With the Council-funded Coastal Currents at the mid point it’s hard to know whether to look back at all the great events that have happened so far, or to look at what’s still up and coming, so I’ll do a bit of both.
So far the streets of Hastings and Bexhill have been filled with memorable street arts.
The nights have been brought to life with the beautiful Creation to Cessation from Radiator Arts, in Linton Gardens, and the spectacular Runga Rung, which paraded along the seafront to the Rock-a-Nore car park.
For many of us it’s been a wonderful chance to see the work of our local artists first hand at the Open Studios in Rye and Hastings. Black History Month starts on October. It promises to be a multicultural hands-on exploration od arts with various workshops throughout the month. Check out the Open Studios booklet available from Hastings TIC for more details.
The second half of our festival also has plenty of hands-on experiences, from singing workshops with Black Voices and percussion workshops from Akefi Global village, to a walk with artist Julian Rowe around Rye Harbour. All this followed by an artist-led session, to turn your experiences into your own hand made book.
We also have controversy with not one, but three different exhibitions looking at painting.
Is it alive or is it dead? You decide with ‘Painting is dead, long live painting’ at HMAG, between October 16 and November 28.
The ‘Painting’ exhibition takes place at Claremont Studios between October 16 and 30 and ‘Paint!’ at St Mary-in-the-Castle, between October 3 and 31.
We also have the work of local artist and swimmer Nick Snelling, whose collection takes in pictures of the coast taken while swimming off shore. His work will be on view at The Place, Camber Sands, between October 1 and 31.
Finally, rounding up the Coastal Currents season between October 22 and 31, is a festival within a festival: Shot by the Sea, with its film installations, digital short films, features and workshops, also stars acclaimed artist Brendan Beban, commissioned for a project to be installed in the Icehouse, Rock-a-Nore.
A sumptuous end to a fantastic festival.
So…
Q. Is your glass half full or half empty?
A. YES.
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