Dates for your diary…
Sun 16 May. 8 pm. Benefit concert for fellow artist, Nick Snelling in the Assembly Rooms ( See under members’ announcements). £5.00. Song, bands and fun.
Thu 20 May. Film in AF1. “The Headless Woman / La Mujer Sin Cabeza”
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Sat 22 May @ 7 pm. Concert to commemorate the Rossetti-Siddal marriage in St Clements Church, 1860. Several Forum artists and poets taking part. The private view will take place after the concert and not Friday 21 May as previously advertised, due to a wedding.
Mon 24 May @ 3pm. Book reading /discussion group. “Four Quartets” by TS Eliot. Also recorded extracts read by Ted Hughes. See members announcements below.
Stop Press…
Competition with £5,000 prize Fund.
Battle Contemporary Fine Art Fair will take place 18 – 26 September 2010.
A judging panel will be led by Romeo di Girolamo (outgoing President of the RSBA). Work may be submitted now until the closing date of 17 July 2010. For further information and registration procedure, see www.BattleFineArtFair.co.uk
Watercolour Competition. The Sunday Times is offering a £20,000 prize fund (top prize is £10,000) for the 2010 watercolour competition. Closing date in London is 3 July. For further info, tel ; 01372 452190 or email watercolour@parkerharris.co.uk . Forms available from www.parkerharris.co.uk
Appeal for deaf or disabled artist to run a course in Hastings and St Leonards over the summer. See below under Members Announcements for further detail. The fee is £6000 for 30 days work.
Harry Snook is examining the feasibility of an exchange exhibition between the Forum and a Brazilian colleague in Rio de Janeiro. Because of transport expenses, work would necessarily be small and easy to pack.
As a first step Harry would like to form a working party of mixed skills to bring this project to fruition. The projected date is as soon as possible, but not before Autumn 2010. Please contact Harry Snook if you can help (info@hastingsartsforum.c.uk “For attention of Harry Snook). It is hoped the Forum will be able to host a reciprocal exhibition from Brazil in return.
AGM – Reminder. The AGM to cover the accounting year Jan – Dec 2009 is to be held on Tuesday25 May at 7 pm in the Azur. We need a good attendance to ensure a quorum, currently 48 members. You need to be a paid-up member of the Forum to attend.
A copy of the convening order is posted in the Forum and instructions for the AGM have already been circulated electronically to members with emails and by post to other members.
Nominations for the committee and the office-bearers, Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, proposed and seconded must be received in the Forum by 5 pm, Friday 14 May. A list of nominees for positions on the committee will also be posted as soon as available.
Poetry Group will next meet on Sat 5 Jun at the earlier time of 4 pm in AF2.
Members’ Show.
Surnames A-L, 8 – 16 June.
Surnames M-Z, 16 – 23 June.
Each year the Forum hosts a members’ show. We have opened a list in AF1 for members wishing to take part. Members are entitled to submit one work free of charge. We do, however, ask for a donation towards the cost of the private view. We will shortly post instructions on the website on how to prepare work for hanging.
Showing Now…
Project Art Works, until 25 May
This show previewed last night and has received lots of compliments.. PAW has mentored six artists with learning difficulties and complex needs over 18 months. The six artists are John Croft, Albert Gere,Neville Jermyn, Michelle Roberts, Jonathan Rogers and Charlotte Stephens. The artists have been given the opportunity to work intensively in an artist studio environment under the careful mentoring of Tony Colley. The results of this unique period of professional development are extraordinary and are displayed as six very distinct bodies of work. As an example of the care and detail of the mentoring, PAW has built a scale model of both AF1 and 2 with scale models of the exhibits in their planned location s on the walls.
An illustrated catalogue of the exhibition has been produced and is on sale at £5.00.
For further info on PAW see http://www.projectartworks.org/index.htm
Forum at the Azur (AF3). Brij Sharma, Chris Thomas, Russell Dorey, John Plummer.
Kim Thrower in ONE sandwich bar at No1, London Road (AF4. )
“Cupcakes Extraordinaire” at One Café, One London Road, St Leonards
See www.hastingsartsforum.co.uk/category/events/
Coming up…
Katherine Reekie in AF1 26 May – 9 Jun.
Artist Statement – see Bulletin 143. See :– www.hastingsartsforum.co.uk/bulletin-143-8-may-2010/
“From this point on” (Photography, Sussex Coast College, Hastings ) in AF2, 26 May – 1J).
FROM THIS POINT ON
ANNETTE BARTON. SUE BARNES. MEL BREWER. STEVE BOYDELL. SIN BOZKURT. LIN GREGORY. SIMON HOOKEY. RICK HOUGH. WET MONKEY. LUCY PHILLIPS. KAREN ROONEY. SHEREEN TURNER.
A talented group of a dozen photographers from Sussex Coast College Hastings is exhibiting at Hastings Arts Forum as the finale to their NCFE certificate evening class.
Work on show will include Karen Rooney’s reportage of Lunsford Farm in Pett, Sin Bozkurt’s images from Burlesque clubs and Simon Hookey’s project documenting the lives of Hastings fishermen. Shereen Turner has turned her lens on Hastings & Bexhill Rugby Football Club whilst Steve Boydell’s work follows the volunteer coastguards based at Rye Harbour.
