Hastings Contemporary
Hastings Contemporary reopening 27 May
We are delighted to announce that the gallery will reopen on Thursday 27 May 2021 with a brand new summer exhibition, Seaside Modern: Art and Life on the Beach, curated by James Russell.
“I am thrilled to be bringing Seaside Modern to Hastings Contemporary: the perfect venue for an exhibition celebrating art and life on the beach. During the twentieth century the seaside inspired fabulous works of art by LS Lowry, Eric Ravilious, Barbara Hepworth and countless others. But this exhibition also celebrates the social revolution that gave millions of people the opportunity to enjoy their day at the beach. As we emerge from lockdown, Seaside Modern will serve as a timely reminder that life really can be fun.”
James Russell
Booking for Seaside Modern is not yet available – more information to follow shortly
Project Art Works take over the Foreshore Gallery at Hastings Contemporary for a collaborative residency to recover and reconnect as we enter spring and emerge from a year of fragmentation and isolation.
Lakwena Maciver, one of the UK’s most exciting contemporary black artists, creates painted prayers and meditations, which respond to and re-appropriate elements of popular culture. Central to her practice are words, used both as images and as anchors of meaning….
First shown at the Venice Biennale in 2017, Stephen Chambers’ The Court of Redonda depicts a cast of 101 imaginary courtiers inspired by a literary legend that developed around the tiny uninhabited Caribbean island of Redonda. This legend took shape as a fantasy in…
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WE ARE HIRING...
HEAD OF PARTNERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT
We are creating the post of Head of Partnership and Engagement to expand and forge new relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, charities, arts organisations and education providers to re-start our learning and outreach programs, and to focus on increasing the range and quality of engagement with a new, broader, diverse audience, to help realise our new vision for Hastings Contemporary.
For more information about the role and how to apply please follow link in bio ⬆️
Hastings Contemporary is a small, dynamic gallery on the seashore in Hastings showing the best in modern and contemporary art.
The gallery is housed within an award winning building, with outstanding eco credentials. ...
With Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green only a couple of weeks away, why not celebrate by decorating your home with this green man hanging decoration from Felt So Good.
Handcrafted using traditional needle felting techniques, this Green Man decoration is made from biodegradable materials.
Visit our Shop via link in bio and go to Homeware section or see our latest story ⬆️
🌿Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green is going online again this year and will take place over the early May Bank Holiday weekend. Follow @hastingsjackinthegreen
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WE ARE HIRING...
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will deputise for the Director of Operations in her absence and manage a series of project through their project life cycle to agreed time, cost and quality standards. Projects may be focused on operational and infrastructure improvement (including digital) or aimed at maintenance conservation and repair of building and plant.
You will be required to work across multiple projects concurrently and will help to ensure projects meet all relevant statutory requirements and are fully complaint with all corporate policies and procedures.
For more information about the role and how to apply please follow link in bio ⬆️
Hastings Contemporary is a small, dynamic ...
The Director of Hastings Contemporary, The Trustees and all the team are united in offering their deepest condolences to HM The Queen as the nation marks the passing of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
His Royal Highness, himself a self taught artist, was a vigorous supporter of the Arts and Cultural life of our country, and his patronage of the arts and support of young people, especially through his 'Duke of Edinburgh Scheme' helped change the lives of many young people throughout his long life.
Today the nation joins with the Royal Family to celebrate his unique contribution and the support he gave to the sovereign during her reign. RIP.
Stephen Chambers: The Court of Redonda opened in November 2020 and was available to view in person in November and December and via our Robot Tours during the latest UK lockdown.
First shown at the Venice Biennale in 2017, Stephen Chambers’ The Court of Redonda depicts a cast of 101 imaginary courtiers inspired by a literary legend that developed around the tiny uninhabited Caribbean island of Redonda.
This legend took shape as a fantasy in the mind of Matthew Dowdy Sheill, a merchant trader who claimed the island in 1865 and gave himself the title of King. The title passed down to his son, who decided that it should be given to poets and novelists as a form of literary honour.
The Court of Redonda is joined in this exhibition by other series of works by ...
Lakwena Maciver's Homeplace exhibition opened in November 2020 and focused on the interplay between her practices as both artist and mother of two young sons.
Responding to feminist author bell hooks’ essay Homeplace (a site of resistance), and in the tradition of African women across the diaspora, Lakwena has been painting the walls of her home to create a space of affirmation, empowerment and resistance upon which sat her panel paintings.
The exhibition was available to view in person in November and December and via our Robot Tours during the second UK lockdown.
For more information please visit www.hastingscontemporary.org/exhibition/lakwena-homeplace or follow link in bio and visit our Exhibitions page.
Unfortunately Homeplace will not be ...
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Support Collective Online Meet Up - Children and Young People
11am-12pm, Thursday 15 April
A friendly informal meet-up for parents and carers of children and young people. Share your experiences around SEN education, the return to school and navigating the easing of lockdown. This meet-up is hosted live from Hastings Contemporary where the children and families creative programme Art Breaks takes place this Spring.
To join via Zoom, email Esther esther@projectartworks.org
Support Collective Online Meet Up & Family Stories Film Screening
11am – 12.30pm, Thursday 29 April
The first in our series of Family Stories films will be screened followed by conversation with neurodivergent people, families, ...
Seaside Modern: Art and Life on the Beach exhibition, which will open on 27 May, draws together a remarkably large group of artists, reflecting the ‘Genuine Artistic Moment’ of a fifty-year period in the 20th century, during which artists were drawn to the beach, but for varying reasons and with very different results.
The views of the beach and coast are produced in different styles and convey different moods and psychological states of mind. Works of traditional subjects including fishermen, boats and the harbour are presented by Eric Ravilious, John Minton and Prunella Clough and there are experimental works, which draw inspiration from the strangeness of the shore, with works produced by Paul Nash, Edith Rimmington, Eileen Agar and Bill Brandt.
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Good luck to all local (and all small) businesses reopening today or this week.
We cannot wait to join you next month.
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