Events
Tuesday 10 December, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Berwick Church
Wriggle Room is a free drop-in workshop for under-5s and their caregivers. Our fun and creative sessions are developed by our new Lead Artist Tanvi Kant and Towner’s Learning team, building on a three-year early years’ partnership with Willingdon Trees Community Centre.
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Sunday 8 December, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionLit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.
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Towner Cinema
Saturday 7 December, 11.00am to 1.00pm
Free to attendTowner Cinema is hosting Volta Artists' Moving Image, a newly established forum for artists, researchers and programmers working with the moving image and experimental film/video along and around the UK’s south-east coast.
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Thursday 5 December, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionLit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.
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Thursday 5 December, 6.00pm to 7.30pm
Free to attend, booking advisedClimate Café is a chance for you to share how the climate emergency and related biodiversity crisis are affecting you in a safe and hospitable environment.
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Thursday 5 December, 1.30pm,
Gallery 1, Free, drop-inTowner staff member Brian Cheeswright will lead you on a drawing session in the gallery where you’ll have the opportunity to sketch the various taxidermied animals captured in Byrne’s film.
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Tuesday 03 December, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Tuesday 3 December, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Willingdon Trees Community Centre
Wriggle Room is a free drop-in workshop for under-5s and their caregivers. Our fun and creative sessions are developed by our new Lead Artist Tanvi Kant and Towner’s Learning team, building on a three-year early years’ partnership with Willingdon Trees Community Centre.
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Sunday 1 December, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 1 December, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionLit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.
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Thursday 28 November, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionLit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.
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Thursday 28 November, from 5.30pm
Free, drop-in (booking advised)Toad Lickers Collective and Worm Factory have joined forces to bring themed workshops and film screenings to Towner as part of Art of Action, a UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.
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Tuesday 26 November, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Studio 1
Wriggle Room is a free drop-in workshop for under-5s and their caregivers. Our fun and creative sessions are developed by our new Lead Artist Tanvi Kant and Towner’s Learning team, building on a three-year early years’ partnership with Willingdon Trees Community Centre.
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Sunday 24 November, 1.30pm
Free with exhibition ticket, Drop-in, Galleries 2 & 3Join co-curator of Drawing the Unspeakable, Liza Dimbleby, for a walk-through of the exhibition.
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Sunday 24 November, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionLit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.
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SOLD OUT
Saturday 23 November 2024, 10.00am to 4.00pm
A drawing walk led by Liza Dimbleby to explore the way that we can navigate internal and external topographies.
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Thursday 21 November, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionLit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.
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Studio 1 (Ground floor)
Thursday 21 November, 6.00pm to 8.00pmFirst the idea, then the reality, now the success. ROSA editor Alex Leith and art director Rowena Easton join Blue Monkey Network this November for an exclusive insight into the workings of what has quickly become the country’s leading regional arts magazine.
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Tuesday 19 November, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Tuesday 19 November, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Willingdon Trees Community Centre
Wriggle Room is a free drop-in workshop for under-5s and their caregivers. Our fun and creative sessions are developed by our new Lead Artist Tanvi Kant and Towner’s Learning team, building on a three-year early years’ partnership with Willingdon Trees Community Centre.
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Sunday 17 November, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 17 November, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionLit by the soft flickering glow of candlelight, enjoy a slightly slower-paced flow session led by Alli Stevenson.
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Saturday 16 November, 2.00pm to 5.00pm, Free drop-in
Langney Community Centre, Etchingham Rd, Eastbourne BN23 7DXJoin us at Langney Community Centre to celebrate the launch of five new public artworks by Verity-Jane Keefe, installed across locations in Shinewater and Langney.
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Friday 15 November, from 5.30pm
Free, drop-in (booking advised). Film tickets sold separately.Toad Lickers Collective and Worm Factory have joined forces to bring themed workshops and film screenings to Towner as part of Art of Action, a UK-wide film season supported by National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.
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Tuesday 12 November, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Studio 1
Wriggle Room is a free drop-in workshop for under-5s and their caregivers. Our fun and creative sessions are developed by our new Lead Artist Tanvi Kant and Towner’s Learning team, building on a three-year early years’ partnership with Willingdon Trees Community Centre.
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Sunday 10 November, 10:00am to 12:00pm
£55/ £50 (Towner Members)Create bespoke hanging decorations and little gift toppers, decorated with festive foliage!
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Saturday 9 November, 10.00am to 12.00pm
£3 per biscuit or £5 for two, drop-in or bookHand-decorate shortbread or gingerbread biscuits baked by The Incredible Cake Company. Suitable for all ages.
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Free Admission
Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November 2024, Various timesJoin us across three days as we welcome over 40 independent makers to Towner and showcase their beautiful wares!
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7 November, 6.00pm to 7.30pm
Free to attend, booking advisedClimate Café is a chance for you to share how the climate emergency and related biodiversity crisis are affecting you in a safe and hospitable environment.
