A Conversation Between an Artist, Curator and Community Project Founder
Marc Bauer mural in the upstairs exhibition space, DLWP. Photo by Rob Harris Conversation between artist Marc Bauer, Rossana Leal, founder of the Hastings & Rother Refugee Buddy Project, and Canan Batur, Assistant Curator, De La Warr Pavilion. Provided by…
Zadie Xa
Child of Magohalmi and the Echoes of Creation at the De La Warr Pavilion Multimedia artist Zadie Xa explores Korean myths and notions of cultural heritage in her awe-inspiring show: Child of Magohalmi and the Echoes of Creation. The exhibition…
LGBTQ+ = Me
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is celebrating LGBT History Month with an exhibition highlighting the little-known history of East Sussex’s LGBTQ+ communities called LGBTQ+ = Me. This is an exhibition co-curated by young people identifying as LGBTQ+ who have been…
Local Playwrights Show Their Talent Through ‘First Heard’
‘First Heard’ is a monthly play -reading event featuring new works by local playwrights, performed by professional actors. The readings are hosted at Electric Palace Cinema on the High Street. At the end of every play there is an honest…
Umbrella Parade and Preservation Sunday
Families and Mardis Gras revellers are invited to join the parade on 23rd February! Muster at the Stade by and the procession will then depart at midday and head to the White Rock Theatre for Preservation Sunday. Hastings Fat…
Hastings International Piano Festival Wins ACE Funding For Education Projects
The inaugural Hastings International Piano Festival is proud to have won Arts Council funding to support their 2020 youth engagement offers, with further support offered by the Magdalen and Lasher Charity. The funding will support three educational projects during the…
Hastings International Piano Festival Announces Partnership With The National Youth Jazz Orchestra
The Inaugural Hastings International Piano Festival has announced a partnership with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) to launch their 2020 educational offer. In the lead up to the 2020 Piano Festival, Hastings Piano is hosting a series of workshops…
Jake Wood Evans: Relic
Merlin Betts considers more of Jake Wood-Evans' abstract romance (small 'r', you critics) You might remember Jake from our previous feature on his solo show Legacy & Disorder, at Unit London. He's been a local resident for over six years…
A Gateway to Explore Contemporary Challenges
AltPitch is a new Arts and Technology Festival that will explore the human aspect of technology, the relationship between the digital world and humanity, and the responsibility that comes with that relationship. From the 18th to the end of March,…
The Hastings Contemporary Winter Programme
By Mia L Earthly DelitesAcclaimed Irish artist Anne Ryan leads The Hastings Contemporary’s winter programme of events for 2020. Her headlining show Earthly Delites is a playful subversion of Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. Inspired by Bosch’s use…