For mothers who may be experiencing mental health challenges as a result of motherhood. 10am – 1pm A creative workshop led by artist Xaverine MA Bates inspired by A Tale of Mother’s Bones. Open-ended creative writing and art experiments with therapeutic benefits. FREE, booking essential. Mother lode: a principal vein or zone of gold or silver ore, or colloquially the real/imaginary origin of something valuable or in great abundance. The aim of this workshop is to extract the gold from…

#oneshotfilmportrait book and print show lands on Saturday 20th at 7pm til 11pm, and again on Sunday 21st at 5pm til 9pm. I'll be there during these times though the prints are up for the whole weekend. Possibly the oldest meeting place in the area, the Stag is an appropriate place to show photographs of people who may not have met, but have so much in common. My book shows a selection of 50 portraits from the project, and around…

Foot stompin', thigh slappin' bluegrass from the deep south (of England)

Lily Ramona's new Band 'REASON TO LIVE' play at the Jenny Lind in Hastings. Sunday 21st October 4-6pm, With band members Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou and Steve Brookes on drums. Free Check out our song Strawberry Moon live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MYyd-k1mQU

A TALE OF MOTHER’S BONES: GRACE PAILTHORPE, REUBEN MEDNIKOFF AND THE BIRTH OF PSYCHOREALISM Opening 6 October Until Sunday 20 January Ground Floor Gallery Dr Grace Pailthorpe (surgeon/ psychoanalyst / artist, 1883-1971) and Reuben Mednikoff (artist, 1906-1972) began collaborating in 1935. From that year until their deaths, they produced a huge body of work that included startlingly vivid and wildly experimental paintings and drawings, often paired with in-depth psychoanalytic interpretation, as well as autobiography, poetry and short stories. They spent…

Come. Gan Radge. Drink Rum. Climb the tables <3

“A world class duo - soaring soul vocals and one of Australia’s best guitarists” - “MUTHASTAR RECORDS UK” A pair of accomplished and powerful women, Hussy Hicks have made a name for themselves locally and on the international stage the old fashioned way – by playing their music and connecting with audiences one passionate performance at a time. Julz Parker is widely recognised amongst her peers as one of Australia's finest guitar players, with a tone and approach that sits…

That Steve Didge is with us with his selection of instruments for you to come enjoy, join in, show us what you can do. PLAY WHAT THOU WILT

Beech’s new film Reproductive Exile follows the fictional story of a woman embarking in cross-border, assisted reproduction. The film is shot in the Czech Republic, where the lack of legislation associated with reproductive rights sustains a booming fertility industry. This degree of freedom attracts a diverse range of commissioning parents, driven to the country by a range of social, political and economic forces. The story unfolds in a private, international clinic built in a former public sanatorium where the protagonist…

This series aims to introduce Photography and Literature in The Printworks' first annual arts festival. The works exhibited in these following shows and the artists who created them have been carefully selected to complement the industrial architecture and structure of The Printworks. They are: Nigel Green, Richard De Pesando, Alexander Brattell, Ian Land, Bob Mazzer and a special talk by John Grindrod - the author of Concretopia, How to Love Brutalism and Outskirts. We have moved away from the traditional…

A TALE OF MOTHER’S BONES: GRACE PAILTHORPE, REUBEN MEDNIKOFF AND THE BIRTH OF PSYCHOREALISM Opening 6 October Until Sunday 20 January Ground Floor Gallery Dr Grace Pailthorpe (surgeon/ psychoanalyst / artist, 1883-1971) and Reuben Mednikoff (artist, 1906-1972) began collaborating in 1935. From that year until their deaths, they produced a huge body of work that included startlingly vivid and wildly experimental paintings and drawings, often paired with in-depth psychoanalytic interpretation, as well as autobiography, poetry and short stories. They spent…