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Thursday 7 November, 1.30pm, Galleries 2 & 3
Free, with ticket admissionIn this lunchtime response session Dr Claudia Treacher will be responding to Naiza Khan’s 2023 film Mapping Water currently on display in Drawing the Unspeakable alongside two drawings from 2011 titled City Wrapped in a Web and Malignant Desire.
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Towner Cinema, Wednesday 6 November, 6.30pm to 9.40pm
Free (booking advised)Art and film lovers can explore the shortlist for this year’s prestigious Film London Jarman Award when the nationwide touring programme comes to Towner. View all shortlisted films and hear Maeve Brennan, one of the artists up for the award, speak about her work.
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Tuesday 5 November, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 3 November, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 3 November, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November, 11.00am
Free drop-inLed by Artistic Director, Yael Flexer and company member Luke Birch these workshops will lead participants through gentle movement improvisations and simple exercises drawing on imagery and improvisations from the installation and outdoor interventions of two day exhibition, Flexer & Sandiland: An Obscure Camera.
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Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November, 11.45am
Free drop-inNic Sandiland will introduce the installation An Obscure Camera and discuss its initial development with Flexer & Sandiland over the past year.
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Artist-led workshops and activities throughout the building
Friday 1 November, 12.00pm to 4.00pm, Free drop-inExplore the galleries with self-led packs, pop-up activations and intergenerational artist-led workshops.
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Thursday 31 October, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Thursday 31 October, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
£15 (18+)Make macabre marks and get sketching this Samhain! Take part in a theatrical life drawing salon with a deathly twist...
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Sunday 27 October, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Thursday 24 October, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Tuesday 22 October, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Tuesday 22 October, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Free, booking advised (via email)Wriggle Room is a free drop-in workshop for under-5s and their caregivers. Our fun and creative sessions are developed by our new Lead Artist Tanvi Kant and Towner’s Learning team, building on a three-year early years’ partnership with Willingdon Trees Community Centre.
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Sunday 20 October, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Sunday 20 October, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Saturday 19 October, 1.30pm
Free drop-in, Studio 2Join the co-curator of Robert Tavener Shape Pattern Colour: The Art of Printmaking, Emma Mason, for a 20-minute discussion about the exhibition.
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Thursday 17 October, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Artist talk with Carrie Stanley
Studio 1 (Ground floor)
New Blue Monkey Network member Carrie Stanley will give a talk on her processes; connection to colours and textures, dismissal of conventional boundaries and edges, the importance of drawing to life sized scale and in the moment, and the importance of being true to self.
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Sunday 13 October, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Thursday 10 October, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Tuesday 8 October, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Tuesday 8 October, 10.00am to 12.00pm
Studio 1
Wriggle Room is a free drop-in workshop for under-5s and their caregivers. Our fun and creative sessions are developed by our new Lead Artist Tanvi Kant and Towner’s Learning team, building on a three-year early years’ partnership with Willingdon Trees Community Centre.
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Sunday 6 October, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 29 September, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Thursday 26 September, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Sunday 22 September, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Friday 20 September, 10.00am to 1.00pm
£55/ £50 Towner MembersJoin artist Sarah Becvar for a botanical painting workshop with a difference. Surrounded by seasonal flowers and old botanical guidebooks, Sarah will lead you through this peaceful workshop introducing watercolour painting as a mindfulness activity.
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Thursday 19 September, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Studio 1 (Ground floor)
Thursday 19 September, 6.00pm to 8.00pm (talk 6.30pm to 7.30pm)Blue Monkey Network present a new and improved event where 4 artist members give short 10 minute talks about their practice.
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Sunday 15 September 2024, 2.00pm to 3.30pm
(SOLD OUT)Emma Stibbon is joined by those at the forefront of climate action, including politician, author and end-of-life doula Caroline Lucas.
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Free, drop-in
Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 September 2024, 10.00am to 4.30pmTowner fairs are back, this time celebrating the art of contemporary jewellery-making across a variety of styles and materials.
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Thursday 12 September, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Sunday 8 September, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 8 September, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Thursday 5 September, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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5 September, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Free to attend, booking advisableClimate Café is a chance for you to share how the climate emergency and related biodiversity crisis are affecting you in a safe and hospitable environment.
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Tuesday 3 September, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 1 September, 1.30pm to 2.15pm
Free, drop-inSunday 1 September, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Towner Cinema, Saturday 31 August 2024, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Standard ticket £7*Join Maria Amidu and writer and researcher Rohini Malik Okon for a conversation discussing themes of memory, care and kindness found within Maria’s exhibition in the perpetual back and forth and her new commission 26,778,780 minutes.
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Friday 30 August 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Free drop-in
Join the Banana Sharks as they explore their independent and collaborative practices spanning painting, performance, poetry, installation and film.
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Thursday 29 August, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Wednesday 28 August, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner for young people eligible for Free School Meals. This is a SEND session, for those who would benefit from additional support or a more relaxed experience
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Tuesday 27 August, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner for young people eligible for Free School Meals. This is a SEND session, for those who would benefit from additional support or a more relaxed experience
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Sunday 25 August, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 25 August, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 August
Free, drop-inVisit Towner's ground floor Studio space to see the installations and artworks our young people have been working on this summer and create your own artwork to add to the space!
