graph Below is an interactive graph showing connections from the Lo-fi Ensemble Impro Vox sessions held at the Bridewell Theatre Bar, London, between 2024 and 2025. > Use the + and – buttons to zoom in and out. > Click or tap on a node to select it. > Press and hold a node to focus on its direct connections. > To exit focus mode, tap and hold the background. Performed or want to perform at Impro Vox? Add your details here to be included in the cultural memory of the Impro Vox sessions. [Or Click Here] About The CMS you are testing here is designed to open up the future of your events. By contributing, you will start to see how your occasions connect to each other, to venues, to artists, and to wider cultural movements. For You It supports new merchandise and marketing opportunities, helps archive and share your stories, and keeps your event data clean and structured. Most importantly, your data remains yours . It is not locked into Fourth Portal and can be used with any future technology you choose. Participate We are inviting selected venues, promoters, events, and artists from different disciplines to upload their details. These are then translated into structured, machine-readable data and visualised as interactive demo graphs like the one above. To become involved, please get in touch or complete one of the forms linked below. info@fourthportal.com Forms Below > Most fields are optional. You can provide as much or as little information as you like. > Submissions are processed automatically to test our backend and ensure your data appears correctly. In the next stage, we will return your input as clean, computer-readable data. > If you enter enough boxes, we may also show you a graph linking your events to others, as above. > This is an early prototype, so parts may still feel rough. Please let us know if you encounter any issues or have feedback. Your event is a cultural legacy Let it flow freely across the web Fill in the form to add your event and begin building your own rich cultural archive. Add Your Gig Gig Title or Artist Name* Headliner Act (if different) Venue or Location Support Act Headliner Website or Social Email* Date of Event Your Name (optional) Message / More Information Submit Fill in the form to add your venue and begin building your own rich cultural archive. Add Your Venue Venue Name Contact Name* Email* Phone Number Venue Type Music Venue Bar/Cafe Theatre Festival Conference Address Capacity (approx.) Website / Social Media Write a message Submit More Information The box colours are deliberate. We are testing whether colour-coding types of activity or groupings helps with finding information later. We recognise that concentration, dyslexia, and disability can make reading difficult, especially in the creative and live sectors. A key aim of the Cultural Memory System is to present content in multiple formats to improve accessibility. ARTIST CSM Contact Name of Artist or Act* Contact Artist Email* Genre Live Music Spoken Word / Poetry Experimental / Sound Art Theatre / Performance Visual / Multimedia Home City/Town Social Media or Website Upcoming Event Message / Anything Else Submit Performed or want to perform at Impro Vox? Add your details here to be included in the cultural memory of the Impro Vox sessions. IMPRO VOX PERFORMER 1. Performer Name (Your Name) 2. Email Address 3. Where are you based? (City/Borough/Town) 4. Have you performed at Impro Vox before? (Yes/No) Yes, I have performed before No, I have NOT performed before 5. Instrument / Role (Select Primary Instrument) 6. Instrument / Role (Select Secondary Instrument) 7. Tell us briefly about yourself Web & Social Links 8. Website 9. Instagram 10 . Facebook 11. TikTok 12. Bandcamp 13. Other Social Profile (e.g. SoundCloud, Threads) 14. Linktree or similar multi-link profile 15. Which of these should we show publicly? (Paste preferred link) Other Details 16. Do you have any upcoming performances elsewhere? 17. Do you give permission to record your performance? (Yes/No) Yes No 18. Do you give permission to use your photo? (Yes/No) Yes No 19. Your Name (if you're filling this in on someone else's behalf) 20. Message to the Impro Vox team (optional) I AGREE TO HAVE MY DETAILS SHARED ON OUR CSM PUBLIC, WITH IMPRO VOX ORGANISERS AND OTHER PARTIES. * Submit Impro Vox Performer Form

Issue 2 explores the innovation journey, addressing barriers such as institutional intransigence and discrimination while highlighting the role of technology, wellbeing, and societal progress in shaping transformative business strategies and sustainable growth. FOURTH PORTAL NEWSPAPERS The Past and Future always meet in the Present Issue 2 I ssue 2 explores the innovation journey, addressing barriers such as institutional intransigence and discrimination while highlighting the role of technology, wellbeing, and societal progress in shaping transformative business strategies and sustainable growth. Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link Issue 2 Introduction Policy Intransigence Statistics Social Change Wonky Potter Diabetes Innovation Wellbeing Port of London Authority RNLI PPE Innovation RC Bathrooms Silverhand Vineyard Artisan Food Mymesh Digital and printed editions of the Fourth Portal newspapers are free to read and share. We welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions - and are always open to interview requests. Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Pinterest Copy link If you're interested in a bespoke newspaper tailored to your organisation, industry, or town, send us your requirements to info@fourthportal.com . The Fourth Portal Newspaper Issue 1 was kindly funded by Gravesham Borough Council using UK Government funds. Printing and Repair Cafe

