Kathleen Soriano Named Interim Director of Hastings Contemporary
Kathleen Soriano has been named interim Director of Hastings Contemporary beginning January 2025. The new head is an independent curator,… Read More
19 December 2024
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Liz Gilmore Steps Down As Director of Hastings Contemporary
Liz Gilmore, the Director of Hastings Contemporary, is stepping down from her role after 14 years to become CEO of… Read More
20 November 2024
Still Life: Immortal Apples Eternal Eggs – Hastings Contemporary – Brian Childs
In the multi-tiered hierarchy of academic painting, Still Life has traditionally ranked on the bottom rung, its everyday meat-and-veg celebrations…
30 September 2024
Elias Sime Transforms The Commonplace Hastings Contemporary – Jude Montague
Elias Sime is one of the best-known artists of his generation from Ethiopia. He was born in Addis Ababa and is a graduate of the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design. His work of collage and sculptural assemblage from found materials
18 March 2024
Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings – Hastings Contemporary
Salon Paintings in association with The Hepworth Wakefield and Kistefos Museum, Norway, will feature selected works from Anderson’s celebrated Barbershop series…
16 November 2023
We Out Here Hastings Contemporary – Jude Montague
A show of six artists living and working in Hastings who are a band of ambitious makers with global subjects that come together with this local remit.
17 April 2023
Soutine Kossoff Hastings Contemporary – A Relatable Pairing by Jude Montague
When a major exhibition of such significant artists as Chaim Soutine and Leon Kossoff, with such a comprehensive display of important paintings, comes to a seaside town like Hastings…
4 April 2023
Soutine And Kossoff Hastings Contemporary Explores Two Major Artists
Soutine / Kossoff is the first-ever museum exhibition to explore the artistic relationship between British artist Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) and Belarus-born painter Chaim Soutine (1893-1943).
2 March 2023
Seafaring Hastings Contemporary A Symbiotic Experience – Jude Montague
In a stormy wind, the choppy waves of the Stade Hastings felt dangerous. No fishing boats could be seen out today on the lively sea, although the working beach was active with a few tidying up and taking care of things on land.
29 May 2022
Artist Support Pledge Gets Physical At Hastings Contemporary
Artist Support Pledge (ASP) moves from our screens into a real-life gallery. From 25 November, the first-ever exhibition crowdsourced from Instagram opens at Hastings Contemporary.
18 November 2021
Modern British Artists At The Beach Hastings Contemporary – Jude Cowan Montague
Jude Cowan Montague explores Seaside Modern: Art and Life on the Beach at Hastings Contemporary.
3 June 2021
Seaside Modern: Art and Life on the Beach Reopens Hastings Contemporary
Hastings Contemporary has announced their reopening exhibition for the 27th May with a spectacular summer show ‘Seaside Modern’
29 April 2021
Lakwena Maciver: Review-Interview Hastings Contemporary – Revd Jonathan Evens
Born in 1986 to an English mother and a Ugandan father, Lakwena Maciver studied graphic design at the London College of Communications, graduating in 2009.
31 January 2021
Hastings Contemporary Re-Opens With Victor Pasmore Retrospective And Quentin Blake’s Most Ambitious Exhibition
Hastings Contemporary mount beautifully curated intimate exhibitions of both British and now international artists. They are currently showing a retrospective exhibition of the Modern British artist Victor Pasmore as well as a large scale show of drawings and paintings by Quintin Blake depicting migration.
14 August 2020
Victor Willing Reassessed In Hastings Contemporary Retrospective
Hastings Contemporary is to mount the first major UK retrospective of work by British artist Victor Willing (1928-1988) since his… Read More
29 July 2019
Hastings Contemporary: An Optimistic New Chapter For A Popular Gallery
Hastings Contemporary, (the former Jerwood Gallery) launched as an independent gallery on Tuesday with three notable exhibitions, Roy Oxlade alongside works by his tutor David Bomberg, Contemporary Danish Artist Tal R, and new works by artist/illustrator Quentin Blake.
