 John Croft |
Projectart Works presents Heroes, Dreams and Visions
Private view: Friday 8th September 6:30 – 8:30 Projectart Works encourages those with severe learning disabilities to develop their artistic skills and mentors them over an extended period towards mounting an exhibition There is an artists’ talk on Friday 16th September from 6:30 to 8:30 -Andrew Kotting and Kate Adams |
| Dates For Your Diary…
Sat 3 September. Vanessa Fowler and friends. From 11am, 6 Marine Court.Sid Beynon Memorial. It is planned that the mosaic on the Lower Promenade at the Western end of the Azur Marina Pavilion should be in place by mid Septermber. Mike Williams and Juliette Dodd are working with Jamie Stapely, who used to create beach mosaics with Sid. Yvonne Dignon. Friends of Yvonne Dignon will be interested but saddened to hear that she is leaving Hastings to travel again. For the foreseeable future, she will be wwoofing ( World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.). Yvonne was secretary of the Forum in 2009 / 2010 and has since travelled around the world, more recently living in Hastings again. Beccy McCray - Congratulations to Beccy on her great idea of re-painting the CCTV towers along the sea front as sticks of rock – see image above. Erica Smith has launched a ‘Directory for Creatives’ in Hastings. There are already 35 entries on her listings. For those who are not aware, Erica runs an online discussion forum, which covers a wide selection of posts, views and comments on creative matters. See under Members Announcements. Julie Willard has been selected for exhibition in Stade Stories in September. Discounts. Members are reminded that they can benefit from 10% discounts on purchases from Correction. We published an image on our recent Preview notice, accredited to Brian Oxley – this image was one by Barbara Mullen. Our apologies to both. Current Exhibitions… Michael Bayley. Sophie du Main in AF2, 18 – 30 Aug. Sophie studied art at Goldsmiths, Ravensbourne and Brighton where she was awarded an MA. Colour and symbolism are the main drivers of her work, plus a fascination for the art of prehistory. Sophie currently lives in Hastings and St Leonards where she enjoys the unique creative environment of the town. Forthcoming Exhibitions… Projectart Works. presents “Heroes, Dreams and Visions”. 8 – 20 Sep in both galleries. There will be an artist talk on Fri16 Sep at 6.30 – 8.30. Members Announcements…. Grace Lau posts: Erica Smith posts: The Hastings Creatives email list has just launched a web-based directory of local creatives. There are already 35 entries, and it’s growing rapidly. http://hastingscreatives.co.uk/ All local fine artists are welcome to add their details. There is space for a SMALL graphic image to go with each listing. The size is a landscape shape of 225px wide by 165px high. So please upload a small landscape format jpeg when you create your directory entry.http://hastingscreatives.co.uk/create-a-listing/ There is also a ‘classifieds’ section, which already has some computer items for sale: http://hastingscreatives.co.uk/adverts/browse-categories/?category_id=6/Computers And there is a calendar of events with no events in it yet… so if you have a CREATIVE related event, try putting it in and lets see what happens! http://hastingscreatives.co.uk/add-event/ The entries need to be ‘approved’, so they won’t go on line immediately, but they will be added soon. http://www.madebyhandsofbritain.com/blog Tricia Neve has the following items for sale: 3kg bag of loose lavender, Anna Keiller posts : Martin Weightman posts “I have a gig at Pissaros in Hastings, on Sunday 4th Sept, 1-3pm, Film… St Leonards Film Soc will start up again on Thursday 15 September. Venue and film are both to be announced. It is hoped to take advantage of the late summer weather to include some venues out of doors. Details next week. Poetry… The next meeting of the Poetry Group will be Saturday 1 October at 5pm. Open subject. The last meeting on 20 August featured Elaine Short’s exhibition and the subject was: Art. The following poem was read by John Davies. It is about a discovery of prehistoric drawings in the caves at Lascaux by two youngsters who kept it secret. Lascaux 12 September 1940 MASSIVE MASSING ANIMALS Imaginations Roar © John Davies 2011 Stop Press… |
Dates For Your Diary
Fri 19 Aug Two private views. “Elaine Short - a retrospect ” in AF 1. Catering:Old Post Office. Jazz guitarist.