Portal A transforms a long time vacant shop into a buzzing experiential shared work and learning lounge, shop and event space serving high quality non-alcoholic drinks in a unique ambient atmosphere. Portal A | StonecutterSpace Portal A status updated June 2021 In January 2020, Portal A was the first Fourth Portal, a hub for demonstrating new technology focused around the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Using creative methods built up over the past 20 years by Platform-7 Events. Portal A was to become a relaxed social space where customers could work, shop and enjoy fine coffee, teas and non-alcoholic cocktails while learning about the latest innovations and watching the emergence of a hybrid environment. With the pandemic outbreak during the winter, development was paused and eventually abandoned in February 2021. Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Portal A transforms a long time vacant shop into a buzzing experiential shared work and learning lounge, shop and event space serving high quality non-alcoholic drinks in a unique ambient atmosphere. Opens: Cancelled 2020 Work Lounge An array of <0.5% spirits, wine and beers, with fast broadband makes for an alternative haven for locals, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, students and visitors to work or study while developing new business models and encountering like minded people. Gallery A gallery and event space dedicated to new technologies, environment and entrepreneurship with particular focus on the role of sound, audio and acoustics and the career and business opportunities this area offers. Events Talks, demonstrations and symposiums introduce some of the latest technologies, innovations and masterclasses. Advice will be available for entrepreneurs and those seeking a career change or education pathway into engineering, science and associated fields. Watch Video > Portal A, StonecutterSpace, 1 Whitefriars Court, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1HF WELCOME The Past and Future always meet in the Present Our Journey Animating places. Inspiring innovation. Building community. From public interventions to hybrid showcases, Fourth Portal redefines how spaces, technology, and people connect. Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Portal A transforms a long time vacant shop into a buzzing experiential shared work and learning lounge, shop and event space serving high quality non-alcoholic drinks in a unique ambient atmosphere. Opens: Cancelled 2020 Work Lounge An array of <0.5% spirits, wine and beers, with fast broadband makes for an alternative haven for locals, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, students and visitors to work or study while developing new business models and encountering likeminded people. Gallery A gallery and event space dedicated to new technologies, environment and entrepreneurship with particular focus the role of sound, audio and acoustics and the career and business opportunities this area offers. Events Talks, demonstrations and symposiums introduce some of the latest technologies, innovations and masterclasses. Advice will be available for entrepreneurs and those seeking career change or education pathway into engineering, science and associated fields. Watch Video > Portal A, StonecutterSpace, 1 Whitefriars Court, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1HF Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Original Text and Plan for Portal B pre-pandemic March 2020 Portal A transforms a long time vacant shop into a buzzing experiential shared work and learning lounge, shop and event space serving high quality non-alcoholic drinks in a unique ambient atmosphere. Opens: Cancelled 2020 Work Lounge An array of <0.5% spirits, wine and beers, with fast broadband makes for an alternative haven for locals, entrepreneurs, businesspeople, students and visitors to work or study while developing new business models and encountering likeminded people. Gallery A gallery and event space dedicated to new technologies, environment and entrepreneurship with particular focus the role of sound, audio and acoustics and the career and business opportunities this area offers. Events Talks, demonstrations and symposiums introduce some of the latest technologies, innovations and masterclasses. Advice will be available for entrepreneurs and those seeking career change or education pathway into engineering, science and associated fields. Watch Video > Portal A, StonecutterSpace, 1 Whitefriars Court, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1HF

CULTURE REVERB DEMO Culture Reverb brings artists, venues and events together on the open web. It automatically creates gig and performer pages that link people, places and scenes in real time. See the demo pages below to explore how it works and how these connections will keep growing as the system comes to life. Visit some test pages. ImproVox Skronk FlimFlam London Improvisers Orchestra Burning Harpsichord Salon Loading of interactive graph may take a few moments, please wait Press on any node to see connections. Press on any clear space to reset map.

