We are open all weekend - including bank holiday Monday - from 11am to 5pm and look forward to welcoming you 🌟

Plan your visit:
hastingscontemporary.org/visit/

MAY EVENTS - draw, explore and get
creative with us 🌟

Book your place on our website: hastingscontemporary.org/event-category…

No need to book for our Family Days, just turn up and
enjoy!

CULTURE MAKES... launches today! A bold and joyful celebration of the ways in which culture has an impact on our lives.

Organised by Cultural Philanthropy Foundation, and backed by 100s of cultural organisations across the UK.

Join us: tinyurl.com/culturemakes
#CultureMakes Achates

TOMORROW🤩

Join us for a free creative workshop, led by local artist Babalola Yusuf and explore the layered works of Manuel Mathieu.

For young people aged 16+
🗓️ Sun 28 April, 2.30 - 4.30pm
No booking required, just turn up!
FREE

This Sunday (28 April) is the first of a series of monthly gardening workshops at The Compound Community Garden in Bexhill Road. There will be workshops for families and adults. You don't need gardening experience or your own garden.eventbrite.co.uk/e/monthly-gard…

'Picasso famously observed “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” With this in mind, stroll along to the life-affirming and joyous Pearls of the Sea'

Thanks Simon and Hastings Independent for this article 🌟
hastingsindependentpress.co.uk/articles/cultu…

Sunday 28 April, 1-3pm. Free.

Come along to the ceramics gallery to make a stick puppet to celebrate Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green.

All materials provided.

A hundred Quentin characters to explore 💯 Who is your favourite?

You can now browse the full sales catalogue online, and then choose your favourite to take home.

Prices start at a few hundred pounds. Take a look: bit.ly/QBcatalogue

Sir Quentin Blake HQ Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration #QuentinBlake

Final few tickets remaining for tomorrow's Sip and Draw 🌟

Join us for a relaxed evening of life drawing in our cafe.
Suitable for all abilities but are strictly for over 18s only.

📆 Wednesday 24 April, 7pm-9pm
🔗 hastingscontemporary.org/events/sip-and…

Coffee with a view at Hastings Contemporary Good sounds too: Nancy and Lee, Ramones, Spectrum…

Applications close on Sunday ⏰

'Disused telephones pile up on a sky-high shelf, TV monitors lie buried... stacks of computer motherboards rise up like a miniature mountain range. This is the studio, the treasure trove, of the Ethiopian artist Elias Sime.'

See his work here in Hastings:
hastingscontemporary.org/events/elias-s…

Elegant and beautiful ceramic pieces from RSA member Kate Schuricht in our Spring Exhibition at Rye Art Gallery now until May 5th. See more of Kate’s work on Instagram @kateschurichtceramics
#ryeartists #ceramic #raku #stoneware #springexhibition #ryeeastsussex

Senior Editor Emily Watlington profiles Elias Sime, whose large e-waste abstractions are tightly linked with his community projects in Ethiopia. artnews.com/art-in-america…

“Addis Ababa . . . is in the grips of rapid transformation and relentless development. But judging by the work of Elias Sime, one of Ethiopia’s best-known artists, not everyone in this city is in a dizzying gallop,” writes WhenThreeSevensClash. artforum.com/columns/ethiop…

Hastings Contemporary Hastings Contemporary seeks a new Chair & Trustees as it seeks to build on the success of the last decade and ensure its gallery continues to thrive as a key part of the regional arts ecology.

Apply: hastingscontemporary.org/join-the-board…
Closing: Sun 21 April 2024

SoCo Artists Open IV. 16 – 28 Apr. Open eve: 19 Apr, 6 - 8pm. All welcome. SoCo artists return to Hastings Arts Forum for their Spring exhibition. SoCo is a dynamic group of professional artists working on the South Coast & beyond. hastingsartsforum.co.uk

Our After School Art Club starts this week, with two spaces still up for grabs 🌟

For 5-10 year olds, it is a fun and welcoming space to learn new skills and explore our exhibitions. Led by experienced artist facilitator, Cathy Dart.

Book here: hastingscontemporary.org/events/brill-a…

Only two days left to see the vibrant artwork in the Ellen Prebble exhibition.

Amsterdam, Acrylic on canvas, 2023

#EllenPrebble #ProjectartWorks

An exciting job opportunity from our friends along the coast 🌟De La Warr Pavilion

Head of Learning and Engagement
De La Warr Pavilion
Full time/permanent
Apply by 7 May

Find out more on their website: dlwp.com/about-us/jobs/