4 July 2019
Jerwood Gallery To Rebrand As Hastings Contemporary
The Jerwood Gallery in Hastings is to relaunch as Hastings Contemporary: Independent gallery for the South East on 6th July with a major presentation by international contemporary painter Tal R, alongside British artist, Roy Oxlade (the late husband of Rose Wiley)
26 March 2019
New Contemporary Arts Festival Launched Commemorating 950th Battle Of Hastings Anniversary
A new contemporary arts festival is being launched to commemorate the 950th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and the Battle… Read More
2 January 2016
Restituted Franz Marc Painting Achieves £42.6m At Inaugural Christie’s Shanghai Sale – Ukraine Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Bombed By Russia – Jerwood Donates £5m Gallery To Hasting’s Contemporary
Christie’s has launched the inaugural 20th/21st Century: Shanghai to London sale series with staggering results. This pioneering cultural dialogue between… Read More
2 March 2022
Gary Hume Flashback Exhibition Opens At Jerwood Gallery Hastings
The Jerwood Gallery has announced a major new exhibition of the work of Gary Hume. Flashback, is a monographic touring… Read More
18 July 2012
Ultimate Guide To New Hastings Jerwood Gallery
Emily Sack gives the low-down on the UK’s hottest new seaside gallery – the Jerwood in Hastings Arriving at the… Read More
19 March 2012
Jerwood Gallery Prepares For Public Opening In Hastings
Saturday 17 MARCH 2012 will herald a new era for contemporary art on the East Sussex coast The keenly anticipated… Read More
16 March 2012
Jerwood Gallery Invades Hastings
Jerwood Gallery opens this weekend, bringing collection to public view The Jerwood Foundation is gearing up to throw open the… Read More
15 March 2012
The Art Diary September 2024 – Revd Jonathan Evens
In September’s Art Diary, I highlight a range of international exhibitions before returning to the UK for exhibitions at Hastings Contemporary, The Sainsbury Centre, The Fitzwilliam Museum and Elizabeth Xi Bauer.
2 September 2024
Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings – A Multifaceted Trip Through Identity and Culture
Hurvin Anderson’s latest exhibition, “Salon Paintings,” at Hastings Contemporary, immerses visitors in a vibrant exploration of identity, memory, and cultural heritage.
20 November 2023
East Sussex Gallery Reviews October 2023 – Jude Montague
The October round-up of exhibitions in the Hastings area features Hastings Contemporary and Project 78 in St Leonards on Sea.
17 October 2023
Quentin Blake and Victor Pasmore A Discursive Conversational Piece – Jude Cowan Montague
Quentin Blake and Victor Pasmore Hastings Contemporary: I’m standing for the first time inside the Hastings Contemporary
13 September 2020
Victor Willing: Two New UK Exhibitions Celebrate His Life And Career
Two new exhibitions of work by the highly regarded painter Victor Willing (1928-1988) are currently on display at Hastings Contemporary and the Turps Gallery in S.E. London. The retrospective in Hastings is the first significant show of his work since his untimely death from multiple sclerosis in 1988.
12 November 2019
Twelve Out of London Art Exhibitions 2025
Artlyst has selected twelve art exhibitions that will take place out of London and around the UK during 2025.
14 January 2025
Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2024/2025 Art Of Our Time
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2024/2025. The Alt Power 100 Artlyst celebrates the visionaries transforming the artistic landscape…
31 December 2024
London Art Fair 2025: Celebrating Art in All Its Diversity
The London Art Fair returns for its 37th edition from 22–26 January 2025, promising an inspiring showcase of modern and contemporary art…
19 December 2024
Ten Out of London Exhibitions Winter 2024-25
Here is the Artlyst pick of out-of-London exhibitions on view this winter.
26 November 2024