HIP LIT NEWS: Graphic novel creators at Hastings Museum
Hastings based arts organisation MSL have a new event coming up on Thursday 8th June at Hastings Museum – a discussion with Scarlett and Sophie Rickard – the creators of the graphic novel version of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell.
This beautifully produced book, first published in 2020, is based on Tressell’s experiences working as a painter and decorator in Hastings in the 1900s.
The discussion is part of a new MSL project called Tressell’s Children, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund with additional support from Localgiving and Postcode Society Trust.
MSL are running a series of free creative workshops throughout the summer inspired by the unknown experiences of working class people in Hastings. They will include a Digital Drawing and Comics workshop with the Rickard sisters (Friday 9th June) and a Creative Writing workshop with Michelle Porter inspired by objects in Hastings Museum (Tuesday 13th June).
For more information about the creative workshops and to book tickets for the Rickard sisters discussion visit: www.mslprojects.co.uk/tressells-children/ The museum event runs from 6pm to 7.30pm with a book signing afterwards and costs £6 (£4.50 concessions) plus booking fee.
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