Coastal Currents

2023 Archive

Curated Events Open studios

Land and Earth

Vanessa Chamberlin will exhibit her drawings and oil paintings, made in response to the land at Ashburnham Place.

Joanna Sheldon artwork

Ore Place Farmhouse, The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2RA jsheldon@joannasheldon.com joannasheldon.com @joanna_in_hastings 07824 098315 Paintings and drawings in oil, watercolour, pastel, ink, and mixed media: landscapes of Italy and the south of France as well as Hastings;

Linzi and Dafydd Jones

A semi rural studio complex on the outskirts between Little Common and Hooe.

PhotoHastings

PhotoHastings Festival Season 2023 PhotoHastings is an artist-led group that aims to inspire an appreciation of contemporary photographic art through an annual festival programme with regular talks, exhibitions, workshops and mentoring. Producing the festival is a

Barbara Hepworth Art & Life

This exhibition, which has garnered rave reviews across the country after visits to Wakefield,
Edinburgh and St Ives

Barefoot Opera

Rossini’s effervescent comedy tells the classic tale of Cinderella, with a sparkling new twist.

St Andrews Mews

off Queens Rd in Hastings, for a mix of art, music and events throughout Coastal Currents. VISIT ST. ANDREWS ‘FIVE’ Paintings & more by: Tom Banks Leah Germann Peter Jones Siobhan Stanley Michael Tierney @leahgermann for

Once Upon a Time in the South

A selection of new works by Nick Hill, mixed-media, watercolours, oils, and acrylics, focusing on images of the southeast of England. Pic credit “Aslian”

Radiant Objects

A wide ranging exhibition of Radiant Objects emitting heat and light from an arcane past and
hinting at a fragmented futuristic archaeology.

Nereids by Caitlin Lock

Come see this amazing show celebrating the unseen women so influential in culture locally.

KINKY

The KINKY exhibition will showcase the work of latex artist Michelle Mildenhall who has thrilled,
shocked and tantalised the art world with her provocative and subversive latex art works.

The Old Ambulance Station

A new creative community hub for Bexhill, with 8 resident artists showing a variety of work

Tressell’s Children

A collaborative, immersive installation inspired by the everyday heritage of working-class people in Hastings,both past and present. Discover the innovative work of local people who took part in our series of creative workshopsand responded to archival materials and their lived experiences.

Silver jewellery, ceramics and more

Studio open exhibiting and selling handmade silver jewellery, ceramics and more.

All that Jazz at Le Petit Balcon

All that Jazz at Le Petit Balcon ‘All that Jazz’, an exhibition by a group of renowned local artists, on show at ‘Le Petit Balcon’, the fabulous jazz themed bistro and cocktail bar.

Robin Holtom

(Basement) 41 Marina, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0BU (Entrance at rear of building) robinholtom.art @robinholtom 07853 765218 The large gallery/showroom in the basement of 41 Marina is showing work by 4 very different artists. The

“in your shell-like”

Shelter number 3 De La Warr Parade (between junction of Bolebroke Road/Bedford Avenue) Bexhill on Sea Open 10am-6pm throughout September Sound installation in Shelter number 3. Take a seat in the shelter, look out to the

Opening Party

1066 Music City, Audiotrope and Coastal Currents bring you a free music and art night.
Glass of free fizz till it runs out.

Cinema Cats: ‘The Sick Kitten’

Visit the exhibition before every public screening during Coastal Currents.

Kirsty Innes

Hastings-based artist inspired by nature, particularly botanicals and the surrounding area.

The ArtWorks

Craig Lawrence, whose work has featured in the V&A, is showcasing accessories made with repurposed materials. Natalie Frost, creator of unique wistful keepsakes using images, textures and words.

Impressions of Nature

Nazarin Montag & Helen Grant – ’The Drawing Room’. – Photographic studies

Jill Hartman, Undercover Studio, Collage Club

Oil paintings of sea and shore, plus prints + cards. Hand-printed textiles, accessories + homeware.