Fourth Portal transforms traditional and derelict shops, pubs and public places* into activity and co-working spaces for entrepreneurs, start-ups and creative business people providing relaxed surroundings and ambient atmosphere in an imaginative setting. About Fourth Portal Before the onset of Covid-19 in early 2020, the Fourth Portal was on a journey to create real-world spaces that would introduce AI and Machine Learning to non-academic, non-technologist by creating hybrid venues that people could visit like any cafe or shop on the High Street. The original intent was to create some real-world spaces and introduce virtual working using emerging tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, almost unheard of outside technology and corporate circles. The pandemic turned this on its head, and the Fourth Portal had to pivot, to develop the virtual spaces first and then introduce the real-world opportunities. This is the story so far... Introduction | Fourth Portal plan in December 2019 Fourth Portal transforms traditional and derelict shops, pubs and public places* into activity and co-working spaces for entrepreneurs, start-ups and creative business people providing relaxed surroundings, ambient atmosphere in an imaginative setting with a range of services, products, events and exhibitions focused on new and future technology. How ideas become reality | A personal journey Fourth Portal is the brainchild of founder John McKiernan (history here ) who is fascinated by how ideas form and become reality, whether it's a business, technology or a work of art. This fascination is coupled with a frustration with an education system that seeks to systemise the process of bringing an idea to fruition by focusing on acronyms, models and flowcharts. Modelling is fine for iteration, making slight changes to a product or service, however there is limited value when deciding whether to develop an original idea and make it reality. Haphazard Business | How ideas become reality John once had a small chain of coffee bars in South London and was always intrigued by the number of ideas and schemes customers were trying to develop, whether a business start-up, researching for an academic qualification or creating a work of art. The joy, pain and reality in the processes of all these personal journeys shared certain traits: the inconsistency of everyday life, overcoming scepticism of peers, energy to carry through on an idea and of course the stark reality that some ideas are just not very good. Emergence of Fourth Portal | A road trip Fourth Portal itself has been an idea floating around in John's head for more than a decade, an idea that would capture peoples' imagination briefly only to fade as it could not be explained simply; making financial support difficult to obtain. So in early 2019, John set off on a self-funded Haphazard Business road trip (as a representation of the journey of discovery) to blog about the process of developing his idea of establishing an innovation hub. Haphazard Business became the name of the blog documenting his travels, emphasising how an original idea pivots as comments, circumstance and other haphazard factors feed in and alter progress. Meeting of Minds | Coincidence, synchronicity or luck During his haphazard journey, John attended many events, exhibitions and locations, allowing himself to drift with the flow rather than dictate or seek an outcome. This took him to many interesting places, discovered numerous insights and met some fascinating people, including Gillian Harwood, who would lead the project to Great Yarmouth, a down-at-heel Norfolk coastal town. Great Yarmouth | Gillian Harwood's story Gillian Harwood has been a successful entrepreneur for more than 40 years, and owns a number of small business work hubs, the largest of which is Busworks, in London's King's Cross (read more here ). Gillian fell in love with Great Yarmouth following a visit to the permanent Hippodrome Circus in 2017. Seeing the town was in steep decline, and lined with beautiful period architecture, Gillian decided to try and help kick off a change in fortunes by investing in some run down buildings and returning them to the splendour they once enjoyed. Meeting of Minds | Fourth Portal John met Gillian randomly over a glass of wine at the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA), where they are both fellows. John explained his journey and Gillian encouraged, repeatedly, for him to visit Great Yarmouth. Initially uninterested, over the summer of 2019 John became increasingly intrigued by the town, its decline and the potential to reinvent itself (more here ). Gillian offered John free use of the buildings she had purchased to trial out Fourth Portal and the project was born. Covid-19 | A Haphazard Response With the doors to Portal B just ajar for the first customers, the UK government ordered a lockdown to counter the rapidly spreading Covid virus, requiring all non-essential businesses to close. Across the world personal and commercial business went into a tailspin as governments responded in a haphazard fashion. Just as John set out on a haphazard business journey one year ago, now the rest of the world seems to have decided to join him... Read More >

