Curated Events Open studios
TRACEPOINT Jane Sarre Thread, Mark, Stitch The Space, St John’s Rd, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 6HP Tracepoint is visible daily from dawn to dusk August – October 2022 Open to visitors Saturdays 3 / 24 …
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Taking inspiration from black and white photos from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, from across Hastings and St Leonards, Nick Hill has adapted using his usual psychedelic and idiosyncratic style bringing new work to this exhibition.
Duo exhibition of Hastings based artists Colden Drystone and Bruce Ingram. Both artists share an energetic and playful approach to painting, appropriating found materials alongside rich painted surfaces such as concrete, clay, plaster and collage.
Keith Waller’s pictures dance within dreamscapes, the unseen meet subconscious whispers. In landscapes people dance a graphic journey into the abstract mind.
The Beach Hut, 95 West of Haven, Cinque Port Way, West St Leonards, TN38 0AJ maggie@blackbird-london.com blackbirdjewellery.com @blackbirdlondon @blackbirdjewellery 07568 572076 Blackbird Jewellery designs and makes recycled silver, gold vermeil, brass and bronze jewellery and collectables …
Grounded in Clay is a curated ceramics exhibition that captures the essence of our natural world using clay and materials found in
the making process.
Oil pigments from the environment are transformed into imagery. An exploration of the inter-relationships of the sea and the cliffs shaped by it. A dynamic process highlighted by the ongoing landslips of West Hill, St Leonards on Sea.
Picnic Tables will be showing and selling photographic works from its residents, Nick Ballon, Alma Haser, Dawn Parsonage, Joe Charrington, and artists that have helped us along the way.
Icon writing is a practice on especially made wooden boards prepared with gesso; the image is drawn from the ancient prototypes of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Highland Garden Studio, Front Garden Basement Flat, 4 Highland Gardens, St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0HT markwalterartist.com @theartistmarkwalter @busejo @MarkWalterArt Mark Walter is an abstract painter; his textural paintings are made by applying and removing layers …
Printmaker specialising in bird cartoons and other animals. Mixed media paintings and sculptures. Stitched and stenciled pictures. Jewellery and cards.
Discovering a collection of botanical watercolour paintings made whilst living in Nigeria over 50 years ago, local artist Prue Theobalds exhibits these works in collaboration with local artist and grandson Caner Mutu to create a unique experience of paintings and photographs exploring plant life, place and people.
The Lawn is an enclosed communal garden that is one of my favourite places to paint. I will have my mobile work area set up so that visitors can feel the “en plein air” experience. Expect to see watercolours with a twist.
Nick and Adrienne are both inspired by nature and the wild garden in which their studios are constructed. Trees, plants, water-logged landscapes and more are evoked in their work through their very different yet complementary ways of working.
A studio space shared by Khadija Khan, Louisa Bryan, Caf Fean, Morokoth Fournier, Ornagh, Caroline Sell and Erica Smith. Works on display will include paintings, ceramics, calligraphy and jewellery. Guest artist Catherine Farr will also be exhibiting.
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. The Muse is an established studio, a stone’s throw from the beach with several artists nearby.
Liz Emtage has been designing and creating translucent porcelain lighting, tiles and pieces for the home for more than 20 years. Designer Erica Smith will also have a selection of her jewellery and calligraphy on show.
Soft sculpture, contraptions and mixed media objects exploring themes of Women’s issues, medicine and religious practices through the medium of textiles, clothing and related objects.
Work in Progress exploring photography, found objects and the folk/plant lore of the Sussex Countryside.
The Weekend Space in collaboration with artist Claudia De Grandi invites you see a selection of her latest works. Also on display will be a variety of affordable painting, photographs, small prints and hand-made jewellery from a selection of artists – local and
non-local.
Painting in the still life genre, often placing domestic objects in a landscape. Paintings, Prints and Cards available. Level access to ground floor studio.
Mixed Media Textiles using reclaimed materials such as vintage cloth and paper, shoreline fibres and metal fragments, to create low relief wall hung pieces. Aspects of the local environment are integral to the work.
Collaged and printed stoneware ceramic wall pieces and ridged and rugged sculpture and vessels. Combinations of clay, metal, tideline findings and salvaged scrap, with an emphasis on rust.
