2021 Festival Map and Events

Artist Billboard Project – Pierre-Yves Brest
August – September 2021
Pierre-Yves Brest is based in Lille and his photographic practice is supported by La Malterie, Lille where his studio is based. Currently Brest is Head of the Photography Department at l’Académie Royale des Beaux-arts de Bruxelles.
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Artist Billboard Project – Johan Muyle
September – October 2021
Johan Muyle lives and works in Liège and Bruxelles. He is Head of the Sculpture Department at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels at La Cambre, Bruxelles.
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Artist Billboard Project – Photolanguage
Early to Mid November 2021
Photolanguage re-situates one of the 1930s coastal shelters of the Hastings and St Leonards sea front by Borough Engineer Sidney Little to the Tempo Arts Billboard site, re categorising it as a proposed ‘Pavilion of Insurrection and Pleasure’
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Sea and Air
27 August – 15 September 2021
An exhibition of wildlife photography by Michael Amos. The work revolves around issues of ecology, natural beauty and touches on our relationship with the natural world with which we cohabit.
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The New Bohemians
7 – 19 September 2021
An exhibition by Ian O’Leary. “I started this project after moving to Saint Leonards in 2019, I had not quite realised what a hive of creative talent Hastings and Saint Leonards contained.”
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Gaining Ground: Women Claiming Space
5 – 14 November 2021
An  Exhibition by i24 : Above all, this exhibition is a celebration of the strength of collaboration – a gaining of ground through a shared belief that collective action is essential in the forging of new pathways for women, and for our post-pandemic community.
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Objects of Life – An Exhibition of Still Life Photography
13 – 26 October 2021
Be it depictions of flowers, fruit or inanimate objects each artist has uniquely approached the
theme exploring and celebrating the genre of the still life.
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Photology: John Cole
5 October 2021
Generations: Hastings Fishing Families. For me, documenting the Hastings fishing community has always been a labour of true photographic love. Even when Fishing for Generations is published, I will continue taking photos forever – if not longer.
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Photology: Silverhill Press in Conversation with Caitlin Lock
12 October 2021
Silverhill Press in Conversation with Caitlin Lock : The Silverhill Press is a UK based publisher of photography, poetry and art books.Launching the book, All the Fun of the Boot Fair, by Caitlin Lock.
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Photology: Sarah French on Lady Annie Brassey
19 October 2021
Sarah French is a photo curator and PhD candidate working collaboratively between the University of Sussex and Hastings Museum to research the collections of Lady Annie Brassey (1839-1887).
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Photology: Ismini Samanidou, Textiles & Photography
26 October 2021
Ismini was born in Athens and trained in London at Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art. Her practice crosses the boundaries of art, craft and design with work developed for exhibitions, industry collaborations and site specific commissions. She works with weaving, drawing and photography.
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Beatrice Lacey
Throughout October
Beatrice Lacey’s recent photographic work on display in the old Debenhams shop window, within an installation curated by John Bownas.
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PARROTING
1 – 14 November 2021
Bringing together the work of artists Josie Rae Turnbull and Kate Tipler, PARROTING opens a conversation on human perspectives of nature in the built environment.
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14 Months of Solitude – A Photographic Conversation
6 – 7 November
A conversation, an extraordinary silent pictorial chat, skidding around subjects and genres, with a touch of serendipity thrown in.
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A Walk in The Park
21 November 2021, 10am
Please join us for a short circular art walk to experience the power of walking together with time to stand and stare, everyone is welcome.

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