Coastal Currents

Curated Programme

Curated Events Open studios

Young People Opportunities

LOOKING FOR THAT ELUSIVE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE TO ADD TO YOUR CV?
AGED 18-25 AND WANT TO HELP MAKE PUBLIC ART HAPPEN?

ASPIRING DIGITAL AMBASSADORS

18-25? Apply here for a summer opportunity

Great BIG Culture Survey

TAKE PART IN OUR SURVEY TO HELP US UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT OUR CREATIVE COMMUNITY LOCALLY. THE MORE RESPONSES WE GET THE BETTER AS WE CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO CAMPAIGN FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE.

Coastal Currents Open

SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO BE PART OF A PUBLIC EXHIBITION IN HASTINGS STATION. Priority will be given to young and early career artists who haven’t had the opportunity to exhibit in a public space.

OPPORTUNITY: FREELANCE DANCERS

Aged 18 – 25? Apply to be one of our dancers at this year’s festival as part of our public art piece.

OPPORTUNITY: SPOKEN WORD AND PERFORMANCE MENTORSHIP

COASTAL CURRENTS AND THE POETRY BROTHEL HASTINGS ARE THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE
AN EXCITING NEW SPOKEN WORD AND PERFORMANCE MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME FOR 2026.

BT Boxes Trail

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OPPORTUNITY: FREELANCE EVENT COORDINATOR

Apply now to get involved in producing events this summer.

Scholarship 2026/2027

Aged 18-25? Apply for our 2026/2027 Scholarship Opportunity

THE ART OF WORLDBUILDING

BINGE: Live performance by Ornagh & Rosie Greenwood with Artist Talk & Q&A. An evening of contemporary performance and immersive worlds.

LOWLANDS

An exhibition curated by Hattie Hambridge, exploring the relationship between landscape,
memory, and time through moving image, photography and painting by emerging and established artists.

Coastal Currents Opening Event

Come celebrate the opening of Coastal Currents Arts Festival 2026 and support young talent.

THE MOST WUTHERING HEIGHTS DAY EVER

ALL “KATE’S” WHO WANT TO TAKE PART IN THE OFFICIAL DANCE, PLEASE TO REGISTER HERE

Bring Your Own Beamer

You are invited you to bring your projectors and films, slides, shadow stuff, etc. to create a new, ever-evolving artwork installation.

ODE TO MY FAVOURITE

Make a Zine in a workshop hosted by Tiger-lily Martinez and come out with something tangible you can feel proud of. Materials provided.

MIRROR MIRROR

MIRROR MIRROR is a large-scale immersive installation by ORNAGH exploring the unstable relationship between beauty, identity, illness, self-perception and emotional surveillance.