Coastal Currents

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The 2025 Festival is just around the corner and it needs YOU!

PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO THE GREAT BIG CULTURE SURVEY

We are still looking for everyone in the creative industries in the TN postcodes to fill out our survey!
This is crucial to us knowing more about our local creative economy and how to support it best.

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BE PART OF THE FESTIVAL BY OPENING YOUR STUDIO OR HOSTING AN EVENT.

We will open submissions for 2025 soon, keep your eye on this site, our social channels or join our mailing list below.
We will keep the submission fee at £100 per listing, so get thinking and working out what you want to create! Festival dates for 2025 will be 30 Aug – 30 Sep. 
This festival is built on all the artists in the community coming together for the month of September and creating the most possible access to art and music as possible.
If you have a fully formed idea that you have always wanted to realise – you can contact us for a free zoom session to discuss. Just email us. We recommend starting funding applications to support your ideas as soon as you can to give you as much lead-up to the Festival for planning. Don’t forget if you plan to hold the event during Coastal Currents you can speak to us about supporting your application. Being part of the Festival means you have all the marketing support of the festival, footfall and brochure etc to help your project succeed.

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DO YOU HAVE A WALL?

We are always looking for walls to transform with murals. We make sure the artists get paid! All we need is a building owner consent – so contact us now if you know somewhere suitable for Summer 2025. Email info@coastalcurrents.org.uk

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OPEN STUDIOS 2025

Open Studios will return this year on the 30/31 August and 6/7th September. 
Submissions will open soon.
Listings will remain at £100 per listing to appear in the Festival brochure. This also includes all associated materials including signage for outside your venue. 

Check out our 2024 archive

What at amazing year! 
From performances to workshops, community created sculptures to the trail of Open Studios and public art pieces – you can see all of 2024 here.
Get involved in 2025!

 

OPEN Talks - 3 free talks to encourage accessibility and understanding

Created to increase accessibility and understanding of how to get involved in Coastal Currents. Ideal for NEW CREATIVES and those who have always wanted to take part but didn’t know how! 

Watch the films of the talks by Mark French here:

Audiotrope

Since the challenges of COVID – We started AUDIOTROPE – a platform for musicians to support their digital presence and provide them with gigs and audiences at a time they need them most.

youtube.com/audiotrope

Browse the festival by location

Curated Events Open studios

2022 Festival Brochure

The printed brochure has returned for 2022. Thanks to everyone who helped make it possible from the artists inside to the sponsors and advertisers. We are glad to be back. Pick up a copy from many

Submissions Open for 2022

Submissions for Coastal Currents Open Studios + Events + Exhibitions + Performances…OPEN!   Submissions Open until 25 May Don’t miss the deadline this year as we go to print FAST. But there will be PRINT (Thanks

Ongoing project: AUDIOTROPE

Funding and supporting musicians with gigs and audiences during Covid-19 March schedule out NOW
Donate at gofundme.com/audiotrope-2021

Eastbourne now part of Coastal Currents

We already have an incredible pool of creative talent that lives and works in 1066 Country. From Battle to Udimore, taking in Bexhill, Hastings, Fairlight, St Leonards, Rye and Northiam. But now this year we have