Ian Wood: Great Apes
Sussex-based photographer and writer, Ian Wood, presents a unique insight into some of the natural world’s most awe-inspiring inhabitants in his exhibition Great Apes (17th October - 17th December 2020) currently on show at The Lucy Bell Gallery in St…
Drawing Life – from sketchbook to screen
Sussex-based charity, Drawing Life, holds life drawing classes for people with dementia. Project Director, Judy Parkinson, writes about the challenges they faced in 2020. It is said that every cloud has a silver lining. 2020 has given us no shortage…
It’s Just Four Walls
Why Having an Art StudioIsn’t as Important as I Thought By Benji Thomas It’s the artist’s dream. To stand in your sprawling studio, shelves packed with top quality materials, ambitious work on the walls, and collectors and gallerists lining up…
Clive Garland at Project 78 Returning After Lockdown
By Benji Thomas The second lockdown is now in effect, and once again we’re retreating back into our homes to weather the storm. Project 78 is one of the many galleries ordered to close their doors until 2nd December, postponing…
Audiotrope Supports Local Musicians
By Gareth Stevens Musicians have suffered more than some other of their creative peers during the Covid-19 pandemic because so much of their ‘trade’ is dependent on live performances, but for more established artists the pandemic has not been a…
Live Before Lockdown
By Lucy Brown It was a rare night out for me; my first time at The Piper, and my first experience seeing live music in St ; There was nothing to worry about – Covid 19 aside – on 4th…
BOOKBUSTER REVIEW
Automation and the Future of Work By Aaron BenanavPublished by Verso, 2020, hardback rrp £ Review By Tim Barton Wandering into town last week, a friend and I got chatting and she commented on my T-shirt, which depicted the Worm…
A Plague on Their Theatres
Kent Barker finds that the current vicissitudes of the theatre in Britain under Covid has parallels with the Elizabethan stage in Shakespeare’s time. “Actors have always had to juggle a lot of plates to bring in money from a range…
AltPitch Online Arts and Technology Festival 2021 –Open for Submissions
AltPitch is inviting individual artists, groups and collectives to submit artwork to be considered for the AltPitch Online Arts and Technology Festival 2021. Curators will select a maximum of 18 artists to participate, all of whom will be considered for…
Jaye Ho: The Vanishing Act
Hastings-based artist Jaye Ho’s solo exhibition, The Vanishing Act (6th October-22nd November 2020), explores thought-provoking themes of sexual violence, gender discrimination and conflict, from both a personal and wider societal point of view. Hosted by the ONCA Gallery, in Brighton,…