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Kim Wan: no blank canvas
It’s over eight years since HOT last interviewed Kim Wan. In the meantime his practice has developed and paint has merged with pixels. 2021 ended with the award of a Grand Prize at Scope Art Fair, Art Basel, Miami Beach. Erica Smith decided it was time to catch up and see what’s new.
After three-year absence, piano competition prepares its return
The pieces are falling into place for Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, which begins this month. Fifty young pianists will contest the £15,000 first prize, the jury has been chosen and a graduate orchestra established in partnership with the Royal College of Music will make its debut during the semi-finals. Nick Terdre reports.
Greens welcome new co-leader to town
The Green Party is riding high, in Hastings as elsewhere after winning their first borough council seat last May. Newly elected co-leader Carla Denyer was in town last week to meet local supporters and add heft to the campaign to win more seats in elections this May. Chris Connelley reports.
Partygate: No harsh words for PM from leading local Tories
Partygate has divided Conservative MPs, some of whom are keen to see prime minister Boris Johnson go while others offer their support. In Hastings Cllr Andy Patmore declines to comment while MP Sally-Ann Hart shies away from openly criticising the party leader. Nick Terdre reports.
Jaywalking
Women’s Voice secretary, Megan Cronin, wrote this speech for the online vigil held on 13 March 2021 following the murder of Sarah Everard. As we approach the anniversary of Sarah’s murder, it is sad to see that nothing has changed in terms of women’s safety and trust in the UK police force. Over the weeks leading up to International Women’s Day, HOT will feature articles by Megan and the Women’s Voice Collective looking at life for contemporary women.
I only have eyes for Yew
Our ‘Tree Correspondent’ Joan Taylor-Rowan continues her exploration of Hastings & St Leonards’ trees. This week, its the gnarled and noble yew.
Hastings Fat Tuesday unveils new acts for 2022 festival
The organiser has announced further details for the 2022 Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival, the UK’s largest Mardi Gras and the ultimate mid-winter carnival, taking place between 25 February and 1 March. The five-day, town-wide celebration will present over 350 free gigs, gatherings, parties and parades, alongside ticketed events, with internationally acclaimed artists from across the globe appearing alongside a wealth of local bands.
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Latest HOT Stuff
- Free screening of Community Energy film this Sunday (6 July)
- Countdown to Hastings Beer and Music Festival
- Public Image Ltd at the White Rock. Outrageous!
- An afternoon of classical guitar with Kianush Robeson at Blacklands Church
- Community Energy Fortnight (1 – 14 July) is coming!
- Holistic Health Event
- Giant casting revealed for Jack and the Beanstalk
- New directors for Hastings Fat Tuesday
- Hastings Philharmonic Choir sing works by living composers
- DJ Wendy May’s Summer Music Meltdown
- Let’s Get Loud! Active Arts presents an evening of inclusive performance and creativity
- The Cove at Hastings Contemporary
- Full House at the Hot Tap Theatre
- Sea view vs a tree’s view
- Hastings Comic Con 2025 review
- The sun feeds the wind
- Tuba maestro Oren Marshall on Jazz Hastings stage
- Mindful drawing course at Alexandra Park greenhouse
- Robert Rotifer at Barnaby’s Lounge
- FREE feminist film night for Refugee Week
- Hastings residents join ‘red line’ protest against UK arms sales to Israel
- Poet Town fundraiser for Refugee Buddy Project
- Support community energy at the national climate lobby on 9 July!
- Extraordinary Odyssey at the Electro Studios
- Green-led Council under fire for siding with developers
- ‘Ethical Bailiffs’ serve eviction notice on Hastings arms factory
- Florescent at the Jenny Lind
- Sex and Success in Sussex – Electro Studios Project Space
- Mango Ritual, immersive, multi-genre performance, comes to Hastings Museum
- Hastings Sinfonia back at the De La Warr for Fiesta concert
- A cheerful show at Hastings Arts Forum
- Migrant workers speak out event
- Don’t slash spending on the Warm Homes Plan
- Butterflies and more on the agenda at Alexandra Park greenhouse
- Open market information is still secret says Council. Really?
- Have your say on local government reorganisation (and the abolition of HBC)
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