Join in by submitting your Open Studio, Event, Exhibition or Performance now and help make this the biggest festival yet!
Deadline – 1 MAY
The culmination of a year of work in 2024 was just launched. Dawn Dublin from Black Butterfly and Hattons Yard conceptualised the project as a community designed artwork for the community centre. Children from the local …
A celebration of WEST STREET with: Two days of creativity, art and a west street style saloon.
Coastal Currents is perhaps more recently best known for creating placemaking pieces which have transformed Hastings & St Leonards and Bexhill. From Wavelength on Bottle Alley, to the Morrison’s mural, from the West Hill birds, to the …
Funding and supporting musicians with gigs and audiences during Covid-19 March schedule out NOW
Donate at gofundme.com/audiotrope-2021
Sweet and Dandy as part of the 2019 Coastal Currents Festival curated a number of accessible street level visual arts pieces that added to the impact the festival had already made in recent years…
STREET ART Curated by Sweet and Dandy…
By Artists:
Peter Quinnell, Benjamin Phillips, Nina Somers, Drew Copus, SHUBY and ZEROH
The 2025 Festival is just around the corner and it needs YOU!
BE PART OF THE FESTIVAL BY OPENING YOUR STUDIO OR HOSTING AN EVENT.
We have kept the submissions fee at £100 per listing, including materials since 2015 No increase since 2015!
Festival dates for 2025:
30 Aug – 30 Sep.
OPEN STUDIOS: 30/21 Aug & 6/7 Sep
This festival is built on all the artists and musicians in the community coming together for the month of September and creating the most possible access to art and music as possible.
If you would prefer to design your own artwork and purchase advertising space in the brochure – instead of our standard listing format, please see the media pack here:
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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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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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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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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.
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!
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.
Curated Events Open studios
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 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 …
Funding and supporting musicians with gigs and audiences during Covid-19 March schedule out NOW
Donate at gofundme.com/audiotrope-2021
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 …