Sophie du Main in AF 2.
Fri 26 Aug Private View for Brian Oxley (paintings) and Michael Bayley (ceramics). 6.30-8.30.
Sat 27 Aug Spotlight (seafront launch of Coastal Currents month) www.coastalcurrents.org.uk for details.
Sun 28 Aug Member Mark Selby and his Tea Chest Blues band are performing at Bar Blue 4-6pm.
Mon 6 Sep Private View for Katherine Reekie at Stables Theatre.6 – 8.
Stop Press….
Editor, Forum Bulletin. We have a need for a new editor of the Bulletin within the next few weeks. The Bulletin is currently published weekly. If you think you have the necessary skill and time to do this, we would like to hear from you. It will involve working closely with our 6-man IT team, currently Nick Weekes, Danny Mooney, Sophie Bradbury, Cathryn Kemp, Andrey Shipilov and Keiran Kerswell.
Sales. Sales held up well in the Forum’s two most recent exhibitions. Alexandra Leadbeater sold 5 pieces and the Members’ Show sold 11 pieces
Forum SGM: Change of Date. Several members have pointed out that Coastal Currents commitments in September make it an unsuitable month for a Special General Meeting. The new date is Sat 8 Oct at 10.45 in AF1. The purpose of the meeting is to close down ‘Hastings Arts Forum” as a necessary step towards activating our new charitable identity ”Hastings Arts Forum Ltd” . Please put this in your diary as we will need a quorum of some 55 – 60 members. The meeting ought not to last more than 30 minutes.
Browsers. The arts committee would like members who have left artwork over the past few years for sale in the Forum browsers, to collect their work before 31 Aug.. It is proposed to put unclaimed artwork into a sale starting mid- September. Prices will be reduced by 50% of the marked price. This is a ‘Clearance Sale’ to make way for new artwork which will be on display in the browsers at the beginning of October.
For presentation and protection, all browserwork should be mounted (with an additional stiff backing board ) and wrapped in strong cellophane. Items will be booked in a new register and must be labelled with name, title, medium and price (incl 25% commission to the Forum ).
Following the last announcement asking members to collect their browser artwork, here at the Forum, by August 31.
Cathryn Kemp. Cathryn Kemp has been invited to manage the ’Artist in Residence’ project at St Mary-in-the-Castle for the forthcoming season. She is currently artist in resident for August 2011.
Rose Biela. Congratulations to Rose on having a picture accepted for Stade Stories in September.
French Conversation in August is led by Pierre on Thursday afternoons, 2 – 5 pm.
George Robertson. George Robertson, ‘A Shetland Islander in Sussex’ is exhibiting in the ‘Hop Gallery’, Lewes until Sun 21 Aug. He hopes to see some Hastings friends.
Current Exhibitions…
Michael Short. ‘ Elaine Short - A Retrospective’. Multiple mixed media, including textiles and paintings. Elaine celebrates her 75th year and has been a member of the Forum since 2006, when the present galleries were opened in Marina. Known chiefly for her weaving, Elaine is less well known for paintings.
After previous experience with painting and hand-made jewellery, Elaine turned to weaving and taught herself traditional hand-loom techniques, producing woven wall-hangings and rugs. She has found that this medium offers virtually unlimited creative possibilities, combining colour, form, texture and three-dimensional effects. Her designs range from pictorial landscapes and seascapes to abstract and decorative patterns derived from nature. She has been particularly inspired by the landscape and coastline of southern England, but believes that practically any subject or idea can be represented in woven art. Her materials consist of high-quality rug wool, linen and cotton warps, acrylic and other artificial and natural fibres, some of which are hand-dyed to produce colours not readily available from commercial sources. Her work has been shown in various group exhibitions, including the regional and national exhibitions of the Association of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, at Avebury, Lacock, Devizes, Wells, Bath, Oxford, Kendall and York; and she has also had solo exhibitions in Bradford-on-Avon and Rye. She now lives and works in St Leonards, where her studio has a wide view of the sea from which she derives so much inspiration.