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Friday 23 August, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner, for young people eligible for Free School Meals.
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Thursday 22 August, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Thursday 22 August, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner, for young people eligible for Free School Meals.
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Wednesday 21 August, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner, for young people eligible for Free School Meals.
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Tuesday 20 August, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 18 August, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Friday 16 August, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner, for young people eligible for Free School Meals.
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Thursday 15 August, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Studio 3 (First floor)
Thursday 15 August, 6.00pm to 8.00pm (talk 6.30pm to 7.30pm)Ivilina Kouneva traces her roots in the Balkans through art, determined by the striking natural environment and social turmoils.
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Thursday 15 August, 1.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin the curator of Maria Amidu: in the perpetual back and forth, Hollie Douglas, for a 20-minute discussion about the exhibition.
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Thursday 15 August, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner, for young people eligible for Free School Meals.
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Wednesday 14 August, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner, for young people eligible for Free School Meals.
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Sunday 11 August, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 11 August, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 August, 10.00am to 4.00pm, Meet at Holywell Tea Chalet*
SOLD OUTJoin artist Emma Stibbon RA and learn to draw sea landscapes at scale. You’ll be introduced to different techniques, washes and ways to translate natural environments to paper.
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Thursday 8 August, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Tuesday 6 August, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 4 August, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Saturday 3 August 2024, 2.30 to 3.30pm
Free, booking requiredJoin artist Alison France on a tour of Emma Stibbon’s exhibition Melting Ice | Rising Tides.
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Friday 2 August, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
FULLY BOOKEDCatch an exclusive live recording of the celebrated Girls Twiddling Knobs podcast with sound artist Daisy Stewart-Darling. Girls Twiddling Knobs is founded and presented by musician and sound artist Isobel Anderson to highlight the work of women making music with technology.
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Friday 2 August, 5.30pm to 6.20pm
Free, drop-inFriday 2 August, 3.00pm to 5.30pm, Free Admission
Studio 1Join artists Anne-Marie Watson and Babalola Yusuf in a series of interactive workshops, drawing on themes of writing, paper, speech and memory.
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Friday 2 August, 3.00pm to 8.00pm
Free, drop-inFriday Late: enjoy our exhibition spaces until 8:00pm alongside a programme of events and dinner offers at Light.
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Thursday 1 August, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Wednesday 31 July, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner for young people eligible for Free School Meals. This is a SEND session, for those who would benefit from additional support or a more relaxed experience
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Tuesday 30 July, 11.00am to 3.00pm
Free, booking requiredArtist-led Creative Exploration, Collaboration and Making at Towner for young people eligible for Free School Meals. This is a SEND session, for those who would benefit from additional support or a more relaxed experience
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Sunday 28 July, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 28 July, 9.15am to 10.15am
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Thursday 25 July, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
£8 per sessionJoin us for this unique opportunity to improve your practice in the tranquil surroundings of our exhibitions.
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Tuesday 23 July, 11.00am to 12.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Thursday 18 July, 1.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin Towner staff member Terry Henson for a 20-minute close discussion of the work in Maria Amidu’s exhibition in the perpetual back and forth.
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Sunday 14 July, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner MembersGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis and Tacita Dean.
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Sunday 7 July 2024, 1.30pm
Free, drop-inTowner volunteer Tasveer Shemza leads you on a 20-minute journey through memories prompted by the works in Maria Amidu’s exhibition in the perpetual back and forth.
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Thursday 20 June 2024, 1.30pm
Free for ticket holders*Join the curator of Emma Stibbon: Melting Ice | Rising Tides, Sara Cooper, for a 20-minute discussion about the exhibition.
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Wednesday 12 June 2024, 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Free, booking requiredIn this online event, panelists will give quick-fire 12-minute artist presentations about photography and performance installations and commissions with themes including bogs, psychogeography and the South Downs.
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Free, drop-in
Sunday 9 June 2024, 1.30pmJoin Towner staff member Christian Bergmann in exploring stillness and flow in response to Florence Peake’s large and lively canvases in our ground floor studio spaces.
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Saturday 8 June, 11.00am to 1.00pm
Free, booking advisedDuring this breakfast screening artist filmmakers present moving image relating to the coast, performance and the Sussex landscape.
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Wednesday 5 June 2024, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Free, booking requiredLisa E. Bloom, author of Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetic (2022), launches the University of Brighton X Emma Stibbon event series speaking about current art practices that address understandings of the environmental crisis. Joining her will be artists Emma Stibbon and Xavier Ribas.
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Welcome Building (beside Towner), Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 June 2024, 12.00pm & 2.30pm
Free Admission, Booking requiredRe-interpreting and expanding on a performance at the National Gallery in 2021, FACTUAL ACTUAL presents seven large scale paintings on unstretched canvases that hang over a gloss dance floor.
