Becky Beasley Tells It Like It Is – Part 3
A three-part interview with Hastings-based Paul Hamlyn Foundation, winner of the Award for Artists 2018 By Caf Fean Becky draws our attention to some pressing personal and local concerns – mental health, the success of the Observer Building with Jess…
Becky Beasley Tells It Like It Is – Part 2
A three-part interview with Hastings-based Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists 2018 Caf Fean Hastings-based artist Becky Beasley enjoys digging into all aspects of the human experience to inform her creative practice, expressing her discoveries through sculpture, installation and photography.…
Council Pulls Funding For Coastal Currents
After providing core funding of the town’s major arts festival, Coastal Currents, for the past 20 years, Hastings Borough Council (HBC) has decided that it can no longer afford to continue in 2019. The festival has been managed by Tina…
Becky Beasley Tells It Like It Is – Part 1
A three-part interview with Hastings-based Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists 2018 winner. By Caf Fean Hastings-based artist Becky Beasley enjoys digging into all aspects of the human experience to inform her creative practice. She expresses these discoveries through sculpture, installation…
Town Centre Space Offers Public Art for Coastal Currents
Hastings Borough Council teamed up with Coastal Currents organiser Sweet and Dandy, who organised some amazing artists to add artwork to the hoardings in Harold Place. The pedestrian side is the work of artist Etienne Le Comte, who takes inspiration…
Coastal Currents – Looking Back and Looking Forward
by Jilliene Sellner As we move through mid-September we have so far experienced an impressive first half of Coastal Currents. It seems to me as though the curated program has raised the bar this year and exceeds expectations. Bright Beginnings…
Making a Mark
By Tina Morris, director of Coastal Currents I’m proud to say that by the time you read this, four new pieces of street art will have been installed in Hastings. What a lot of energy it has taken and certainly…
Pygmalion Turns Abstract
Bernard Mcguigan Sculpture Show at The Lawn 1st–2nd September and in his studio at The Beacon during Coastal Currents. Preview by Simone Witney In the middle of a delightful conversation with Bernard Mcguigan, I realise I’m really witnessing a story…
Project Art Works turns Premier Inn Walls into Exhibition Space
By Tim Corrigan At Project Art Works we collaborate with people who have complex needs, their families and circles of support. Our mission is to change lives through art by exploring the potential of each individual and sharing their creative…
Coastal Currents – Short Story Competition
A chance for local unknown writers On 30th September, as part of the Coastal Currents month, Hastings author, Joan Taylor-Rowan, will be reading three of her art-inspired short stories at the Jerwood Gallery. Joan has invited other writers to submit…