Archives for Arts - Page 40
Dawn Horse by Nicholas Godsell
'Dawn Horse' is a film, made in Herne Bay about a little known, but significant, local scientific discovery. The film is attracting interest and acclaim around the world. In only…
Opus: A new venue for Hastings
Polo Piatti at the Opus Theatre ⓒ Peter Mould With the widely-anticipated Opus Theatre on the verge of opening in Hastings, HIP interviews British-Argentinian composer Polo Piatti, the driving force behind…
Claudia De Grandi by Sarah J Lloyd
Claudia De Grandi's show at Graze gallery is concerned with the dynamic spaces between abstraction and expression, description and presence, looking at and feeling interconnected. From Sao Paulo in…
St Leonards Festival is coming, Emma O’Rourke, one of the festival organisers, outlines their plans
This year’s festival will take place on Friday 30th June (evening only) and Saturday 1st July (all day), with an electric line-up of not to be missed acts and entertainment!…
Three Inch Fools – Romeo and Juliet reviewed by Martin Allen
Three Inch Fools perform Romeo and Juliette on Hastings Pier Five Stars ***** 'For never before have I loved a show More than this, of Juliet and her Romeo' Hastings…
HIP bookshops
Bookshops with a novel approach by Kate Barnwell It is a truth universally acknowledged that anyone in pursuit of a good book must be in want of a good…
TRANSCENDENTAL TRANQUILITY : DIRK ROSEPORT at GRAZE GALLERY interviewed by Sarah J Lloyd
Transcendental Tranquility by Dirk Roseport SJL: Dirk, can I ask you to say something first about whats important to you as an artist, and what you'd like people to know…
The RH Experience by Judy Parkinson
L to R, Dan Attfield, Conor Jatter, Luke Spillane, Tom Webster, Pic Rebecca Need-Menear Judy Parkinson spoke to Conor Jatter, one quarter of the RH Experience “ We're a comedy…
Go back in time with Hastings Pier open air concerts: Boyzone and Ocean Colour Scene
Madness on Hastings Pier, 2016, pic George Palmer On Friday 25th August, Irish pop legends Boyzone will tread the boards of the Pier. Twenty-four years together with twenty-five million record…
It Is What It Is by Charley Bolding-Smith
Review of ‘Jean Cooke: Delight in the Thing Seen’ at the Jerwood Gallery Many readers of this article may not be familiar with the work of Jean Cooke (well, at…
Hastings Comedy Fringe : ‘The best small fringe in the country’
As Old Town gears up for the second annual Hastings Comedy Fringe Festival, HIP talks to the founders, Chris Young and Jake Alexander, about the festival’s origins, how it’s already…
Don’t Frack with Sussex by Janey Moffatt
Don't Frack with Sussex funeral for fossil fuels, pic Zeroh Janey Moffatt describes the recent funeral for fossil fuels As Dad to two small children, my husband Mike has become…
JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL RETURNS Colin Gibson
Tony O'Malley and Mike Raxworthy Friday June 2nd sees the welcome return of The Hastings Winkle Club Jazz and Blues Festival at The Stade, which continues until Sunday June 4th.…
Compromised Perceptions, by Thomas Denman
Work by Annie Rae (left) and John Cole (right) This three-artist exhibition invites us to contemplate the value and fragility of our nervous system—the normal functioning of which many of…
Highly Inflammable – Poly Styrene in Hastings, by Cheryl White
Marianne Elliot-Said, AKA Poly Styrene by artist Paul Quinnell A play inspired by Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex is coming to St Mary in the Castle in June. Here Cheryl…
Long Live Danny Pockets by Thomas Bartlett
House of Pies by Danny Pockets Artist Danny Pockets’ latest exhibition at the blackShed gallery comes in the midst of a hard -fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Thomas Bartlett, fellow…
Rasheed Araeen artwork, proudly made in Hastings by Caf Fean
Phil Holden arranging Araeens fabricated cubes_ Rasheed Araeen is a London-based artist of Pakistani origin. His works are shown across the globe exploring the idea of ‘Art as a process…
Hastings Arts Forum’s ‘Rising Talent’ initiative provides a launch pad for new artists Charlotte Morris
Charlotte Morris talks to Sally Meakins I am a beneficiary of the first step of an initiative called ‘Rising Talent’. Last year I responded to an invitation to submit work…
Being Curious about Rachel by Charley Bolding-Smith