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£6 / £5 Concessions (Booking essential)
23 & 30 May, 3.00pmThis specially curated tour of Towner Eastbourne's Art Store will share works by a selection of artists who also feature in the Methodist Modern Art Collection exhibition New Vision at Emmanuel Church, Eastbourne.
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Thursday 16 May, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Standard ticket £5*In the setting of her FACTUAL ACTUAL: Ensemble exhibition, Florence Peake speaks about her expansive artistic practice, illustrating her talk with filmed snippets of past works and performative demonstrations.
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Wednesday 15 May 2024, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Emma Stibbon and journalist and author Richard Fisher invite you to a conversation discussing the sublime, deep time and how artwork bears witness to changes brought about by climate change.
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Saturday 13 April, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.
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at The Birley Centre
6 April 2024, 3.00pm to 4.00pm, £10.00 (Sold Out)Saturday 30 March, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.
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Free, drop-in
Sunday 24 March 2024, 1.30pmJoin Sophie Wright in responding to Rory Pilgrim’s work through a sound meditation, taking cues from Pilgrim’s artwork soundscape.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 24 March, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Saturday 23 March, 2.00pm to 3.30pm
Free, booking requiredat The Birley Centre
16 March 2024, 3.00pm to 4.00pm, £10.00£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 10 March, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Langney Shopping Centre
Saturday 9 March, 10.00am to 4.00pm, free drop-in£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 25 February, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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at The Birley Centre
24 February 2024, 3.00pm to 4.00pm, £10.00In her ongoing Questions talks, Ghislaine Leung takes the structure, and demand, of the artist talk to task, stipulating the requirement for no presentation to be given but there instead only be questions asked, to which Leung will respond accordingly.
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Free, drop-in
Thursday 22 February 2024, 1.30pmJoin Towner’s Keziah in exploring horror tropes as they relate to life in late capitalist Britain
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Wednesday 14 February, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 11 February, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Langney Shopping Centre
Saturday 10 February, 10.00am to 4.00pm, free drop-inat The Birley Centre
3 February 2024, 3.00pm to 4.00pm, £10.00Join Turner Prize artist Rory Pilgrim, at an event shaped in response to Pilgrim's practice.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 28 January, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Saturday 27 January, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.
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Langney Shopping Centre
Wednesday 24 January, 10.00am to 4.00pm, free drop-inFree, drop-in
Sunday 21 January 2024, 1.30pmJoin Towner's Elle Batehup in discussing the variety of ways that visitors have responded to Jesse Darling’s artwork.
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Thursday 18 January, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Free, drop-inA chance to network with Blue Monkey Network members and visitors before a walk & talk through Towner's galleries
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 14 January, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Wednesday 10 January, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.
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5 January 2024, 6.00pm
Free, drop-inFor Towner’s first Turner Prize Friday Late* of 2024, Poetry Café Eastbourne will be at Towner Eastbourne for an evening of poetry composed in response to the artworks of Turner Prize artists Jesse Darling, Barbara Walker, Rory Pilgrim and Ghislaine Leung.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 31 December, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Thursday 21 December 2023, 1.30pm
Free, drop-inTowner’s Conservator Dr Corinne Farmer will be shedding insight on Turner Prize 2023 nominee Barbara Walker’s impressive drawing technique.
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Sunday 17 December, 5.15pm to 6.00pm
Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members
Sunday 17 December, 2.00pm to 3.00pmGo behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Langney Shopping Centre
Saturday 16 December, 10.00am to 4.00pm, free drop-inWednesday 13 December, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.
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Thursday 7 December, 9.15 to 10.00am
Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 3 December, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Thursday 30 November, 9.15 to 10.00am
Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.
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Saturday 25 November, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.
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Sunday 19 November 2023, 1.30pm
Join Towner’s Christian Bergmann for a sound and gesture session responding to Ghislaine Leung’s Turner Prize exhibition.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 19 November, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Thursday 16 November, 9.15 to 10.00am
Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.
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Saturday 11 November, 5.15pm to 6.00pm
Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.
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Wednesday 8 November, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin a member of Towner’s curatorial team for behind-the-scenes insights into the Turner Prize exhibition.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 5 November, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Thursday 2 November, 9.15 to 10.00am
Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.
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Outside Shinewater Sports Centre, off Milfoil Drive
10.00am to 4.00pm, Wednesday 1 and Saturday 4 NovemberJoin us for a series of archaeological digs happening across Langney and Shinewater. Come for an hour, or all four days.
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Langney Lake (entrance to park via Sandpiper Walk)
10.00am to 4.00pm, Wednesday 25 to Thursday 26 OctoberJoin us for a series of archaeological digs happening across Langney and Shinewater. Come for an hour, or all four days.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 22 October, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Thursday 19 October, 9.15 to 10.00am
Quiet Time sessions are available during the Turner Prize exhibition at Towner. Where possible, lower lighting will also be turned up, while sounds and sensory stimulants kept to a minimum.