Resurrection, The message of the Mask. S.Mutt. What would have become of the bits that you see if they had not come together to make me? All the bits that you see would have been buried deep and appear in our dreams when we’re asleep.
Zoom Arts provides spaces for members to exhibit their work, either solo or as a collaboration; enabling member artists to benefit from experience whilst presenting an informal, approachable gateway for the public to access and engage with the visual arts.
The House of Curiosities: 5 artists with a diverse mix of artistic practice. Mark Bean, painter, 3d printed sculpture. Hilary Best, mixed media artist. Zander Clayton, illustrator. Helen Bryant, painter. Patrick Bean, laser printed art.
The Mudworks is a ceramics studio on London Road run by Isabella Campi and Chantelle Duncan. They produce handmade small batch functional homeware and occasionally transform the studio into a gallery for sales throughout the year.
Enter black gate, up stairs on your left, press Art by BeaP buzzer, door at top of stairs (2nd floor). Breaking the White with multi-media, Acrylics and Oils. Bev Preston brings 3D to 2D paintings, conveyed in her lessons and workshops too.
Works from guest artists will also be on show! Nestled in the Bohemian Creative Quarter, you can incorporate us into a promising route of the area.
I find objects, often detritus of man, or botanical objects from the forest. The passage of time has revealed a new narrative.
Tempo Studio is a joint space for husband and wife duo to create pieces of art predominantly out of sheet metal. They work together as steel fabricators and have always enjoyed making art in their spare time.
I’m a painter, mostly in oils on canvas, creating loose, textured still lifes and landscapes. I often work in watercolour and ink to capture French village streets and café culture.
Group show featuring works by Emma Oak, Eleanor Carter, Georgie Wheeler, Jamie Atherton, Jazmine Miles Long, Judith Douglas, Keren Luchtenstein, Kirsten Dahlerup, Lesley Greening Lasso, Madeleine Smith, Mark Shepherd, Rose Long & Vic Fowle.
On view is an exhibition of interesting pieces from the Age of Plastic, together with work from gallery artists G. Calvert, Brian Deighton and Joan Roche.
The GLAM OR HORROR exhibition will showcase a new collection of gothic inspired fetish prints by latex artist Michelle Mildenhall, alongside a brand spanking new latex piece created especially for the show. Michelle’s art is thrilling, provocative and tantalising. Her new works feature some very famous gothic icons immortalised in her distinctive pop art style.
Come relax at our beach front cafe in the middle of Bottle Alley, Lower Promenade, serving from our
Hatch. Wholesome food & Artisan Coffee. Live performances on good weather days throughout September.
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Three local artists exhibiting contemporary painting & photography in a wonderful landscaped garden with probably the best view in St Leonards.
Four professional artists, all members of the Haser – Bizony – Ballon family, come together to show their work, exhibiting a mixture of materials and media.
Defence Of The Realm.
After eighteen months prowling around brutalist sea defences of Dymchurch, this exhibition is an oblique testament to the
foolhardy human desire to control and dominate natural forces rather than respect and work with them.
Doggerland, the country that joined the UK to mainland Europe until flooded at the end of the ice age. Absurd, funny, thought provoking & inventive. An immersive solo performance with actual fossils.
Sono-Electro is a 10-day festival dedicated to sound art, where artists and the public explore place and belonging. Utilising sound and ecological themes, artists re-imagine belonging through performances, talks, broadcasting, workshops, and installations.
Local people are invited to sit for an abstract Polaroid portrait at Louise’s NoToPhoto Booth on Saturday 21 September 11am – 4pm at St Leonards Church. See your hand finished Polaroid there a month later on 19th October.
Electro Studios 5 Seaside Road St Leonards on Sea TN38 0AL 22 September 3pm Thanks to Sono Electro and Electro Studios Project Space 12 – 25 year olds FREE, sign up here tinyurl.com/audiotropestylophone Stylophones are miniature …
A celebration of creative radio and sonic storytelling where audio makers from many disciplines come to inspire, create and share
their work through workshops, installations and performances on Saturday as part of the Sono Electro festival and an In The Dark listening event on Sunday.
St Leonards Ceramic Studio will be opening the studio for the sale of ceramics made by the students, members and teachers, celebrating their third anniversary.