Occasionally – it doesn’t happen often – one comes across a ‘local artist’ whose technique and execution seem, even to the untrained eye, to transcend that label. Rachel Glittenberg, whose…
Claudia De Grandi, Artist profile by Natalie Tate
Claudia de Grandi & Josh Tennent. Painting & music performance. Hastings UK, Sept 09, 2016. Brazilian artist Claudia De Grandi has lived and worked in the Hastings area since 2006.…
Help bring Paula Rego to Hastings by Caf Fean
Dame Paula Rego is a Portugese-British artist whose work centres around themes of feminism, folk and fairy tale. An adept storyteller, she has used her discipline to exact revenge upon…
Café des Arts – Dave Koller, By Maria Stretton
Stepping into Café des Arts there is a sense of Art Deco meets the present - people of all ages relaxing in huge leather armchairs and sofas, drinking cups of…
ML Liebler interviewed by Pete Donohue
Bookbuster Interview The US Rust Belt Poet with the Wife of Bath Kicks Out the Jams in Hastings (England) ML Liebler interviewed by Pete Donohue The (mad) March monthly…
American Porn by Heathcote Williams
A HIP READ - Review by Pete Donohue On 20th January many of us on this side of The Pond watched mouths agape as the 45th President of the United States…
Hastings Fringe Festival 2017
Do you want to take part in the newest, boldest performing arts festival in Hastings? Then give it a go and showcase your work whether it's theatre, music, magic, spoken…
‘A Little Jazzed Up’ for the Friends Of The Conquest £1M Scanner Appeal
A special concert intriguingly called ‘A Little Jazzed Up’ is going to be staged at the Hastings Centre on The Ridge on Saturday February 4 at in aid of the…
Tribute To Artist Harry Snook
by Mary Hooper Harry Snook, a much admired artist and well loved friend to many, died peacefully on Tuesday December 6th. Harry worked prolifically in different media - painting, construction,…
Hit the Stage for Hastings Fringe Festival 2017
by Miranda Gavin Have you got an original act you want to perform, new writing to showcase, a story to tell, poetry to slam, or music to share? Join us…
Hastings Orchestra Creation
By Brian Hicks A new fully professional orchestra in Hastings? The idea might seem insane in this time of austerity ,but that would be to ignore the enthusiasm and expertise…
Telling Stories
After another excellent Storytelling Festival, I do a bit of Q n A with 18 hours………. How did the Storytelling Festival start? The festival was started in 2011 by…
I Love Mel
“ When I was 5, I used to say, I’m going to go to the Royal College of Art in Kensington Gore” said Mel Simone Elliot. And so she did.…
Fill Her Up Mate
Why not spend a Christmassy Sunday down at Borough Wines, making your own modern felt Christmas stocking with Michelle, from Merchant and Mills, whilst supping on warm mulled wine and…
Tense art and Performance Poetry in St Leonards
Local artists Kate Gritton and Valerie Grove brought “Surface Tension" to St. Leonard's in an exhibition expressing the power of the tangible and intangible forces around us. This Hastings Arts…
Lost Magic at the Stables – Ed Boxall and Brian Moses.
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Poetry Corner
Pebbles of Life Dave Hempshall Written while co-facilitating Poetry for Recovery course for Hastings Recovery College Pebbles of life move. Shifting brown and grey. Gulls transcend, lifting, preying Struck dumb…
Write on in Hastings: Gavin Martin – Talking Musical Revolutions
Pete Donohue introduces: Hastings & St Leonards based music critic and performance poet, Gavin Martin, has interviewed or reviewed just about any artiste worth knowing about in the music industry…
Get Creative This Christmas
The festive season stalks us once again, presenting the usual difficulty of coming up with interesting and exclusive gifts for family and loved ones. Here in Hastings and St Leonard’s,…
The Jerwood Score a Glorious Century
Charley Bolding-Smith Century, the current exhibition at the Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, brings together the work of 100 modern British artists. It’s a vibrant mix of paintings, sculpture, and works on…
A Callout to all Experienced and Budding Filmakers
Keith Adams Whether an actor, a cinematographer or one of those people who holds a big fluffy microphone on a long stick we want you all. A new, dynamic and…
Hastings Story Telling Festival
Two Clowns Trapped in a Cardboard World was played out in a set made entirely of cardboard at St Mary in the Castle as part of the Hastings Story Telling…