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Wednesday 11 October, 2.00pm to 2.30pm
Free, drop-in£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 8 October, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Film London Jarman Award
21 September, 6.00pm to 7.00pm, online (free)Join us online for a talk and Q&A with artist Karen Russo, whose film Junkerhaus has been shortlisted for the Film London Jarman Award 2023.
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Online, Free
21 September, 12.00pm to 12.00amJoin us online for a sneak peak at work by the six shortlisted artists for this year's Film London Jarman Award before the tour continues in cultural venues across the UK and Ireland.
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£5/ free for BMN members Thursday 21 September, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Blue Monkey member Judy Martin will introduce a survey of her work from the past fifteen years as a starting point to consider ways of working and how and why we as artists do what we do.
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Monday 28 August 2023, 1.30pm
Free, drop-inJoin one of Towner's Visitor Engagement Team Leaders, Caitlin Yapp, for a 20-minute close look at Edward Bawden's Cat on Unmade Bed and The Bedstead by Eric Ravilious.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 8 October, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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26 August 2023, 11.00am to 1.00pm, free for Devonshire Ward residents
at DC Learn Studio 1–5 Seaside Eastbourne BN22 7NAArtist Navine G. Dossos invites residents of Devonshire Ward, Eastbourne to join her in designing Riviera; a textile pattern conceived with and for the community.
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Thursday 24 August 2023, 1.30pm Free for ticket holders*
Join Towner’s Collections and Exhibitions curator, Karen Taylor, for a 20-minute close look at the exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life.
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Tickets £5.00/ Free for BMN Members. Available on the door.
Thursday 17 AugustJoin Blue Monkey Network member and artist Nikki Davidson-Bowman for a talk inspired by Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life and themes from the symposium (M)otherhood at Tate St Ives which hosted the exhibition before it came to Towner Eastbourne.
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Thursday 17 August 2023, 1.30pm Free, drop-in
Join poet John White for a reading of two poems inspired by works in The Living Collection exhibition – Edward Wadsworth’s Bronze Ballet and Ivon Hitchens’ Evening Sky Over Hills.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 13 August, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Saturday 5 August 2023, 1.30pm Free, drop-in
Join Towner conservator, Corinne Farmer, for a 20-minute discussion about the care and conservation of works by Eric Ravilious in the exhibition The Living Collection.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 30 July, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Towner Cinema, Saturday 29 July, 2.00pm to 3.00pm £13/ £11 Concessions & Towner Members
Join Eleanor Clayton, curator of the exhibition Barbara Hepworth Art & Life and author of a new biography on the artist, in-conversation with Sara Cooper, Towner’s Head of Collections & Exhibitions.
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Thursday 20 July 2023, 1.30pm
Free for ticket holders*£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 16 July, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Saturday 8 July 2023, 1.30pm Free, drop-in
Join Towner staff member Terry Henson for a 20-minute close discussion about the artwork A Box of Hands by the Brazilian artist and printmaker Ana Maria Pacheco.
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Friday 30 June 2023, 11.00am to 3.00pm £50/£45 Concessions
Join us to explore key themes arising from the Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life exhibition in an inclusive, supportive and friendly environment. In the last of three modular day courses, we will explore Hepworth's passion towards the moral role of artists in society.
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Thursday 29 June 2023, 1.30pm Free for ticket holders
Join Towner’s Christian Bergmann for a movement-based session around Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture Orpheus.
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Friday 23 June 2023, 11.00am to 3.00pm £50/£45 Concessions
Join us to explore key themes arising from the Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life exhibition in an inclusive, supportive and friendly environment. In the second of three modular day courses, we will look at how Hepworth’s experience of motherhood fed directly into her working practice, exploring the work she made following the birth of her son, Paul, in 1929, and of her triplets in 1934.
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Wednesday 21 June, 6.30pm to 8.00pm Free, booking required
Join for a free artist talk by Arpita Shah at VOLT in connection with her current exhibition From one dream to another, which presents collaborative work produced by Shah and a group of young men from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds in Eastbourne.
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Friday 16 June 2023, 11.00am to 3.00pm £50/£45 Concessions
Join us to explore key themes arising from the Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life exhibition in an inclusive, supportive and friendly environment. In the first of three modular day courses, we will focus on the forms central to Hepworth’s practice throughout her career.
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Thursday 15 June 2023, 1.30pm Free for ticket holders
Join Towner’s Collections and Exhibitions curator, Karen Taylor, for a 20-minute close look at the exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life.
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Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 June, 10.00am to 5.00pm Free entry
Coinciding with our summer exhibition Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life, Towner is excited to be hosting a fair celebrating the versatile discipline of ceramics.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 4 June, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Thursday 1 June 2023, 1.30pm
Join Towner volunteer Andrew Forrest for a 20-minute discussion about Harold Swanwick’s Cuckmere Valley.
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Followed by a Panel Discussion with the artist Saturday 27 May, 3:30pm
Free, drop-in
Join us for the inaugural performance of Towner’s recent acquisition of The Long Note by Helen Cammock.
