Posted 2:27 pm October 5, 2011
Telling Stories
Telling Stories receives a £10,000 grant from ACE
Hastings artist, and Forum member, Cathryn Kemp has received a grant of £10,000 from ACE, (Arts Council England), for Telling Stories – the exhibition she’s organised and curated. This will allow the show to expand to include seven Hastings and seven Margate artists who together will spearhead the Coastal Currents festival 2012.
Telling Stories: Margate; Private View 7 – 9pm Friday 7th October
It all kicks off with a live performance by Hastings dance artist Yumino Seki.
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Posted 3:00 pm September 28, 2011
 Sid's Memorial Mosaic |
Kim Forward unveils the plaque on Saturday, 1 October at 11:45The Sid Beynon mosaic and accompanying plaque, a memorial to this long time forum member and volunteer who died in August last year, will be unveiled by Kim Forward, Mayor of Hastings on Saturday, 1 October at 11:45. The mosaic was created created for the Forum by Mike Williams, Juliette Dodd and Sid’s long time colleague, Jamie Stapely. |
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Posted 12:21 pm September 23, 2011
 Jeff Stancliffe |
Local artist and Hastings Arts Forum member, Jeff Stancliffe has a retrospective of his colourful figurative paintings in the Dragon Bar, 71 George Street Hastings.
Private view: Friday 23rd September from 7:30 with a DJ set by the Spin Doctor. |
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Posted 4:18 pm September 7, 2011
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Hastings’ legendary beach artist Sid Beynon will be remembered with a specially designed mosaic which is due to be unveiled on Saturday, October 1. Sid, who died in 2010, worked on the shoreline of the coast he cherished using the pebbles and stones he found there, calling it ‘his studio’. The mosaic, which was designed by Juliette Dodd, with the help of Mike Williams and Jamie Stapley is in the shape of a dolphin, which was one of Sid’s most iconic beach designs. (more…) |
Posted 4:46 pm August 11, 2011
 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. |
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Posted 10:40 am July 27, 2011
Forum members Cathryn Kemp and Nick Weekes respond to the atmospheric space at St Mary-In-The-Castle Crypt, culminating in their Private View on Saturday, August 6, 2011.
Cathryn who works creating textile-based installations, and Nick, alias Ted Versicolor, who works with sound, are seeking to engage with the unique space, looking into the history and sadness of the burial site. (more…)
Posted 4:14 pm July 12, 2011
Congratulations to Denise who has been notified that she is one of 20 winners selected from over 1,000 entries to receive a prize for the design of a textile to cover a deck chair. The competition was organised by Hastings Museum together with Hastings Borough Council.
There will be an exhibition of the winning entries at Sussex Coast College in September.
Posted 4:27 pm July 5, 2011
Long-serving Arts Forum member, Nick Weekes, will perform sound pieces at the opening of the latest show at The Stade, Hastings Old Town.
His sonic collaboration with veteran avant-garde Jazz musician Geoff Leigh is a curated response to the photographic show ‘In Between’ which features the work of twin brothers Phillip and Anthony Reed. (more…)
Posted 2:55 pm June 28, 2011
Artist in residence with studio space in July
The crypt, (the gallery of St Mary in the Castle) has no bookings for July. Applications are invited from anyone interested in setting up as artist in residence there. The successful artist would be asked to be there during cafe opening hours and perhaps on Saturday afternoons to do demonstrations.
The Crypt would charge a percentage for any work sold, but the studio space would be free of charge.
For further details please contact Barbara Rogers at St Mary in the Castle, on 01424 717592
