Now give me money
How can a professional musician survive on the £10 per gig that some venues in Hastings pay? Now the company behind Coastal Currents and Audiotrope has produced a Charter to demand better pay and conditions for artists. But can pubs…
Extracts from the Audiotrope Good Practice Charter
The charter is a set of principles that cover freelance musicians’ working conditions and sets out minimum terms and conditions for musicians working in the sector. Venues are encouraged to sign up to the charter and work towards meeting these…
You Are Here
By Alexandra Whatley Artists Maxime Allan and Ben Fenton invite us to embark on a documentary journey about “belonging and place” in an interdisciplinary exhibition, with painting and jewellery as main media. The artistic duo describe the collaboration as “exciting”…
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…
Respire: Suspire Inspire
By Lucy Brown You’ve got your head down, maybe your mask on; quick glance to the side as you walk down St John’s Road in St Leonards and an arrangement of cracked cement body parts catches your eye. A surreal…
The Genius Who Lit Up Hastings
By David E P Dennis It took the Briton Francis Crick and American James Watson 880 words to define DNA for their joint Nobel prize and yet, in just 80 words, the genius scientist Michael Faraday ‘invented’ the entire world…
Grounded: A Season of Screendance
Reviewed by Merlin Betts Screendance is a hybrid genre that does what is says on the tin: brings together the norms of screen, particularly cinema, and key elements of dance. Sometimes, but not always, this will mean actors dancing on…
Government Arts Recovery Fund Too Limited?
The government recently announced how it plans to assist arts organisations through the £ recovery package announced last month. In a first round of funding distribution, Arts Council England will oversee the allocation of £500 million for theatres, music and…
Creation in Isolation
It’s not easy being an artist in lockdown. Our worst enemy is isolation: not having something to create about. That can be terrifying, with or without lockdown. But it’s not like suddenly being unable to show in a gallery stops…