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Saturday 27 May Free, booking required
For one day only, enjoy a free introduction to the impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store.
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27 May 2023, 11.30am to 5.10pm Free, drop-in
As part of our Towner 100 Celebration Day, the specially formed band South Coast Brass will perform Dr Liz Lane’s work Rhythm of Light for Towner’s 100th birthday.
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Free to attend Saturday 27 May 2023, 10.00am to 10.00pm
Join us on Saturday 27 May to celebrate 100 years of Towner! Throughout the day you’ll find workshops, performances and installations for all ages, along with free films in our cinema.
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Thursday 18 May , 6.00pm to 8.00pm
In this always popular event, 5 Blue Monkey Network members rise to the challenge of sharing their work in a strictly timed Pecha Kucha style presentation.
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Thursday 22 June, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
A brief talk, showing of film clips and an opportunity for you to hear of some of Clive Whitburn’s highly regarded music.
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Free, drop-in Saturday 13 May 2023, 1.30pm
Join Towner’s Christian Bergmann for a movement-based session looking at two works in the exhibition Unseen.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 7 May, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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£120 / £110 Concessions & Towner Members Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 May, 10.00am to 4.00pm
Join artist Miroslava Večeřová and learn different techniques to carve, colour and embellish foraged chalk to create a variety of sculptural objects.
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Free, drop-in Thursday 4 May 2023, 1.30pm
Join Towner’s Keziah for a short performance piece inspired by the methods and mantras of guided meditation in response to Elizabeth Price’s Sunlight.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 23 April, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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£75/£65 Concessions & Towner members Saturday 22 April, 10.30am to 16.30pm
Join us for an introduction to wood engraving with Emily Johns, a printmaker and painter based in Hastings, Sussex.
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Free, drop-in Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 April, 10.30am to 4.30pm
Join Ink Paper + Print at Towner for this showcase of their makers' work, including prints, small press publishings, collage, patterned paper, wooden folk art, ceramics and much more!
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Free, drop-in Thursday 20 April 2023, 1.30pm
Film and artist talk with guest artist Caroline Pick, introduced by June Nelson Thursday 20 April , 6.00pm to 8.00pm
A screening of Caroline Pick's Home Movies 2020, followed by a discussion with the artist.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 9 April, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Free, drop-in Thursday 6 April 2023, 1.30pm
Join Towner staff member Terry Henson for a 20-minute discussion about one of Towner’s most popular artworks: Grayson Perry’s Map of Nowhere, 2008. The piece is currently on display as part of The Living Collection.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 2 April, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Free, drop-in Saturday 25 March 2023, 1.30pm
Join Towner conservator, Corinne Farmer, for a 20-minute discussion about the care and conservation of two works – one contemporary sculpture, the other a painting from the 1940s – in the exhibition Unseen.
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BMN member and artist Roger Adams shares his wish list Thursday 23rd March, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
"I would like to share with you my desire to meet eight paintings by 20th/21st century artists some of whom you may know, others possibly not. All hold an intrinsic interest for me and I’ll be explaining why. Some I could have already met in the past, usually in private galleries, if only I had known at the time."
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 19 March, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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£15/ £13 Concessions/ Towner Members Wednesday 15 March, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion with Ravilious-specialist James Russell, director of the Ingram Collection Jo Baring and Towner’s Head of Exhibitions and Collection Sara Cooper to discuss how specific artists, such as Eric Ravilious, provide focal points for collections.
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Free, drop-in Thursday 9 March 2023, 1.30pm
Join Towner’s Tasveer Shemza, reading an extract from Max Porter’s Grief Is the Thing with Feathers in response to the sculpture Harbinger Bird III by Elisabeth Frink.
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£10 / £9 Concessions & Towner Members Sunday 5 March, 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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2.00pm to 4.00pm, free/ pay what you can (booking required) Saturday 25 February
Leap Then Look will be joined by Dr Rebecca Sinker, independent curator and educational researcher and Esther Collins, Head of Learning to discuss unscripted learning, the power dynamics of collaborative practice and the benefits of artist practice as a form of lifelong research.
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2.00pm to 4.00pm, free/ pay what you can (booking required) Friday 24 February
Free, drop-in Thursday 23 February 2023, 1.30pm
Join the curator of The Living Collection, Karen Taylor, for a 20-minute discussion about the exhibition.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 19 February
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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A talk about online professional development for artists Thursday 16 February, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
During lockdown we became used to meeting friends, family, and colleagues online. In the art world this same technology created new opportunities to study and connect. For Blue Monkey Network's February event, two members will talk about their experiences.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 5 February
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 22 January
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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2.00pm, free drop-in Friday 20 January
Join artist Lucy as she brings her animal character creations to life in a performative tour of Brewers Towner International.
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£5/ free for BMN members 19 January 2023, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
An opportunity to access Brewers Towner International out of hours, joined by Towner Curator Noelle Collins along with a couple of participating artists, Sharon Haward and Benjamin Philips.
