Curated Events Open studios
Open Studios is at the very heart of the Coastal Currents Arts Festival.
Open Studios is an opportunity to see local artists and makers in the places and spaces where they live and work, either in their home or studio.
We have an incredible line-up of local artists, which reflects the pool of creative talent that lives and works in 1066 Country. From Battle to Udimore, taking in Bexhill, Hastings, East Hastings, St Leonards, Rye and Northiam.
Over the two Open Studios weekends you can follow the artists’ trail, explore the local area, talk to artists in their studios, make a purchase, commission a piece, or just browse.
1 September – 30 September 2018
[Open Studios: 1/2 and 8/9 September]
Click here for the studios in each area:
Art Studio 18 was opened in 2016 by Francis Ives, it is a small-scale affordable workspace for visual artists.
Lucy Dunn’s vibrant abstract paintings will be for sale, as well as prints and greetings cards, in the beautiful surroundings of an award winning eco-barn.
Works on paper, canvas and mixed media by Marc Venditto and Chris Hoggins and photographic works by B. M. Tree. Postcards, books, prints and badges will be available.
Julie and Cliff will be exhibiting in their new garden studio.
Hannah Griffiths is a mosaic artist and painter. She makes bespoke mosaics for public and private clients and has recently developed a range of beautiful jewellery using vintage china.
Samantha Guertin’s still lives are reminiscent of 17th century paintings.
Contemporary English Slipware with a generous heart. Figurative pottery in many forms.
S47 Gallery celebrates individuality, freedom, creative expression, joy and the transactions of beauty.
Pelham’s fine furniture & ceramics was opened in 2016 by ceramicist Liz Emtage and furniture restorer & gilder Geoff Osler.
All are welcome to my studio where you can see work in progress (currently exploring my dark side…)
This year, alongside the screenprints and mixed media, Agata will showcase her photography for the first time.
The ArtWorks’ guest artist this year is Annabel Faraday, showcasing her unique ceramics.
As Nature Intended. Abstract and landscape paintings in oil and acrylic. Life drawing and painting in charcoal and oil.
A good range of subjects and techniques will be on show with an emphasis towards figurative drawing and painting.
Maria will be concentrating on depictions of Hastings/ St Leonards on Sea with its beautiful scenery, sky and seascapes.
Sarah Lynn Mayhew multidisciplinary artist. Surreal meticulously painted characters in oils and acrylics.
Painting, photography and printmaking which celebrate the local landscape and lollipop ladies.
PopArt paintings broadly based on what are generally known as cult movies featuring both image and text…
Abstract paintings with figurative overtures using colour as power and ambiguity as form to present a surface which questions assurances in reading shapes, colour, forms and materialities.
A collection of bronzes based on the figure and a series of sculptures inspired by the fragile beauty of Dungeness.
Mother and daughter collaboration showing drawings in mixed media and photographs.
Marie-Louise Miller will be showing paintings and drawings at her studio The Old Chemist alongside Super8 aficionado Mauricio Vincenzi.
In my paintings, I like to tell a story based on my everyday experience and imagination.
Come on in to this garden studio to view a collection of original oil paintings and prints, sculpture, jewellery, cards and accessories.
I am a figurative expressionist painter, influenced by artists such as Kossoff, Bacon and Chaim Soutine.
Three mixed media artists. Very different styles from traditional to surreal with a theme of bright colours through all work.
Penny Nice – My immediate environment, vibrant colours and a personal connection with the subject are a constant source of inspiration.
Kim Thrower, artist, has exhibited worldwide, London, Paris, New York and Sydney Australia.
Original artworks from a group of local artists. Some exhibits will be offered for sale.
Please come and look at a variety of student work and meet the staff and students at the new University Centre Hastings across our degree level full & part time courses.
Sophie Merryn Barnes is a talented young painter whose distorted studies of the human form show a maturity beyond her years.
An exhibition of drawings, photos, printed matter and paintings inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses and Hastings Bloomsday 2017 & 2018 together with 2 short films by Lucy Brennan Shiel showing over open studio weekends only.
Project Art Works opens during Coastal Currents with an exhibition showing the inclusive and collaborative nature of our studio.
Swedish born sculptor and process manager at Bronze Age Sculpture Foundry London.
This extraordinary space is situated in St Helen’s Woods, a historic 104 acre nature reserve.
Work of the late Roland Jarvis. A selection of fantastic paintings, prints, sculptures and drawings are displayed in his unique 48 foot chapel where he lived and worked for over 35 years.
A unique space in the heart of Hastings Old Town. Anna Pontonutti, oil and acrylic paintings, prints and cards. Siobhan Tanner, oil paintings and collage.
Paintings and prints by Claire Fletcher, collages and assemblages by Peter Quinnell.
Roll up, roll up! Amy Fellows will be popping up in Half Sovereign Cottage next to Hastings Fishermen’s Museum.
Working with homemade willow charcoal and pencil, Dominic has a passion for wildlife, wild landscapes and seascapes.
Mark Eason is an obsessive painter of fish netted by Hastings fisherman: whatever they catch, he paints.
We are an Hastings/East London-based photography collective. We have individual practices that often tell stories around themes important to us, including family, time, journey, the environment and social issues.
Five West Hill artists, over two Studios, featuring a collection of prints, paintings and jewellery.
Five West Hill artists, over two Studios, featuring a collection of prints, paintings and jewellery.
Happening at the hilltop hotspot – delicious home-made lunches, cream teas, coffee and cake, tables in the garden and the bar open for your favourite tipple, plus an eclectic mix of artistry to peruse.
Having learnt traditional leatherworking at the Cordwainers College in London, Paul Hope has set up a small leatherworking studio in Hastings.
Common Mormon Studios is a new studio building on Mount Pleasant Road, a short walk from Alexandra Park & Ore Station.
Contemporary servingware and tableware with clean-lined clarity, considered proportion and subtle texture.
Linda King at home. ‘Guerrilla Folk Art’ inspired by: Folk/Romany/naïve art, icons, symbolism, neo-surrealism, home and garden…
Judith Douglas and Dee Harvey make colourful and vibrant ceramics, drawing on their respective backgrounds in textile and theatre design.
If you love unusual jewellery, step into Chapel House this September and find a world of vibrant colour, texture and enthusiasm. Venetian Bazaar has an eclectic mix that will not disappoint.
Oil on porcelain. Each item is hand painted or drawn using traditional and modern techniques and then kiln fired. Much of my inspiration comes from the garden or local countryside. Also some original paintings – acrylic on board and greetings cards.
I use images in my head and in the surrounding countryside for linoprints (various methods), paintings, and fabric and paper collages.
Paintings, cushions, calendars, books & greeting cards inspired by the local coastline. Featuring huts, hounds & wild flowers.
Fairlight End garden, featured on BBC Gardeners World and Sussex Heritage Trust award winner will have a rare September opening which will include an opportunity to visit the studio…
Bill Watson – Sculptures. Angela Eames – Wall based works. Luiza Machado – Wall based works.
Brenda will be showing a wide range of her works produced over 45 years, along with new unique abstract collages and mixed-media paintings. These include her embossed watercolours, encaustic wax and acrylic paintings. She is best known for her heavily embossed…
