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Bridget Riley explores the curve
At the age of 84 the artist Bridget Riley is still working, innovating and as enthusiastic about painting as she ever was. The latest show at the De La Warr Pavilion celebrates a particular aspect of her work: the Curve Paintings from 1961 to 2014. HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths went to see the work of one of Britain’s greatest living artists.
Bid for Equality: aGender plans art auction fundraiser in July
Susan Lelliot from the aGender project is organising a fundraising auction and raffle – the Auction of Art and Queer Curios – on Friday 17 July at the White Rock Theatre. Here she explains more about what aGender does and how we can all help it keep running exciting projects.
Sotto Voce arts festival comes to town in July
Make a note in your diary for the unique Sotto Voce Arts festival which will take place in Hastings and Bexhill from 12 to 26 July, bringing 15 Italian artists, musicians and actors from south-east Italy to collaborate with 15 professional artists in south-east England . Director Glenys Jacques explains the background and the events lined up for the festival.
All Hands, by Laetitia Yhap: a time before steel boats, tractors and mobiles 1974–95
HOT’s Erica Smith sings the praises of an exhibition where the tables are turned, and men at work are the subject of the female gaze.
Spiritual revival – time to join the bandwagon!
The Hastings Philharmonic Choir is presenting more contemporary classical choral music with a strong spiritual impetus. After Arvo Pärt last Autumn, the choir put on an enormously well received Christmas concert which, together with the old favourites, included brand new works from Chilcott and Rutter. This week, the choir again presents some deeply religious modern music to move the soul. HOT’s Chris Cormack argues that this resonates with a growing need to revive true spirituality in an increasingly confusing world, where religious dogma lies behind some horrific acts of barbarity.
The Stings
HOT’s Sean O’ Shea talks with The Stings, a talented and popular local folk group, which started as a ceilidh band and currently delights audiences with their own unique blend of folk, jazz, blues and world music.
Greens field full slate in by-elections
Buoyed by their performance in the general election, Hastings and Rye Green Party have decided to contest the by-elections for the three seats which have recently become vacant on the local and country councils, as they explain in this statement. Nick Terdre reports.
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