Dementia is not much fun; for the subjects themselves, for their families or for their carers. But drawing has provided a way to cut through the darkness and get people laughing, as Judy Parkinson has found with her Drawing Life classes. A first exhibition of the work will be on view from next weekened, she tells Nick Terdre.
Bexhill is well known for its distinguished De La Warr Pavilion, but isn’t necessarily recognised for its galleries. However, Bexhill may be stirring its creative stumps. There is a recently opened gallery, Murmurations and where one treads more may follow. Intrigued by the name Murmurations, HOT’s Lauris Morgan-Griffiths went along to see what was what.
A history of Victorian Pantomime in paper-cut. Specially commissioned for Christmas, ‘Harlequinade’ exhibits the work of Ian Penney, one of the UK’s finest paper-cut artists, who has sold work all over the world. Ian has created 14 stunning paper-cuts celebrating Victorian Pantomime, which emerged from the Commedia dell’arte: “truly a great show for the Christmas season”.
“It’s not long to go now until the Sara Lee Trust Christmas Fair – and we hope you will be able to come along to support us”, writes Maria Gonet, the Trust’s Fundraising Manager.
Polly Gifford and Heidi Hampson of the Cultural Strategic Development Team at Hastings Borough Council would genuinely like to hear your response to the ‘Draft Culture-Led Regeneration Strategy for Hastings 2016–2021’.
How is local democracy bearing up in the face of the development-at-all-costs policy handed down by central government and eagerly embraced by local government? Not very well, in the opinion of Michael Madden, who argues that we must find our way back to a world in which our elected representatives act in our interests.
Music is a vital lifeline to dementia sufferers whose cruel illness cuts them off from the rest of the world in many ways. This philosophy is the driving force behind the work of Dementia Support East Sussex as they prepare for their second public concert on Saturday. Cliff Slack, chair of the group, talks to Nick Terdre.
Jo Brand says ‘Don’t get fed up with caring at Christmas and support the Sara Lee Trust’s Snowflake Window Campaign – Erica Smith found out how we can all support the campaign too.
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