Sophie du Main in AF2, 18 – 30 Aug.
Sophie studied art at Goldsmiths, Ravensbourne and Brighton where she was awarded an MA. Colour and symbolism are the main drivers of her work, plus a fascination for the art of prehistory. Sophie currently lives in Hastings and St Leonards where she enjoys the unique creative environment of the town.
Derek Treacher in Azur Marina Pavilion (AF 4). Prints of marine scenes on the staircase. Derek is primarily a printmaker, who works from his own photographs and drawings.
Forthcoming Exhibitions…
Brian Oxley and Mike Williams. , 25 Aug – 6 Sep Brian (paintings) and Mike (ceramics ) exhibit in AF 1.
Michael Bayley.
I attended Hornsey College of Art in the 1950s. My pots are handbuilt, fired to stoneware temperature and mostly unglazed. Decoration is an intrinsic part of the making, a number of different toned clays being laminated to produce the agate pattern. Arrangements of this, and further tone and texture sometimes including porcelain, are inlaid before construction.
I am influenced by forms, textures and rhythms found in nature, landscape in particular.
Fellow of the Crafts Potters Association of Great Britain.
Member of the Society of Designer-Craftsmen.
My pots have been exhibited in leading galleries in the UK and abroad; and are represented in the collections of a number of European Museums.
Brian Oxley.
I have been teaching for 45 years in total –both full time (30 years) and concurrent Adult Education plus (post full time) Adult Ed. and demonstrations for The Artist Magazin; also art tutor, residential courses at Dedham Hall, 2002-2011.
Mixed Exhibitions:- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; Hampshire Open; Alexandra Palace: “The Great British Art Show”; Whitstable Gallery; Long Melford Gallery, Suffolk; New Metropole Art Centre; Folkestone (several times); The Peche Gallery, Sandgate. SESE, The Grand, Folkestone, Alexander/Llewellen Gallery, London, etc.etc
One man exhibition:-The Talent Store, Belgravia; Castle Arts, Canterbury; The Cube Gallery, Folkestone (retrospective exhibition).
Collections:- Private collections throughout England –also work in Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, USA, Canada and Australia.
So far, I have usually worked objectively, sometimes rapidly completing a painting in a single visit – at other times, developing the idea in several stages. For the Hastings Forum exhibition, I am showing landscapes, seascapes, aspects of our garden and still life paintings. Necessarily, I have mostly based my ideas close to home. Previously, I have spent a month at a time painting in Italy, France and Ireland but the majority of my ideas have naturally come from over 40 years living in Hythe and West Hythe (Romney Marsh) — where we have a large garden and sheep in our field.
Robin Holtom. 1 – 6 Sep in AF2. Robin is showing portraits. During his exhibition, he will be offering free portraits for anyone who would like to sit for him. He will be in the gallery between 2pm and 5pm from Saturday through to Tuesday.
Projectart Works. Projectart Works encourages those with severe learning disabilities to develop their artistic skills and mentors them over an extended period towards mounting an exhibition.
Exhibitions Elsewhere…
Mary Morris. “ Waxed” is an exhibition by Mary, from now until 10 September in the Blackshed Gallery (from Hastings, turn right off the Robertsbridge by-pass). Layers of wax, paint, pigment and resin give an interesting and complex surface.
Cathryn Kemp. “In Memoriam“. Cathryn creates an experience in the crypt with dresses resembling wedding dresses and atmospheric music assembled by Nick Weekes. She is moved by the tale of young Victorian women sent down to the seaside as a cure for TB in Victorian times, many of whom were buried in the crypt. Many were young and never married.
Art in Romney Marsh 2011. Six churches in Romney Marsh are once more combining to exhibit ‘art’ in their space. Brookland, Fairfield, Old Romney, Newchurch and Burmarsh open their doors at week-ends on 17/18 and 24/25 September and 1/2 and 8/9 October. The project is Lottery funded.
HastingsMuseum and Art Gallery. A retrospective exhibition of Len Shelley (1964 – 2010) and Angie Bitcliffe is open to the public from Sat 23 Jul – 23 Oct.