Artist in Residence @ The Tuck Shop

Ian Harris is artist in residence. Showcasing recent works on paper, limited edition prints and small scale original paintings…

Anna Malni

Linocuts, woodcuts, etchings, sketches, cards, ceramics, prints and portraits of people and animals by commissions.

Amanda Prouten

Hastings-based designer showing bright, bold prints, cards and textiles inspired by the natural world, folk art, and pattern design.

Hastings Art Club

Visit West Street. There will be lots of artists, lots of art, some good tunes and a beer or two.

Still Moving

Fi Brown works on the top floor with a view of the sea, boats and plastic swans with lots of steep steps on the way up. Her current work moves between drawing, paint, print and collage.

J Coello Art

A heterogeneous collection of works in charcoal, oil, clay and driftwood that reflects six years of living in a coastal community from landscape paintings, portraits, sculptures…

Chris Sherman

26 St James Road, Hastings, TN34 3LH chris@sculptor-painter.com sculptor-painter.com 07913 898507 FINE ART Figurative artist/Pre-Raphaelite Nude & portrait figures Oil paintings Pastels Watercolours Human & animal sculptures Ceramics Stone carving Display in the house & sculpture

China Girl UK

I create sustainable art. I print over old vintage plates and tiles transforming an often redundant and quite average, ugly object into a thing of beauty.

Mark Daniels

Foxes, Badgers, Swifts and Crows. Things I’ve painted, drawn and made out of wood and clay. Limited edition prints are also making themselves available.

Ceramics & Glass Open Studio

20 Brook Street, Hastings, TN34 1RX info@brettmanley.co.uk brettmanley.co.uk #msbrettmanley.co.uk 07963 416407 Magical glass in many forms. Kilnformed wall panels, vessels, sculptures and jewellery. My work ranges in size from salt bowls to street art installations. Also

Dominic Zwemmer

Working with homemade charcoal and pencil, Dominic has a passion for wildlife, wild landscapes and seascapes.

The Art and Photography show

A tiny art gallery in the heart of the old town, showing various fine art and photography from local artists.

Kristin Watt-Bonar

Beautiful, robust and etheral porcelain garden sculptures. Studio ceramics in a continuously evolving discourse.

Project Art Works

Arch 1, Braybrooke Terrace, Hastings, TN34 1TD projectartworks.org @ProjectArtWorks 01424 423555 Project Art Works invites you to Trinity Hall to explore our new building and see plans for the capital development of the Arch studios next

Blacklands Studios

9 Artists’ studios including- Catalin Philip, Bethan Smith, Alexandra Ffion, Laura Ribbons, Jamie Atherton and Rowan Corkill.

Anna O’Neill and Friends

Printmaker Anna is joined by talented local artists creating naturally dyed textiles, sustainable year round floral designs, colourful illustrations and ceramics in natural organic shapes.

Tim Riddihough

Sculpture Garden, Tower, and House Studio, ceramics, paintings, and sculptures.

The Birches Studio

Elisabeth Lenz takes inspiration from nature, interesting people, and her naughty cat. Her work includes paintings, prints, and needle felt.

Sugar House Open Studio

Elford Street, Hastings, TN34 1RJ Come and visit our charming loft studio space near Hastings town centre. On show will be: Cath Tajima Powell: Ceramics Cathtajimapowell@gmail.com Annie Lawson: Cartoons, quilts, rugs and knitting annielawson.com, lawsonannie886@gmail.com Elaine

Dear Future: The Stories That Shape Us

Ed Boxall – Handmade prints and illustrated books inspired by wild magical nature. Rachel Pearson –

Anna Pontonutti

Acrylic paintings, prints and cards inspired by the weather and the sea of the East Sussex coastline.

Three Artists

Dawn Borthwick, works with encaustic wax and developing this ancient tradition with her own contemporary style.

Common Mormon Studios

10 artists’ studios including- Ben Fenton, Duncan Brown, Laura Asselborn, James Holcombe, and Blacklands Ceramic Studio.

