Compass Arts: The Big Conversation Continues Film Screening
Towner Eastbourne Cinema
Sunday 3 March 11.00am, Free Admission
The Big Conversation continues with the screening of two short films.
'Pursuing the Interior' (8 minutes) a film by Ebony Albana and Zephan Casini, starring Poppy Anais. It explores ‘youth voice’ in Eastbourne, post pandemic and through the eyes of the three 17-year-old artists.
'Art Chose Me' (25 minutes) by a filmmaker Rohan van Twest, follows six artists from the Compass Collective as they prepare for The Big Conversation exhibition. The film tells their story and the artists' journey with art. Van Twest also engages with other members from the weekly groups to reveal the community that sits at the heart of Compass’ social arts practice.
Screening time: Sunday 3 March 11.00am at Towner Eastbourne Cinema, Devonshire Park, College Rd, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ
Any questions please email: lettiehancock@hotmail.co.uk
About The Big Conversation
Alex Farquharson, the director of Tate Britain and chair of the 2023 Turner Prize jury, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the artworks on show at Towner Eastbourne share common themes. "They deal with a number of different social issues as well as social structures that perhaps risk confining and restricting life, almost taking freedom away in some cases."
Situated in Eastbourne’s Beacon Shopping Centre, The Big Conversation, curated by Compass Arts, represents artists whose lives have been impacted by a myriad of social issues and structures. Come and join that conversation that they have made visible through over 20 installations and artworks.
Tuesdays to Saturdays, 11.00am to 4.00pm.
Venue details:
Unit 20 (opposite New Look), The Beacon, Eastbourne BN21 3NW
About Compass Arts
Based in Eastbourne, Compass Arts is an intergenerational, co-creative, artist led organisation. The artists regularly work together to put on exhibitions, events and self-publish. A Collective was formed for participants who identify as an artist and wish to develop their contemporary practices and have greater public interface. Compass Arts welcomes partnership projects from the wider community that look to improve the environment and the lives of people in our environment.