George Robertson 13 – 21 Aug in the Hop Gallery, Lewes.
Katherine Reekie. 5 Sep – 8 Oct. “Attraction and Distraction. Stables Theatre. (Note opening times 10 – 2 and 6 – 8, Mon – Sat).
Stade Stories 10 Sep – 16 Oct at the Fishermen’s Museum. George Kelvie and Rose Biela are among those selected for exhibition.
Members’ Announcements…
Louisa Crispin posts: Florum is a group which portrays floral images and has an exhibition at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve. There are 63 invited artists from 10 – 17 September. Open daily, 10 – 5. See Florum’s website at www.florum.co.uk
Marybeth Haas posts: Ecstatic Dance, a moving meditation, confirms its next meeting is at the Masonic Hall, St Leonards, East Ascent on Wednesday 17 Aug 7.45 – 9.30. Doors open at 7.30. See also www.conscious-arts.co.uk/dance
Rachel Kruger, a recently joined member of the Forum, posts: We have moved to Bexhill from Langton Green and now have room for a purpose-built Studio, at least 5 metres, at the end of the garden. Here I will be able to set up the courses I have been so longing to do, and so many of you have asked me about. This will be started by the Autumn, so plenty of time to ask your friends and partners for vouchers as a Christmas gift for the one or 2 day courses in either Jewellery Making or Fused Glass!
Mark Selby. Forum member, sculptor and band-leader is available for bookings with his ‘Tea-chest Band’ (remember the skiffle-board of the 1950s?). Performing at Bar Blue 28 Aug 4-6pm.
David Drey posts: I run an art class in Hastings. I’ve started the classes to offer anyone who may be interested in an inspiring and accessible entry into the world of drawing. The classes consist of both indoor studio sessions and working outdoors with sketchbooks. The classes run on Wednesdays from 10am-12 and 12.30 – 2.30 at the Ore Community Centre, 455 Old London Road. (More dates and times are planned) and are open to all abilities. For more information about the classes and to enquire about availability of places, contact David on 01424 440812, email info@hastingsartclasses.co.uk ; or visit www.hastingsartclasses.co.uk.
Caroline Macey organises Life Drawing Sessions every Thursday 10 – 12 noon at Ore Community Centre. £7 at the door. Beginning on 7 July – evening sessions 7.30 – 9.30. Tel : 079 23 49 44 15.
Poetry…
The Poetry group next meets on Sat 20 Aug at 5 pm against the background of Elaine Short’s retrospective exhibition. The focus is on “Art”.
Below is a poem, “The Morvoren”, read out at the meeting in May by Anne Rouse.
The Morvoren
We’d searched long enough in the low-lit chapel,
when the morvoren swam to the air,
her arms raised, L-shaped over earth and sea,
her dark curves wet from gannet dives.
Ignore the wooden stare, the crudity:
on a ripple of tide follow the moroven.
A later hand has carved her oak gifts
into mirror, and ship, despoiling face, fruit, comb,
but our demoiselle of the glittering fish tail
is unabashed, and surges home, as green waves swell
with unseen fingers of alabaster, and pearl.
© Anne Rouse.
Dates For your Diary…
Sat 13 Aug. 1 – 3pm. George Robertson invites members to a private view of his exhibition in Hop Gallery, Lewes. George is also exhibiting in the current Members Show.
Wed 17 Aug. Members collect work from the second Members Show, between 10 – 1 pm.
Fri 19 Aug. Two private views. “Elaine Short - a retrospect ” in AF 1.
Sophie du Main in AF 2.
Stop Press….
Congratulations to Alex Leadbeater and Penny Hobson on their star television performance on BBC South East on Thursday evening, 11 Aug.. Long- deserved recognition of Alex for her paintings ( the energy in those waves ) and Penny’s assemblages recognising form and colour in the ‘flotsam and jetsam’ along the beach as a result of Alex’s waves. Hastings HAS talent.!!
Forum AGM: Change of Date. Several members have pointed out that Coastal Currents commitments in September make it an unsuitable month for an AGM. The new proposed date is Sat 8 Oct at 10.45 in AF1. The purpose of the meeting is to close down ‘Hastings Arts Forum” as a necessary step towards activating our new charitable identity ”Hastings Arts Forum Ltd” . Please put this in your diary as we will need a quorum of some 55 – 60 members. The meeting ought not to last more than 30 minutes.