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11.00am to 3.00pm, £50/£60 Saturday 14 January
A plaster casting session where you’ll learn a range of casting and modelling techniques exploring the idea of sanctuary through personal objects, modelled forms and architecture.
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6.00pm to 7.30pm, free (booking required) Tuesday 10 January 2023
Join an online reading group on the theme of sanctuary facilitated by artist and curator Sophie Mak-Schram.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 8 January
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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1.00pm to 4.00pm Wednesday 21 December
Bring the whole family and get creative with playful festive workshops this December, inspired by our current exhibition, Brewers Towner International and Wriggle Room!
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 18 December
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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*UPDATE* Please note that this event will now be held on Zoom. Thursday 15 December, 6.00pm to 8.00pm (online)
This popular event provides an opportunity for five artist-presenters to brush up on their presentation skills, as well as a chance for Sussex artists to get to know each other better and explore the breadth and diversity of artistic practice in the region.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 4 December
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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11.00am to 3.00pm, £50/ £60 Saturday 3 December
Learn about the ancient art of goldwork embroidery with artist Andrea Mindel and make your own goldwork brooch.
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6.30pm to 7.30pm, pay-what-you-can (£2, £5, £10, £15) Thursday 1 December 2022
Eastbourne’s Sanctuary Café, Refugee Radio from Brighton and curator Noelle Collins discuss creatively forming spaces of sanctuary.
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2.00pm to 3.30pm, free (booking required) Saturday 26 November
Join artist and director Felix Melia for a screening of his film Money For Nothing followed by an in-conversation.
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6.00pm to 8.00pm, £65/ £60 Concessions CANCELLED
Get into the festive spirit by making your very own Christmas wreath under the expert guidance of florist and gardender Jo Frost.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 20 November
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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2.00pm, free drop-in Friday 18 November
Join artist Lucy as she brings her animal character creations to life in a performative tour of Brewers Towner International.
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Five Sussex artists talk about their work for 5 minutes each Thursday 17 November, 6.00pm to 8.00pm
This popular event provides an opportunity for five artist-presenters to brush up on their presentation skills, as well as a chance for Sussex artists to get to know each other better and explore the breadth and diversity of artistic practice in the region.
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10.00am to 4.00pm, free drop-in Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 November
Towner's first Independent Makers Market will be taking place on our ground floor this November, kick-starting our winter season.
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11.00am to 3.00pm, £50/£60 Saturday 12 November
A guided walk and drawing course led by Brewers Towner International exhibiting artist Edward Liddle. Explore new ways to find visual inspiration and techniques for working on found materials.
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1.30pm, free to attend Thursday 10 November 2022
Accompany one of the curators of Cruising the Collection, Eva Jonas, in a 20-minute sensory and movement-based walk through the exhibition space.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 6 November
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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2.00pm to 3.30pm, free (booking required) Saturday 5 November
Join artist and director Patrick Hough for a screening of his film The Two Faces of Tomorrow followed by an in-conversation with algae expert Dr Brenda Strong.
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1.30pm, free to attend Saturday 29 October
Join two of the curators of Cruising the Collection, David Harris and John Manuell, for a 20-minute discussion about queer readings of artworks and hidden messages found in work by queer artists.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 23 October
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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22 October, 7.00pm to 10.00pm, free
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Brewers Towner International 2022 and Ayo Akingbade: Duette with a special evening programme of performances, film screenings, and drinks and music until late.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 9 October
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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16 September to 17 October
A collection of paper birds, made and decorated by children from Eastbourne, will form a powerful display in our upstairs café. Each bird carries an important message to local and national leaders urging them to tackle environmental issues and the causes of climate change.
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6.30pm to 7.30pm, pay what you can 29 September
Join artist David Blandy as he speaks about the creation of his new video work The Edge of Forever and his current artistic practice.
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1.30pm, free to attend Wednesday 28 September
Join one of the curators of Cruising the Collection, artist Flo Wright, for a 20-minute discussion around the inspiration behind the ‘living room’ area of the exhibition, which includes works by Duncan Grant, Wilma Johnson and photographer Paul Graham not to mention a velvet sofa, trinkets and books!
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 25 September
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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10.00am to 5.00pm, free drop-in Friday 23 September
Art and film lovers can explore the shortlist for this year’s prestigious Film London Jarman Award when the nationwide touring programme comes to Towner Eastbourne.
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7.00pm to 8.00pm, free Friday 23 September
Following a looped screening throughout the day of the Film London Jarman Award Touring Programme 2022, shortlisted artist Morgan Quaintance joins us for a dedicated screening of his work and a Q&A with the audience.