Transforming Movement

Adaesi Ukairo’s sculptural work in copper and brass expresses in tangible form the fluid movement of energy.

Eagle Raven Wren

My work explores the mythic landscape of the British Isles, omens, dreams, deep ecology and sacred relationship.

Lionel Road Art Studio

After retirement two friends decided to indulge their shared passion for painting.

Prints and Paintings

Dynamic original screen prints, abstract and semi abstract paintings, and ceramics.

FACES

Unit 3, Studio Unit 3, Ibex Buildings, Terminus Road, Bexhill on Sea, TN39 3LR sarahevansart@gmail.com @studiounit3 07729 193117 Robert Sample, Loulou Cousin, David Fowler, Cat Pavek, John Davison Joanna Kerr, Sarah Evans, Leigh Dyer. The theme

Mark Lawson Bell

I collect objects from nature
& the detritus of man.

Claire Fletcher & Peter Quinnell

Paintings, prints, collages and assemblages, cards and badges for sale. Unframed sketches etc. Studio prices! Level access to ground floor.

Mews Road Open Studios

Mews Road Studios is a creative hub of multidisciplinary artists.

Annie Soudain

I use my immediate surroundings and my imagination to create images for paintings, lino prints and fabric collages.

Playing to the Gallery

‘Playing to the Gallery’ is a rare solo exhibition by Peter Spencer of his original handcut collages, vector-graphics, photomontage work, teenage scrapbook pages…

Bide Cottage

Welcome to my open studio, next to the river in Rye, filled with paintings and drawings displayed through the ground floor rooms.

Penny Nice

The colours of our coastline and surrounding countryside, as well as coastlines of more distant shores; continue to inspire me to paint.

The Scarf at the Burton Gallery

A celebration of scarf design from the mid twentieth century. Level access.

Brian Deighton at the Burton Gallery

A founder member of RAG (Riverside Artists Group), Brian Deighton’s work touches on both the spiritual and environmental layers within our lives.

Monoprints.belle

Come and see a selection of monoprints of local scenes as well as some abstract original pictures.

Joan Roche at the Burton Gallery

A graduate of the Royal Academy Schools, Joan Roche’s work originates in a forensic observation of her subject matter,

Birds and other subjects

My studio space is full of limited edition etchings, woodblock prints, lino prints, and paintings.

The Mudworks Ceramics Studio

138 London Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 6NA Themudworks@gmail.com themudworks.co.uk @themudworks 07710 771886 The Mudworks is a ceramic studio that recently moved to London Road in central St Leonards. Chantelle Duncan & Isabella Campi have

Amanda Knight

7 Park Lodge Court, Kenilworth Road, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0JQ amandaknight@outlook.com amandaknight.com @aknightstudio 07931 255090 My works are mixed-media and often temporary, wall-hangings or small artefacts crafted from biodegradable materials like card, paper, fabric,

Luiza Machado Studio

Cutting and repositioning photographs from various times and places, and through the dialogue images can have with each other,

Marcia Buckley

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Wendy Smith, Steve Betts

Steve Betts – Explores seascapes through narrative, storytelling, man’s preservation against the elements, the shifting of time and tides. The work is produced as original paintings, prints and cards.

Tessa Horrocks

Printmaking artist, influenced by the natural world and the positive energy that it brings me.

Catherine Farr

Catherine is an artist who is passionate about gardens and wildlife.

Elaine Partington

I am a metalworker seeing the potential of texture and form in everyday things.

Alex Leadbeater

Immerse yourself in the exhilaration of crashing waves and choose from a wide range of paintings, prints and cards to give your wall a sea view.

Veronique Pullen

The Muse, Harold Mews, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0EA veronique@veroniquepullen.com veroniquepullen.com @veronique_pullen Contemporary, handmade jewellery inspired by our local coastline. Opening hours: 2/3 & 9/10 September 11am-4pm

Ellen Svenningsen’s Workshop

Ellen Svenningsen is a woodworker, making furniture, bespoke frames and a range of small objects from her workshop in Harold’s Mews.