Browsers. Caroline Eaves has kindly catalogued artwork for the Forum browsers. The arts committee would like members who have left artwork over the past few years for sale in the Forum members’ browsers to collect before 31 Aug. Alternatively, they may choose to put their work into an auction later in the year. We also propose to put unclaimed artwork into this sale.
Following Caroline’s ’spring clean’, we will call for new artwork to re-stock the browsers. For presentation and protection, all browserwork should be mounted (with an additional stiff backing board ) and wrapped in strong cellophane. Items will be booked in a new register and must be labelled with name, title, medium and price (incl 25% commission to the Forum ).
Members Gallery. This week we have trialled a new feature on the website. Xav Mooney photographed all exhibits from the second Members’ Show and put them up on the Forum website. There is quite a lot of work involved and it cannot be a regular feature. However, if any exhibitor has the necessary photographic and IT skills, please contact the gallery. Click on http://www.hastingsartsforum.co.uk/aug2011m-z/.
Jill Howell. Congratulations to Jill Howell for being selected as one of three prizewinners in the “Yours to Share” photographic competition, held in the F-ish Gallery. Jill’s photograph was taken at Bonfire Night 2010 .
French Conversation in August is led by Pierre on Thursday afternoons, 2 – 5 pm.
George Robertson. George Robertson, ‘A Shetland Islander in Sussex’ is exhibiting in the ‘Hop Gallery’, Lewes Sat 13 – Sun 21 Aug. Private view Sat 13 at noon – 2pm. He hopes to see some Hastings friends. See members’ announcements.
Current Exhibitions…
” Ebb and Flow ” - Alexandra Leadbeater, 4 – 16 Aug in AF1.
‘Ebb and Flow’ is a series of paintings and prints inspired by the ocean and life in Hastings, from the frothy sea’s edge to the distant horizon. The nearest wave as it crashes or simply washes onshore provides an endless fascination of colour and form, existing as it does only for that unique moment.
Working with an energy like the wave itself, paint is applied to canvas or paper, by brushing, dripping or spraying. The nature of water-based paints allows re-working over several layers which may be finished in one session or several sessions. Sometimes the marks gather together in a crest, or seem to float like flotsam, across the surface.
The exhibition includes tiny watercolour paintings and boundless life-size waves, as well as prints and cards.
Alexandra studied at Bath Academy of Art and has a BA in Fine Art from Lancaster. Her first exhibition was selected by Adrian Henri for the Serpentine Summer Show in 1981, and since then she has shown in public and private galleries in the UK as well as Brazil, Lithuania, Florida, and has work in several private and corporate collections
Members’ Show ( M - Z ) An image of all 73 entries into this Members Show is up on the Forum Website. Follow this link.http://www.hastingsartsforum.co.uk/aug2011m-z/. Thanks to Xav Mooney for the photographs; and to Xav and Danny for putting them up on the website.
Forthcoming Exhibitions…
Michael Short. ‘ Elaine Short – A Retrospective’. Multiple mixed media, including textiles and paintings. Elaine celebrates her 75th year and has been a member of the Forum since 2006, when the present galleries were opened in Marina. Known chiefly for her weaving, Elaine is less well known for paintings.
After previous experience with painting and hand-made jewellery, Elaine turned to weaving and taught herself traditional hand-loom techniques, producing woven wall-hangings and rugs. She has found that this medium offers virtually unlimited creative possibilities, combining colour, form, texture and three-dimensional effects. Her designs range from pictorial landscapes and seascapes to abstract and decorative patterns derived from nature. She has been particualarly inspired by the landscape and coastline of southern England, but believes that practically any subject or idea can be represented in woven art. Her materials consist of high-quality rug wool, linen and cotton warps, acrylic and other artificial and natural fibres, some of which are hand-dyed to produce colours not readily available from commercial sources. Her work has been shown in various group exhibitions, including the regional and national exhibitions of the Association of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, at Avebury, Lacock, Devizes, Wells, Bath, Oxford, Kendall and York, and she has also has solo exhibitions in Bradford-on-Avon and Rye. She now lives and works in St Leonards, where her studio has a wide view of the sea from which she derives so much inspiration.
