Quentin Blake: We Live in Worrying Times
The Hastings Contemporary Review by Mia L Sir Quentin Blake’s new exhibition We Live in Worrying Times, currently on show at the Hastings Contemporary, is a marked departure from his usual body of work. It’s a visceral and mesmerising portrayal…
Quentin Blake
We Live in Worrying Times The Artist returns to Hastings Contemporary with an exhibition of drawings, paintings and a 30ft long mural described as ‘his Guernica’. Opening 7th May 2020. Opening digitally on 7th May, Hastings Contemporary is delighted to…
Hastings Contemporary Robot-Assisted Gallery Tours and AltPitch 2021
Merlin Betts considers the news that a robot is propping up our contemporary arts centre. Doors Closed, Exhibitions Open As part of its efforts to reduce the spread of Coronavirus, HBC ordered that a number of businesses and attractions close,…
Enjoy Your Own Studio-on-Sea
Hastings Contemporary is trialing a new, potentially regular, workshop day, Studio-on-Sea, giving participants a chance to immerse themselves in the gallery’s latest exhibitions whilst developing new artistic skills and ; Each workshop will be led by a capable Artist Educator …
Brand Sprint Workshop
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Drawing Life In The Boatyard Café
Hastings ContemporaryUntil 22nd March 2020Proceeds from the sale of work go to the Drawing Life charity. By Julia Mortimer The Drawing Life project has grown, almost beyond recognition. Long-term readers will remember the days when we looked at the drawings…
Victor Willing: ‘Visions’
Mia L considers a new exhibition of Victor Willing paintings and sculptures at the Hastings Contemporary Visions is the first major retrospective of artist Victor Willing since his death in 1988. Born in 1928, Willing spent his formative years in…
Relaunch of The Hastings Contemporary
By Mia LThe newly revised gallery space, formerly known as The Jerwood, reopened its doors on Saturday 6th July 2019. I was eager to see how The Hastings Contemporary would respond to their newly assigned position within the local arts…
Hastings Contemporary Reaches Out To The Community
Rod Webb talks to John Murray (Learning Manager) and Esther Mclaughlin, (Head of Development and Communications) about Hastings Contemporary gallery’s plans to bring art to the ; The Hastings Contemporary Website proclaims that: “Our Learning and Participation Programme works with…
First Time Knotty Festival Sells Out
The inaugural Knotty Festival of Performance ‘happened’ across Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill from 6th-10th June. The sold-out programme, curated by Katy Baird of Home Live Art, saw over 15 artists take over a range of spaces, including the De…