Exhibitions
NEW EXHIBITION: Frances Young- Song of Farewell
11 – 13 SEPTEMBER 2009 FRI | SAT | SUN | 6 – 8PM SAT | SUN | 2 – 5PM : Exhibitions 
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In my work, dialogues are constructed between the temporal and atemporal, between the analogue and digital, and the still and moving. Working methods can encompass a plurality of mediums and processes.
Memory, time and duration delineate the works; reflective and perhaps autobiographical, they demarcate a time; a dis-location; another place.
‘Song of Farewell’ uses slowed footage of starlings roosting on a deserted, out-of-season rollercoaster at the end of the day. This was edited into sections within a cyclical loop structure which echoes the rollercoaster structure, as well as the repetitive flight patterns of the birds and seasonal / temporal cycles. The sound for this piece was created from the end-static on a vinyl record, which is another loop within the piece – an ending without end – and is aurally suggestive of the beating of wings or the sound of train-tracks. It provides an analogue component to the work, creating a dialogue with the digital footage.
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Last chance to see Coasting
Until 31 Aug Mon to Sat, 10am - 5pm, Sun 11am - 5pm : Exhibitions Level access
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Focusing on the first quarter of the 19th century, Coasting explores and compares images of the coast on the English and French sides of the Channel, looking in particular at the work of RP Bonington and JMW Turner. Through the works on display and the essays in the accompanying book the exhibition will examine such themes as smuggling and piracy, fishing and fish markets, industrialisation and leisure.
Indian Summer – a contemporary & historical response to colonial India
12 Sept - Nov Mon to Sat, 10am - 5pm, Sun 11am - 5pm : Exhibitions Level access
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Indian Miniatures
Small Exhibitions Gallery
This exhibition brings together 21 stunning Indian Miniature paintings on loan from the collection of Robert & Lisa Sainsbury, at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art, Norwich. Spanning a period of over two hundred years (1650-1850) the exhibition includes studies of animals ranging from magnificent royal stallions to a sketch of an enraged elephant, illustrations to Hindu sacred text and Persian mystical poetry, portraits of rulers and pictures of court celebrations.
Indian Summer Contemporary Art
Large Exhibitions Gallery
This exhibition will showcase the work of a selection of contemporary artists who have been influenced by an element of cultural fusion, traditional motifs and legends, orientalism & collecting and/or Hindu/Muslim heritage.
Hastings Arts Forum- Brenda Hartill
26 Aug - 2 Sept open daily 11am - 5pm : Exhibitions Level access
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Internationally renowned artist in embossed abstract and figurative collographs and etchings, collages and mixed media.
Hastings Arts Forum- John Lipsham/ Cyril Wheeldon
9 - 16 Sept open daily 11am - 5pm : Exhibitions Level access
John Lipsham in AF1. Cyril Wheeldon in AF2
Hastings Arts Forum- Cathryn Kemp/ A. Lincoln Taber/ Danny Pockets
16 - 30 Sept open daily 11am - 5pm : Exhibitions Level access
Cathyrn Kemp in AF1. A Lincoln Taber and Danny Pockets in AF2
“Hastings Beach Looks Lovely Today” – by Angela Elsom
29 Aug - 30 Sept : ExhibitionsFour wall-mounted wooden glass-fronted boxes, each measuring 8” x 8”, will be displayed in a fish restaurant in Old Town, Hastings. The boxes will contain sand, pebbles and shells, together with found objects, all from Hastings beach.
Although attractive at first glance, the contents of the boxes contain a sinister message. Fishing line, bottle tops and colourful food packaging may be inviting for marketing and consumerism, but they can be a hazard to marine life, young children and visitors to the beach who, like myself, often walk barefoot on the beach or the shoreline.
“Justice has fled to the air” by Alice White
29 Aug - 30 Sept : Exhibitions Level access
The exhibition comprises several short poems presented in painted frames, some of which are backed with themed images. The poems explore feelings of powerlessness and loss of control, expressing the experience of a life utterly without choice through the inevitable and irresistible approach of engulfing waters. The speaker simultaneously fills with despair in drowning and finds release in complete surrender to the sea, mirroring the helplessness and desolation of the end of love. The anxiety voiced is informed by a resilient childhood terror of rising sea levels and climate change.
P/T Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Group Show
29 Aug - 12 Sept 10am-5pm : Exhibitions Level access
A selection of part-time students from Hastings College, are exhibiting a selection of work they have created this year, in various media including painting, drawing, textiles, ceramics and photography. Some of the items exhibited will also be for sale. The private view will be held on Saturday 29 August from 5pm to 7pm. Refreshments will be available.
Modern British Art
30 Aug - 6 Sept 2009 Open daily 10am - 6pm : ExhibitionsThe drinks reception marks the opening of an exhibition of modern British art (organised by 393fineart.co.uk) including works by John Banting, John Bellany, John Bratby, Edward Burra, Patrick Caulfield, Maurice Cockrill, Stanley William Hayter, Howard Hodgkin, Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter Phillips, Graham Sutherland and William Strang, also inc. recent paintings by Rory Snookes and Marina Kim.
Drinks reception: Sun 30 August; 12 – 6pm
