Soco Exhibitions, Workshops and Talks

Workshop: Free event: Masquerade Workshop : Writing the story behind the scenes

St. Mary in the Castle, Saturday 26th November, 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm. Led by Rose Miller

Have you ever looked at a photo or painting and found yourself imagining the story?

You are invited to come along and write or recount a story based on an image from this exhibition. When results are compared, you might be surprised to discover the range of alternative responses.

The process of narrative exchange may in itself raise some critical issues:

Is the artist's starting point of any more relevance than a viewer's?
What is the relationship of the image to concepts of disclosure and concealment?
How much context does a viewer need?
At what point does representation become illustration?
Is it better in the end to forget the story?

This is a workshop for everyone. No experience required. Meet Rose at the reception desk in the exhibition. Please bring along something to write on - and something to write with.

Exhibition: Masquerade

A collaborative exhibition presented by SoCo and PhG (Photo hub Group) at St. Mary in the Castle, (Cafe Entrance, 6-8 Pelham Arcade) Hastings.

Private View: Saturday 19th November, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. With a performance by Judy Dewsbery and friends at 7.30pm.

Artists in residence: Nicole Falber and Louise Kenward.

Exhibiting Artists: Sin Bozhart, Angie Braven, Lynne Bingham, Patrick Burton, Nicky Clark, Roz Cran, Lesley Cornish, Nicol Falber, Tracy Jones, Cathryn Kemp, Louise Kenward, Grace Lau, Bob Mazzer, Rose Miller, Steve Rutter, Helen Siverlock, Charlotte Snook and Tim Cross.

Exhibition continues until 18th December. Opening times: Thursday to Saturday, 11am to 3pm, Sunday 12pm to 3pm and selected performance times.

private view / exhibition photographs © Sin Bozhart

Talk:

Thursday 7 July at The Stade Hall, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings.

Lorna Crabbe gave a talk about Artists Books. Lorna graduated with BA (Hons) Fine Art in 2000 and the Graduate Certificate in Book Arts in 2007. Her work (in a range of mediums from painting to installation to lino printing) addresses informal collections; the homemade, domestic archives; womens' craft history; ornithology; found objects and imagined pasts.

She is particularly interested in handmade one-off original books, and limited editions. Works include hand-drawn and bound books of two metres long, and individual books bound and displayed in specially-made pockets within her late Grandmother's coat. Lorna will be following up her talk with a workshop on Saturday 16th July 10am to 4pm (Now at The Stade Hall, Rock - a - Nore, Hastings) Booking Essential. For further information and to book click here

Exhibition: Openings - at the Stade Hall

11th to 26th June 2011

We were delighted to have the opportunity to exhibit at the new Stade Hall, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, as part of Project - a community arts space delivering contemporary arts exhibitions and community engagement projects. Project is managed by Creative Coast from their base at Stade Hall until October 2011

Twenty eight SoCo artists responded enthusiastically to the recent opening of this new space with work which explored both internal and external interpretations of 'Openings"

1400 people visited the exhibition during the two week period.

Exhibition: End of Year Show, St Mary-in-the-Castle, November/December 2010

End of the Year Show: November/December 2010

A Soco members exhibition in St.Mary-in-the-Castle included artworks from across the spectrum, with good use being made of the atmospheric crypt area, including an on-going wardrobe installation by Louise Kenward, delicate veneer constructions by Patrick Burton and a paper sculpture by Judy Dewsbery.

Works from the exhibition

Louise Kenward: Wardrobe – work in progress

Workshop: Webs and Nets, November 2010

Webs and Nets: Saturday 13th November, 2010, 10am - 4pm, the Beacon.

A workshop devised and run by artists Carly Ralph and Jean Davey-Winter as part of this exciting on-going project that takes a broad view of textile art.

Talk: Introducing Dame Elizabeth Blackwell, October 2010

An afternoon introducing Dame Elizabeth Blackwell. Sunday 31st October, 2010, 12-4pm, the Beacon.

Kathrine Little's concept of setting the scene for costume life drawing sessions, combined with the result of research into the life of England's first female physician who lived for 30 years in Rock House, below the West Hill of Hastings. For more information please emailjudy@beaconhastings.com.

Workshop: Documenting your own work, part 1, October 2010

Brian Rybolt 'documenting your own work part 1'.

Saturday 9th October 2010, 10.30am - 3pm, The Beacon.
For more information on this workshop please email judy@beaconhastings.com for a booking form.

Exhibition: Obsessions and Collections, September 2010

Obsessions & Collections, September 2010

Voted one of the best exhibitions in last year's Coastal Currents festival, and situated in a perfectly preserved Victorian shop, 18 artists made playful use of the title and produced a diverse and well considered show, including swans, figurines, soap, and a dolls house with unusual occupants.

Workshop: Webs and Nets, June 2010

Webs and Nets: Part 1: ‘Raw Materials’ a one day workshop with Jean Davey Winter and Carly Ralph.

Sunday June 13th, 10.00am - 4pm at The Beacon, 67 - 68 St. Mary’s Terrace, Hastings

This workshop continues the ‘Webs and Nets’ theme with an experimental approach to test out ways in which various materials can be exploited, and to inform possible future work. The workshop starts with a visual presentation and brief discussion. A willingness to be experimental and try new approaches is more important than any prior technical knowledge.
Admission: £30 non Soco members, £25 SoCo members & concessions (includes light lunch)
Booking Essential: To book e: judy@beaconhastings.com t: 01424 431305
SoCo (South Coast Artists), Oak Passage Studios (Oak Passage),Top Floor, 68 George Street, Hastings

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