Brian Oxley and Mike Bayley. , 25 Aug – 6 Sep Brian (paintings) and Mike (ceramics ) exhibit in AF 1.
Michael Bayley.
I attended Hornsey College of Art in the 1950s. My pots are handbuilt, fired to stoneware temperature and mostly unglazed. Decoration is an intrinsic part of the making, a number of different toned clays being laminated to produce the agate pattern. Arrangements of this, and further tone and texture sometimes including porcelain, are inlaid before construction.
I am influenced by forms, textures and rhythms found in nature, landscape in particular.
Fellow of the Crafts Potters Association of Great Britain.
Member of the Society of Designer-Craftsmen.
My pots have been exhibited in leading galleries in the UK and abroad; and are represented in the collections of a number of European Museums.
Brian Oxley. Teaching:- 45 years in total –both full time (30 years) and concurrent Adult Education plus (post full time) Adult Ed. and demonstrations for The Artist Magazine. Art tutor, residential courses at Dedham Hall, 2002-2011.
Mixed Exhibitions:- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; Hampshire Open; Alexandra Palace: “The Great British Art Show”; Whitstable Gallery; Long Melford Gallery,Suffolk; New Metropole Art Centre; Folkestone (several times); The Peche Gallery, Sandgate. SESE, The Grand, Folkestone, Alexander/Llewellen Gallery London, etc.etc
One man exhibition:-The Talent Store, Belgravia; Castle Arts, Canterbury; The Cube Gallery, Folkestone (retrospective exhibition).
Collections:- Private collections throughout England –also work in Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, USA, Canada and Australia.
So far, I have usually worked objectively, sometimes rapidly completing a painting in a single visit –other times, developing the idea in several stages. For the Hastings Forum exhibition, I am showing landscapes, seascapes, aspects of our garden and still life paintings. Necessarily, I have mostly based my ideas close to home. Previously, I have spent a month at a time painting in Italy, France and Ireland but the majority of my ideas have naturally come from over 40 years living in Hythe and West Hythe (Romney Marsh) — where we have a large garden and sheep in our field.
Sophie du Main in AF2, 18 – 30 Aug..
Robin Holtom. 1 – 6 Sep in AF2. Robin is showing portraits and in the afternoons, will be offering portraits of visitors to the gallery
Projectart Works. Projectart Works encourages those with severe learning disabil;ities to develop their artistic skills and mentors them over an extended period towards moun ting an exhibition.
Exhibitions Elsewhere…
Cathryn Kemp. “In Memoriam“. Cathryn creates an experience in the crypt with dresses resembling wedding dresses and atmospheric music assembled by Nick Weekes. She is moved by the tale of young Victorian women sent down to the seaside as a cure for TB in Victorian times, many of whom were buried in the crypt. Many were young and never married.
Art in Romney Marsh 2011. Six churches in Romney Marsh are once more combining to exhibit ‘art’ in their space. Brookland, Fairfield, Old Romney, Newchurch and Burmarsh open their doors at week-ends on 17/18 and 24/25 September and 1/2 and 8/9 October. The project is Lottery funded..
HastingsMuseum and Art Gallery. A retrospective exhibition of Len Shelley (1964 – 2010) and Angie Bitcliffe is open to the public from Sat 23 Jul – 23 Oct.
George Robertson 13 – 21 Aug in the Hop Gallery, Lewes.
Stade Stories 10 Sep – 16 Oct at the Fishermen’s Museum. George Kelvie is among those selected for exhibition
Members’ Announcements…
Marybeth Haas posts: Ecstatic Dance, a moving meditation, confirms its next meeting is at the Masonic Hall, St Leonards, East Ascent on Wednesday 17 Aug 7.45 – 9.30. Doors open at 7.30. See also www.conscious-arts.co.uk/dance
Rachel Kruger, a recently joined member of the Forum, posts: We have moved to Bexhill from Langton Green and now have room for a purpose-built Studio, at least 5 metres, at the end of the garden. Here I will be able to set up the courses I have been so longing to do, and so many of you have asked me about. This will be started by the Autumn, so plenty of time to ask your friends and partners for vouchers as a Christmas gift for the one or 2 day courses in either Jewellery Making or Fused Glass!
