Autumn, Currents, Sea, Film
The start of September was marked by a sudden shift in the temperature, gales on the coast and cool nights but the very popular Coastal Currents Arts Festival was launched with a packed house including event organisers, artists, councillors, the mayor and many others at the Hastings Town Hall.
Coastal Currents launch 2009, Hastings Town Hall
There is a huge amount of arts activity and a focus on a visual arts projects including outdoor theatre, art trails, talks, open studios featuring more than 100 artists and the Shot by the Sea Film Festival co-ordinated by Project Art Works. The Festival finishes on the 30 September.
Hastings Old town hosted their last ‘First Thursday’ event of 2009 on the 3 September with increasingly more galleries and other venues extending their opening hours and the Weekend gallery opened with an exhibition of work by Anne Batty, Alastair Knights, ceramicist and Emiko Aida.
Anne Batty - 'In hope we greet the stranger'