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10.00am to 4.00pm, £14/£10 Wednesday 21 September
A welcoming space to explore gender imbalance from a range of perspectives, focusing on the visibility of women artists in public collections and archives.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm, free for ticket holders Wednesday 14 September
Join curator of A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group, Karen Taylor, for a tour and Q&A around these two exciting new exhibitions.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 11 September
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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6.00pm to 8.00pm, free Thursday 1 September
An opportunity to explore Lucy Wertheim’s memoir Adventure in Art, with Obscure Secure artists Hayley Field and Jacqueline Utley.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 28 Aug
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm, free for ticket holders Wednesday 17 August
Join curator of A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group, Karen Taylor, for a tour and Q&A around these two exciting new exhibitions.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 14 Aug
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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11.00am to 4.00pm 9 July, 13 August, 10 September
Join us for an introduction to wood engraving with Emily Johns, a printmaker and painter based in Hastings, Sussex.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 31 July
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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Free, book via email Friday 29 July, 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Following their residency at Towner Gallery, Jean Abreu and Naishi Wang will be sharing a work in progress performance of their new international collaboration, Deciphers (working title)
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Free, book via email Saturday 23 July 2022, 3.00pm to 5.00pm
Join choreographer Jean Abreu Dance at Towner for a free roundtable conversation to explore what it means to be an independent dance artist working in England today. This Dance Matters talk will be facilitated by Jenny Williams Creative Consultant & Chief Executive of Take the Space.
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6pm to 7pm, free Thursday 21 July 2022
Join artist Rita Evans as she speaks about the creation of her performance work Tuning in a Vacuum and current artistic practice.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 17 July
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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16 July, 6.00pm to 10.00pm
Join us after hours on Saturday 16 July for a Summer Party which celebrates the launch of our latest programme and the renovation of our ground floor. An opportunity to explore our new spaces and exhibitions, enjoy a live performance by artist Rita Evans and stay on to socialise, with bar and DJ to 10.00pm.
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11.00am to 1.00pm Thursday 14 July 2022
An opportunity to explore Lucy Wertheim’s memoir Adventure in Art, with Obscure Secure artists Hayley Field and Jacqueline Utley.
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2pm to 3pm, free for ticket holders Wednesday 13 July
Join curator of A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group, Karen Taylor, for a tour and Q&A around these two exciting new exhibitions.
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10.00am to 4.00pm, free to attend Wednesday 13 July
10.00am to 5.00pm, free drop-in Tuesday 12 to Sunday 17 July 2022
Artists Hayley Field and Jacqueline Utley from the collaborative project Obscure Secure will work in residence at Towner Eastbourne during the Lucy Wertheim exhibition.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 3 July
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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11.00am to 5.00pm, free drop-in 2 July
To mark the 102nd anniversary of the 1st Dada International Exhibition in Berlin, 31 d/Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent artists will stage Dada inspired interventions in 30 museums and galleries across Britain and Northern Ireland on 2 July 2022.
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2pm to 3pm, free for ticket holders Wednesday 29 June
Join curator of A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group, Karen Taylor, for a tour and Q&A around these two exciting new exhibitions.
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5.00pm to 6.00pm, online 29 June
Join Towner Eastbourne for a special event to celebrate the exhibition Eileen Mayo: A Natural History.
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2.00pm to 3.00pm Sunday 19 June
Go behind the scenes and enjoy a fascinating introduction to our impressive Collection of over 5000 works in our bespoke art store. Starting with the original Victorian bequest, your tour will then cover works by artists such as Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant, Sandra Blow, Alfred Wallis, Alice Neel and Tacita Dean.
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6.30pm to 7.30pm, £10/£9 Thursday 9 June 2022
Join Philip Sanderson, Studio Leader of the West Dean Tapestry Studio, as he talks about the making of the Eileen Mayo tapestry Duckpond.
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1.00pm to 4.00pm, free to attend Thursday 19 May
Join us in the gallery for this half day workshop in which artist Katy Beinart and writer Lizzie Lloyd will talk through some of the issues raised through their current project Acts of Transfer.
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11.00am to 3.00pm, free event, drop-in Saturday 14 May
Join us for artist-led intergenerational workshops and explore the colour blue alongside natural and manmade objects found on the beach, repurposing and recycling them into creative pieces.
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11.00am to 4.00pm Saturday 12 March, Saturday 9 April, Saturday 14 May
Join us for an introduction to wood engraving, a printmaking technique practised by Eileen Mayo, an artist currently being exhibited at Towner, and Eric Ravilious – whose works you can currently see in Bringing to Light: Jananne Al-Ani curates the Towner Collection.
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3.00pm to 4.00pm, pay what you can Saturday 7 May
A panel discussion exploring the ideas behind Jananne Al-Ani’s ambitious new moving image work Timelines and Bringing to Light: Jananne Al-Ani curates the Towner Collection.
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6pm to 7pm, free to attend Tuesday 26 April 2022
Join artists Jananne Al-Ani and Michael Rakowitz in discussion with the writer and arts organiser Rijin Sahakian in a conversation exploring the transnational threads linking their work and past and present Iraqi art and culture.
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Drinks from 5.30pm, talk from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, £13/ £12 Thursday 21 April 2022
A panel discussion exploring the lives and work of Eileen Mayo and Lee Miller, two accomplished and fascinating artists.
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