This is a dummy page showing how an Skronk gig page may appear once the Culture Reverb memory system is live. It is for demonstration purposes only and not yet connected to the full network. Skronk Skronk – Culture Reverb Demonstration Page This page is a demonstration of how Culture Reverb may look once live. The Skronk webpage automatically generates a gig page containing a full interactive list of performers. These pages will connect to individual artist pages, instruments, collaborations, and venues, allowing scenes to emerge from the data. Once fully live, everything on the page will be connected across the open web. Skronk s brought together by Nathan Harmer and was originated by Rick Jensen For more information on Culture Reverb, contact John a John at info@fourthportal.com SKRONK #178 16 September 2025 Endeavour, 39 Deptford Broadway, London SE8 4PQ Seb Stone Jonny Martin Anthony Osborne Tom Spurging Sid Hope Nathan Greywater Kinga Janicka Filanour Karen Barnes Charlie Folorunsho Jim S. Andrew Andrew Ciccone Robert Trent Sid Phipps Nyx Mandy Majic Andrew Page Nathan Z SKRONK #177 2 September 2025 Endeavour, 39 Deptford Broadway, London SE8 4PQ Rick Irvine Sid Hope Anthony Osborne Nathan Greywater Seb Stone Filanour Luigi Rizzo Simon Oliwale Antonio Arca ANJ32 Bettina Schroeder Simon Lawson Ed H Frankie Stuart Wilding Tom Spurging Amelie James Mario Guarnieri Liv Vova Adrian Roper Ras Cassette SKRONK #176 15 July 2025 Endeavour, 39 Deptford Broadway, London SE8 4PQ ANJ32 Anthony Osborne Delia Betitus Seb Stone Nathan Greywater Sid Hope Rick Irvine GLUA Just Joe Kinga Janicka Bettina Schroeder Sky Cody Phil Hollins Cassette Countercultural Courtney Frankie Tom Scott David Aylward Mario Guarnieri Tom Spurging SKRONK #175 1 July 2025 Endeavour, 39 Deptford Broadway, London SE8 4PQ Chris Arnold Sid Hope Anthony Osborne ANJ32 Ed H. Seb Stone Nathan Greywater GLUA Kyle (The Resting Doors) Andrew Ciccone Ed Shipsey Cassette Countercultural Keiran Luigi Rizzo Frankie SKRONK #6 23 August 2016 New River Studios, 199 Eade Rd, Harringay Warehouse District, London N4 1DN ANJ32 Anthony Osborne Delia Betitus Seb Stone Nathan Greywater Sid Hope Rick Irvine GLUA Just Joe Kinga Janicka Bettina Schroeder Sky Cody Phil Hollins Cassette Countercultural Courtney Frankie Tom Scott David Aylward Mario Guarnieri Tom Spurging SKRONK #5 9 August 2016 New River Studios, 199 Eade Rd, Harringay Warehouse District, London N4 1DN James Malone, Alain Man, Hanna Bohlin, Rick Jensen, Thomas Tronich, Jordan Muscatello, Rory Hildick, Paul Shearsmith, Helen Tate, Ben Watson, Graham Painting, Si Paton, Sebastion Sterkowicz, Andrew Cleaver, Dave Draper, Jenni Roditi, Iris Ederer, Noel Taylor, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells, Erik, Massimo Magee SKRONK #4 19 July 2016 New River Studios, 199 Eade Rd, Harringay Warehouse District, London N4 1DN James Malone, Jason Alder, Jordan Muscatello, Sam Enthoven, Thomas Tronich, Alain Man, Laura Sampson, Rick Jensen, Chris Freudenberg, Paul Shearsmith, Erik, Dave O’Connor, Rory Hildick, Noel Taylor, Luisa Tucciariello, Michele Paccagnella, Bettina Schroeder, Mike Whiting SKRONK #2 21 June 2016 New River Studios, 199 Eade Rd, Harringay Warehouse District, London N4 1DN Rick Jensen Simon Gajewski Alain Man Michael Dobbie Hywel Jones Matylda Geber Thomas Tronich Chris Freudenberg Sam Enthoven Tara Vavana Dilara Aydin-Corbett Luisa Tucciariello Dan The Stylophone Man Mike Whiting Gyorgy Beck SKRONK #1 31 May 2016 New River Studios, 199 Eade Rd, Harringay Warehouse District, London N4 1DN Massimo Magee, Paul Shearsmith, Alain Man, James Malone, Rory Hildick, Hywel Jones, Rick Jensen, Fabrizio Brusca, Si Paton, Benji, Guido Spannocchi, Simon Gajewski, Stefano Sama, Ernesto Bohorquez ImproVox #11 SKRONK #3 7 May 2016 New River Studios, 199 Eade Rd, Harringay Warehouse District, London N4 1DN Rick Jensen Dan The Stylophone Man Chris Freudenberg Dilara Aydin-Corbett Alain Man Bryan Styles Michael Dobbie Hywel Jones Matylda Geber Thomas Tronich Simon Gajewski Chris Freudenberg Tara Vavana Gyorgy Beck Luisa Tucciariello Sam Enthoven Michele Paccagnella Mike Whiting

