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…
Hastings Contemporary: Meeting Expectations
Merlin Betts discusses the new gallery’s place and plans I went to a coffee and chat at the Jerwood last week for the locals: us, the Hastings Observer, the Council press team. The gallery management gave us a fine tour…
