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Hastings Arts Forum Big Fundraising Bazaar and pop up cafe!Saturday 26th October 11am-5pm, 36 Marina (under Marine Court) St Leonards TN38 0BU. Art materials and books, quality clothes, plants, material, wool and more. Lovely lunches, yummy cakes, mulled wine, teas and…
COMMUNITY LEDGE #5: Rachel Holtom
We’ve had Community Ledges who make waves in the community. This month we have someone who makes ripples. Having experienced the top-down approach of social work, Rachel Holtom found herself more comfortable with the unintended consequences of small kindnesses, something…
Rising Talent 4
By Mia L ‘Rising Talent’ is a yearly exhibition held at The Gallery in Hastings Arts Forum in St Leonards. Now in its fourth consecutive year, this highly innovative show gives young and emerging artists the opportunity to exhibit their…
Still Watching Paint Dry
Paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints By Robin Holtom ‘Still Watching Paint Dry’ will coincide with Robin Holtom’s 75th birthday and features a variety of work from his long career as an artist. Holtom’s work is at times vibrant in tone, with…
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Day Trip to Farley FarmJust in time for the summer holidays, Farleys House and Garden presents a breathtaking exhibition by Sir Peter Blake, heralded as the Godfather of British Pop Art. As with all the exhibitions at Farleys Gallery, works…
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The Laughing Stag Returns!On Friday 19th April, the Stag Inn, Hastings, is proud to present comics William Stone, Mel Byron, John Rands and Emily Kennedy-Barnes, compered by Mistress of Ceremonies Juliet Brando. The event begins at 8pm. Entry is free…
Creative Christmas shopping at the Arts Forum
By Fiona McGarry If you’re looking for interesting local arts or crafts for Christmas presents, Hastings and St Leonards are bursting at the seams with Christmas fairs and bazaars this year. One of the stand-out events is the Creative Christmas…
100 years and what have we got?
by WOMEN’S VOICE Following its big event to celebrate women winning the vote in 1918 which took place in June, Women’s Voice is now turning its attention to women’s lives today, one hundred years later. To this end, it is…
Hastings Arts Forum – Inclusivity and ambition
Being a working artist can be a very individual and isolated endeavour. The myth of the starving artist in the garret, although somewhat romantic and archaic, is ofttimes the lived reality for creative people trying to gain a foothold in…
Calling anyone who knew, or owns work by Sussex artist – Anthony Pyke
HASTINGS ARTS FORUM Members of Anthony Pyke’s family are holding a memorial exhibition of his work at the Hastings Arts Forum from 3rd - 15th April. They would also be interested to hear from anyone who knew him or owns…