Folkestone Triennial

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art biennial-type event contemporary art exhibition

The Folkestone Triennial is a major contemporary art exhibition held every three years in the coastal town of Folkestone, England, featuring site-specific public artworks across the town.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Folkestone Triennial canonical	3
Creative Folkestone visual arts programme	1
Folkestone Creative Foundation Triennial	1
Folkestone Triennial 2008	1
Folkestone Triennial 2011	1
Folkestone Triennial 2014	1
Folkestone Triennial 2017	1
Folkestone Triennial 2021	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3897102 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Folkestone Triennial
Context triple: [Folkestone, hasEvent, Folkestone Triennial]

A. Brighton Festival
The Brighton Festival is a major annual multi-arts celebration in Brighton, England, featuring a wide range of performances and events across music, theatre, dance, visual arts, and literature.
B. Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a prestigious international cultural exhibition in Venice, Italy, renowned for its contemporary art, architecture, cinema, and other artistic disciplines.
C. Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
D. Bombay Beach Biennale
The Bombay Beach Biennale is an experimental, site-specific art and culture festival that transforms the decaying Salton Sea community of Bombay Beach into a surreal, open-air gallery and performance space.
E. Canary Wharf Winter Lights festival
The Canary Wharf Winter Lights festival is an annual London event featuring large-scale, immersive light installations and artworks that illuminate the Canary Wharf district during the darkest weeks of winter.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Folkestone Triennial
Target entity description: The Folkestone Triennial is a major contemporary art exhibition held every three years in the coastal town of Folkestone, England, featuring site-specific public artworks across the town.

A. Brighton Festival
The Brighton Festival is a major annual multi-arts celebration in Brighton, England, featuring a wide range of performances and events across music, theatre, dance, visual arts, and literature.
B. Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a prestigious international cultural exhibition in Venice, Italy, renowned for its contemporary art, architecture, cinema, and other artistic disciplines.
C. Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
D. Bombay Beach Biennale
The Bombay Beach Biennale is an experimental, site-specific art and culture festival that transforms the decaying Salton Sea community of Bombay Beach into a surreal, open-air gallery and performance space.
E. Canary Wharf Winter Lights festival
The Canary Wharf Winter Lights festival is an annual London event featuring large-scale, immersive light installations and artworks that illuminate the Canary Wharf district during the darkest weeks of winter.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art biennial-type event ⓘ contemporary art exhibition ⓘ
aimsTo	commission new artworks ⓘ engage local community ⓘ regenerate urban spaces through art ⓘ
comparedTo	Liverpool Biennial ⓘ Venice Biennale ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
field	visual arts ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs	Folkestone Triennial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Folkestone Creative Foundation Triennial
frequency	every three years ⓘ
genre	contemporary art ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	outdoor exhibition ⓘ public art ⓘ site-specific artworks ⓘ town-wide exhibition ⓘ
hasEdition	Folkestone Triennial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Folkestone Triennial 2008 Folkestone Triennial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Folkestone Triennial 2011 Folkestone Triennial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Folkestone Triennial 2014 Folkestone Triennial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Folkestone Triennial 2017 Folkestone Triennial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Folkestone Triennial 2021
hasImpactOn	cultural tourism in Folkestone ⓘ local economy of Folkestone ⓘ public realm of Folkestone ⓘ
hasTheme	changes each edition ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/folkestone-triennial ⓘ
inception	2008 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Folkestone ⓘ Kent ⓘ coastal town ⓘ
mainVenue	harbour area of Folkestone ⓘ public spaces in Folkestone ⓘ seafront of Folkestone ⓘ streets of Folkestone ⓘ
notableFeature	invites international artists ⓘ many works remain in town as permanent artworks ⓘ uses non-traditional art venues ⓘ
organisedBy	Folkestone Creative Quarter ⓘ surface form: Creative Folkestone
partOf	Folkestone Triennial self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Creative Folkestone visual arts programme
regionServed	Folkestone and Hythe District ⓘ surface form: Folkestone and Hythe district South East England ⓘ
sponsor	Roger De Haan Charitable Trust ⓘ
typicalTimeOfYear	autumn ⓘ late summer ⓘ
usesMedium	digital art ⓘ installation art ⓘ performance ⓘ sculpture ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom → hasEvent → Folkestone Triennial ⓘ

subject surface form: Folkestone

Folkestone → hasArtEvent → Folkestone Triennial ⓘ

Folkestone Creative Quarter → associatedWith → Folkestone Triennial ⓘ

Folkestone Triennial → formerlyKnownAs → Folkestone Triennial self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Folkestone Creative Foundation Triennial