Rick Hough has taken a wry look atthe chocolate industry, Lin Gregory is showing photographs from her book, “The Memory of Trees – A Journeyinto Sacred Space”. Annette Bartonand Wet Monkey examine the local wildlife, human or otherwise.
As well as documentary and reportage projects, the exhibition also features fine art photography. Mel Brewer’s dreamlike reflections, Sue Barnes’ oblique examination of light and street, and Lucy Phillips’ colour compositions of intensely seen moments complete this fascinating exhibition.
Tutor Alex Brattell said “they have been an exceptional group to work with. It’s been a wonderful mixture of research laboratory and social club. This is a professional exhibition with great impact. It mainly features local subjects but has a definitely cosmopolitan feel to it thanks to the talents of the photographers and the wide range of influences and inspirations that has emerged during the course. Many of these projects will go on to be seen elsewhere in expanded form, notably at Hastings’ first photography festival this Autumn, so this is a chance to get a first look at work by artists we will be seeing much more of in the future”.
Elaine Short and Robin Muckle in AF2, 2 – 9 Jun.
Members Show ( Surnames A-L) in AF 1/2, 9 – 16 Jun
Members Show (Surnames M – Z) in AF1 and AF2, 16 – 23 Jun
Max Irwin in AF1, 23 – 30 Jun.
Sue Jones in AF2. 23 – 30 Jun.
Members’ Announcements…
Melissa White posts;
Two rooms to let (female only) in a large sunny house on Hastings seafront, old town. One is for short stay, front facing large double with fantastic seaviews-£100 a week. The other smaller room for longer stay-£300 a month inc bills. For further details. Tel 07531 043816 or
.e-mail annaloops@yahoo.co.uk
Stables Exhibition. Forum members, Jennie Bayntun, Lynne Bingham, Tracey Brown, Brij Sharma and Karin Woolstencroft are exhibiting at “The Stables” from 17 May – 19 June.
Rosie Harness and Richard Fryer post… We are involved in a benefit concert to raise funds for Nick Snelling, an artist who recently suffered a severe accident breaking his neck.
An evening of song (well-known voices) , bands and great fun is promised on Sunday 16 May, 8 pm at the Assembly Rooms. Entrance £5.00.
At a future date it is hoped to organise an auction of donations.
Deaf, Dumb or disabled Artist. We have received the following appeal from English Heritage:-
As part of Creative Landscapes, our Accentuate Project, English Heritage is looking for a deaf or disabled artist to run a residency in Hastings and St Leonards over the summer.
The fee is £6,000 for 30 days work. There is a site visit for potential applicants on 24th May and then the deadline for applications is Wednesday 2nd June 2010.
Contact : Esther Gill, Outreach Manager, South East Mob: 07500 097957
Juliette Dodd is running a summer school on “Portraits in oils” . Sessions will be held on Tuesdays over six weeks beginning 8 June until 13 July. Two live models. Cost £70. Tel ; (01424) 424010 or 07900 466709.
Anna Casson posts : I am a Life and portrait model. Tel; 07791794103
Models Sought Juliette Dodd wants models to pose for portraits. Models who can keep still may be paid. Further info (01424 42401
FILM
St Leonards Film Society. Future Screenings.( All in AF1 @7.30)
Future screenings are on Thursdays at 7.45 pm (doors open at 7 pm – to meet and socialize).
20 May. “The Headless Woman / La Mujer Sin Cabeza” (12A) 89 mins. Incredible mystery from Director Lucretia Martel. Definitely not one to miss! Spanish with English subtitles.
Tickets are £3.50 and £2.50 (members). Annual membership is £15.00 and £25.00 (a couple living at the same address).
Rosetti – Siddall commemoration
150 years ago on May 23rd 1860 the Pre Raphaelite artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti married his lover and model Lizzie Siddal in St. Clements Church Hastings. Lizzie later became a fine artist and poet in her own right. Sadly just two years later she died. To commemorate the wedding there will be an exhibition by local artists in St Clements Church from 10.00am until 4.00pm daily from Sunday 23rd – Monday 31st May. Exhibiting artists include Ron Nicola, Jane Marriner, Mike Williams, Alan Wright, Simon Hookey, Bruce Williams and Beth Boorman. Exhibits include paintings, stained glass, photography and wood carving. Local children will also exhibit. The works of art already in the church will also be on display including the brasses (which are usually covered) and the Sanctuary Light given to commemorate the wedding. On the evening of Saturday May 22nd there will be a concert of song and prose inspired by the Pre Raphaelites given by Susannah Appleyard and members of the Hastings Arts Forum poetry group. On Sunday May 23rd there will be a sung evensong at 7.00pm to commemorate the anniversary itself. Sitters are also needed to look after the exhibition so we can keep it open all week. Contact Keith Leech on 01424 716576 or bogiekeef@tiscali.co.uk
[Keith Leech]
***Members of the Arts Forum are invited to the private view on Saturday 22 May after the concert. The concert begins at 7 pm ***
