As part of the ROOT1066 International Arts Festival, Hastings Council has commissioned WildWorks Theatre Company to come to Hastings to make a show about us… and they need your help to create it. Michael Hambridge, Arts and Cultural Development Officer for Hastings Borough Council reports.
As we roll into 2016 full of optimism and enthusiasm, the Arts and Cultural Development Team would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy New Year and give you an update on their news. Heidi Hampson writes.
Although this is not a Hastings opportunity, the area is filled with talented artists and this might appeal to you. Discovering, revealing and interpreting views of the Surrey Hills: Surrey Hills Arts (a partnership between Surrey Arts, SCC and Surrey Hills AONB) are commissioning artworks incorporating seating at five points along the Greensand Way in Surrey. The artworks are to highlight viewpoints, respond to these through their design and provide a reason to visit, pause and appreciate each specific location. Deadline 24 November 2015.
Even after Coastal Currents, it is impossible to escape from art in this town… Last Thursday saw the opening of the second photography show at Hastings Station by a group of artists known collectively as ‘EDGE’. And this weekend, the forecourt of St Leonards Warrior Square station will become the arena for a very slow race by life-size garden gnomes, whilst the ‘SPACE’ next door will be the temporary home for installations by a group of Belgian artists. HOT’s Erica Smith sees her home town through alien eyes.
Art in Romney Marsh is a truly special part of the acclaimed Coastal Currents, where site-specific works of art and performances take up their places in six medieval churches across the Marsh. In truth, the works of art cannot be divorced from the churches which house them, or the wetlands which provide both context and backdrop. As Martin-Paul Everett, one of the featured artists, observed: “The churches are the real stars here… you can’t really compete with them”. HOT reporter Cathy Simpson made the pilgrimage and pauses for reflection.
The Papergirl project, where original artwork is spontaneously distributed to unsuspecting members of the public, is a brilliant innovation, writes HOT’s Zelly Restorick, which has now been brought to Hastings thanks to local resident and artist, Erin Veness.
It’s a sign of positive change when new purposes are found for old buildings… HOT’s Erica Smith visits her new neighbours in Silchester Road and discovers the chemistry between them…
The Labyrinth Community Bike Workshop are excited to be holding the ‘Bottle Alley Bike Bomb’, following The Big Bike Party day event held outside The Lab on Saturday 6 September as part of Coastal Currents and they’re looking for biking enthusiasts to take part, spectators to watch and encourage – and volunteers to help them out with the organisation.
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