WANTED !!! The Forum urgently requires a second-hand plans chest in good condition, Please contact us on (01424) 201636), or email with details.
Mark Selby. Forum member, sculptor and band-leader is available for bookings with his ‘Tea-chest band’ (remember the skiffle-board of the 1950s?)
David Drey posts: I run an art class in Hastings. I’ve started the classes to offer anyone who may be interested in an inspiring and accessible entry into the world of drawing. The classes consist of both indoor studio sessions and working outdoors with sketchbooks. The classes run on Wednesdays from 10am-12 and 12.30 – 2.30 at the Ore Community Centre, 455 Old London Road. (More dates and times are planned) and are open to all abilities. For more information about the classes and to enquire about availability of places, contact David on 01424 440812, email info@hastingsartclasses.co.uk ; or visit www.hastingsartclasses.co.uk.
Caroline Macey organises Life Drawing Sessions every Thursday 10 – 12 noon at Ore Community Centre. £7 at the door. Beginning on 7 July – evening sessions 7.30 – 9.30. Tel : 079 23 49 44 15
Poetry…
The Poetry group next meets on Sat 20 Aug at 5 pm against the background of Elaine Short’s retrospective exhibition. The focus is on “Art”.
Below is a poem, “Go Fasta”, read out at the meeting in May by Tony Frost.
GO FASTA
If you really must go fasta,
If your ego needs a taster
Of excitement, check the damn brakes
Lest your trip becomes a waster
And what’s left of you thereafter
Needs the last rites from a pastor.
You may find that you’re no
Mansell
But instead a flabbergaster
To the idle crowd, your brain-cells
All across the highway plastered
And, whilst Time remains the master,
Your short life has been disaster !
© Anthony Frost
 Robin Holtom |
Montmartre comes to Hastings: Live portrait painting in AF2
Private view: Friday 2nd September 6:30 – 8:30 Come to see Robin’s fabulous portraits. In the afternoon he will be painting live in Arts Forum 2. This is the chance to have your portrait painted! |
 Alexandra Leadbeater |
Tune in to BBC1 at 6:30 tonight
Tonight, Thursday 11th August there will be an interview with Alexandra Leadbeater and Penny Hobson against the background of Alexandra’s show ‘Ebb and Flow’ on BBC1 South East Today. Be sure to tune in. |
 Robert White |
See the second half of the Hastings Arts Forum Members’ show on the web For the first time, as part of our commitment to promote Hastings as a major centre for the arts and to represent the interests of the arts community, the Hastings Arts Forum has photographed each of the artworks in the second half of the Members’ Show, (Surnames M – Z). Click here to be taken to the gallery page |
 Brian Oxley |
Paintings and ceramics by Brian Oxley and Mike Bayley
Private view: Friday 26th August 6:30 – 8:30 So far, I have worked objectively, sometimes rapidly completing a painting in a single visit at other times, developing the idea in several stages. For the Hastings Arts Forum exhibition I am showing landscapes, seascapes, aspects of our garden and still life paintings. I have mostly based my ideas close to home. (more…) |
 Elaine Short |
Oil paintings, watercolours, pastels, weavings and pottery
Private view: Friday 19th August 6:30 – 8:30 Oil paintings, watercolours, pastels, weavings and pottery all feature in this splendid exhibition of Elaine Short’s creative work. Born in the south of France, Elaine was brought to England on the outbreak of war in 1939, living first at Pevensey and later in London. For the last 15 years she has lived in Hastings and St Leonards. |
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Colour and symbolization by Sophie Du Main
Private view: Friday 19th August 6:30 – 8:30 Colour and symbol are the two main drivers in my work. I am fascinated by the art of prehistory. Modern art and abstraction seem to be linked through these forms. |