Rachel Lever

Rachel Lever opens the garden gallery at 14 Stanhope Place. Plants, pots, furniture and more, featuring Last Fling designs.

Raymond McChrystal

The Lawn is an enclosed communal garden that is one of my favourite places to paint.

Adrienne Hunter and Nick Snelling

Two studios, two artists: Nick Snelling’s luminous oil paintings of land, trees and sea live next to Adrienne Hunter’s drawings

Prue Theobalds

I am an artist and illustrator inspired by the natural world.

John Hunt

Slap and dash is my current approach to abstract painting.

Fiona Denning

I paint portraits of domestic objects set within a landscape.

Caroline Bartlett

Different bodies of tactile, textile artworks are represented here, employing a range of material techniques.

Annabel Faraday

Collaged and printed stoneware ceramic wall pieces and ridged and rugged sculpture and vessels.

Carly Ralph

Mixed Media Textiles using reclaimed materials such as vintage cloth and paper, shoreline fibres and metal fragments to create low relief wall hung work.

Studios @ Kings Road

The reclusive artists in the Studios @ Kings Road offer a glimpse of their work.

The House of Curiosities

Take a wander through this mixed media show. Come on in, take tea and meet the artists.

Sharlala Jewellery Open Studio

Welcome to my studio, where I design, make & teach. I will have lots of handmade jewellery on display..

Film events at the Electric Palace Cinema

The awe-inspiring life and times of Nam June Paik, often referred to as the ‘Godfather of Video Art’, who foresaw the internet and meme culture’s importance in the 1970s, and coined the phrase “Electronic
Superhighway.”

Hastings Arts Forum Gallery

Hastings Arts Forum Gallery, 20 Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0DX hastingsartsforum.co.uk @hastingsartsforum Hastings Arts Forum, 20th Anniversary Members Show and Party. Opening hours: Exhibition 5-17 September. Tuesday – Sunday, 11am-5pm Party: 9 September

Folde

An exhibition of contemporary works exploring clay.

ompompom

Ompompom can be found at the end of her garden accessed by a public footpath at the top of Harold Rd adjacent to the East Hill.

Anna Wilson-Patterson

Coastal Paintings, Calendar and Greeting Cards inspired by the huts & hounds of Fairlight Cove.

79 Bohemia Road Studio

A printmaking, fine arts and textile collective studio run by Tom Williams,

Ivy RecRods Tour

Ivy RecRods artists ROWSIE, Martha Makes Mistakes & Holly Henderson are touring the UK this Autumn and coming to Hastings with Audiotrope support.

Journeys Dance

As part of Journeys Festival of Dance, 18 Hours will bring French Compagnie Bilbobasso to Hailsham, Newhaven and Bexhill. Their spectacular show ‘Amor’ is an alliance of Argentinian Tango, music and fire.

Uncertain Edges

Uncertain Edges is the latest endeavour from Ground Collective. Ground Collective is made up of eight artists and a writer. For this project Jim Roseveare, artist and arboriculturist, is their
invited collaborator.

Call of the Jaguar The Sound Apothecary & Abstract Source

“Call of the Jaguar” is a modern day sound ritual of hypnotic abstract film projections, ambient soundscapes, drum journeying and gong & crystal bowl sound bath resonance.

HFT presents Under the Radar

Hastings Fat Tuesday CIC present their free monthly live music night at the Brass, Hastings, showcasing another three emerging acts from the South East. Friday September 29th from 7.30pm, free entry.

The Spirit in the Dust

Dance performance featuring Japanese dancer Yumino Seki with original music by Afrit Nebula.

Carnivalesque

A veritable riot of biped and quadruped madness.

St Leonards Ceramics Studio Sale

Studio Sale celebrating the second anniversary of opening; St Leonards Ceramic Studio will be opening the studio for the sale of pottery made by the students, members and teachers.

Liz Wilson

at the blackShed Gallery Russet Farm Robertsbridge TN32 5NG celebrating the Turner Prize