What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)? Electromagnetic Camp 2024 Fourth Portal will be at EMF Camp from 27 May until 5th June 2024 Please note Gravesend Fourth Portal will be closed throughout FIND US: If you are at EMF, come find our Reckless Engineers village. NW of Static Avenue on the map here Electromagnetic Camp 2024 Imagine a camping festival with a power grid and high-speed internet access; a temporary village of geeks, crafters, and technology enthusiasts that's lit up by night, and buzzing with activity during the day. Thousands of curious people will descend on our friendly open space to learn, share, and talk about what they love. https://www.emfcamp.org/ Covid-19 (Coronavirus)? What's Next? HYPERMEDIA OPEN SPACE Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 6pm PAY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD Hypermedia is becoming one of the most talked about events in SE England, with DIY poetry, spoken word, music, open mic, visuals, artist talks and discussion. Curated by Gravesend's Hypermedia Events. 6:00pm-11pm: Pay What You Can Afford Licensed bar | Open to all ages Everyone, including babies and dogs welcome. LEARN MORE Covid-19 has been difficult for all enterprises, new and mature, particularly those in the arts, events and hospitality. Fourth Portal crosses all three of these sectors and as an event led operation it has been all but impossible during 2020. The decision has been taken not to open Portal A and reduce Portal B to a standalone bar operation until further notice. October 2020. Please return soon Read More >

In 1953, Northfleet papermaker Bowater invited artists to respond to the versatility of paper for their 1954 calendar. Recreating this call, we received more than 160 requests for vintage paper, and received 66 responses back. These beautiful pieces of work are now on display at the Fourth Portal. ⓒ Kaori Homma VERSATILITY OF PAPER The Response Copying a 1953 call-out to artists by papermaker Bowater to respond to the versatility of paper, the Fourth Portal received 65 responses from artists in Gravesend and from across the country. Newspaper To celebrate the Versatility of Paper call out, the Fourth Portal created a special edition newspaper highlighting each piece of work submitted. Articles include an interview with the former head papermaker at the Greenhithe Empire Paper Mills describing how the paper industry shaped the destiny of Gravesend and Northfleet. 2,000 newspapers were printed and distributed around Kent and London, digital version is available here . The Call-Out Print Artist-in-Resident Dawn Cole spotted the Bowater call-out in an old print magazine from 1953. There were 170 requests for us to provide vintage paper, with 65 responses returned by the 31 August 2023 deadline. The work is now on display at the Fourth Portal in Gravesend, with a newspaper momento to follow and a discussion of touring the work. October 2023 Click image for details and enlarge Scroll and Click image for details and enlarge Support The creation of the Versatility of Paper newspaper was kindly supported by Gravesham Borough Council. Autumn 2023 The Versatility of Paper call out was kindly supported by the Essex Cultural Diversity Project. Summer 2023

Ten years of research and development has been spent developing these original portal spaces focused on technology, environment and sound that offer opportunity for entrepreneurship that benefits whole communities while reducing the impact on the planet. Video Tours Short Tours Of Our Online Venues Welcome to the Fourth Portal, thank you for your interest. Below you will find short videos providing some of the key features of our online venues, these are being updated regularly so please check back for more updates. Get In Touch Fourth Portal Lounge For gatherings from 6 to 500 people This 5min video offers a quick tour of the Fourth Portal Pavilion Lounge, perfect for smaller gatherings, including collaborations, networking, workshops, presentations and team-building events. The lounge can hold up to 500 hundred guests simultaneously and in addition to all the features mentioned, can also auto translate into 9 languages and offers Closed Captions for those with hearing impairment. BOOK A TOUR Fourth Portal Pavilion Arena For gatherings from 150 to 2000 people This short video offers a tour of the main features of the Fourth Portal Pavilion Arena, a perfect venue for larger gatherings, conferences, major work events, showcasing, exhibitions, training, educational events and open days. The Pavilion Arena can accomodate up to 2,000 guests simultaneously and in addition to all the features mentioned, can also auto translate into 9 languages and offers Closed Captions for those with hearing impairment. BOOK A TOUR Discussion Festival Weekly online Free event This short video offers a tour of the main features of the Fourth Portal Pavilion Arena, a perfect venue for larger gatherings, conferences, major work events, showcasing, exhibitions, training, educational events and open days. The Pavilion Arena can accomodate up to 2,000 guests simultaneously and in addition to all the features mentioned, can also auto translate into 9 languages and offers Closed Captions for those with hearing impairment. BOOK A TOUR

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