https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/listings/events/?archive=1&user=6722&view=rss Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/developing-a-commercial-practice-wycliffe-stutchbury/ One of Blue Monkey Studio’s original artist/makers, Wycliffe Stutchbury has spent 13 years since graduating from the University of Brighton in 2003, developing his practice to the stage it’s at today where his work is so... Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/5-x-5-1-six-sussex-artists-talk-about-their-work/ This popular event provides an opportunity for six 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... Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours/ For our August event, Blue Monkey Network takes advantage of our special relationship with Towner for an exclusive out of hours viewing of works in Towner’s current exhibitions. We'll take the opportunity to talk about s... Wed, 21 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/introducing-dorry-smallman/ Blue Monkey Network is pleased to welcome artist Dorry Smallman who will be introducing us to her practice as an artist and bringing along examples of her work. She will also talk about the Sussex Book Art Collective, wh... Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/let-s-talk-about-conceptual-art/ Let’s Talk About… Conceptual Art Thursday 20th October 2016, 6.00pm to 8.00pm at Towner, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JJ FREE to Blue Monkey Network members; £5.00 others. In response to the rec... Wed, 23 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/maker-date-with-sally-colledge/ This month artist Sally Colledge will lead a new event for Blue Monkey Network with an emphasis on making and doing. Our Maker Date event will offer an opportunity for us all to enjoy the company of like-minded people, a... Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-members-select/ This month for our popular Out of Hours event, we’ve invited five of our members to each select and talk about a piece of work from Towards Night, an exhibition at Towner, curated by Tom Hammick. In order to open up... Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/exchange-three-artists-share-recent-projects/ Continuing our occasional EXCHANGE series creating opportunities for artists to share some of the rich and wide ranging knowledge and experience that exists within our arts community. Three Blue Monkey Network artist... Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/introducing-the-devonshire-collective/ During 2016-17 three properties in Seaside Road & Seaside, Eastbourne have been undergoing a transformation to form the Devonshire Collective of creative spaces (DC1, DC2, DC3), for the benefit of artists and community m... Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/introducing-onca/ As many of you know, one of Blue Monkey Network’s aims is to provide opportunities for artists to get together and exchange knowledge, experience and ideas. Sometimes we think it’s also really useful to offer opportuniti... Wed, 26 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/jim-byford-wants-to-meet-you/ Artist and innovator Jim Byford has been involved in local, national and international collaborative projects for more than 20 years. Following an MA in Applied Imagination at Central Saint Martins and major research pro... Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/trip-to-ashburnham-place-launch-of-revolution-resonance/ Blue Monkey trip to Ashburnham Place Tuesday 13 June 2017 Boat viewings of the work from 4pm Workshop 5pm - 6pm Fire pit, music and BBQ from 6pm FREE but donations will be offered This month, to celebrate th... Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/5x5-5-sussex-artists-talk-about-their-work/ This popular event provides an opportunity for our 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 dive... Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/let-s-talk-about-art/ What is the philosophy of art? How is it relevant to artists? What can philosophers of art gain from understanding art practice? With the help of some very special guests October's Blue Monkey will explore these question... Wed, 22 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-members-select-perspectives-on-landscape/ This month for our popular Out of Hours event, we’re inviting five of our members to each select and talk about a piece of work from A Green and Pleasant Land. This exhibition at Towner, though primarily photography, als... Sat, 16 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/cafe-culture-blue-monkey-visits-devonshire-made-showcase/ This month we join with Devonshire Collective for the Devonshire Made Showcase event, part of the DC Cafe Culture programme. Please note that on this occasion you do need to book your tickets. The £5 ticket price include... Thu, 25 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/it-s-just-a-matter-of-time/ A talk by John Cooper, Emeritus Keeper of Natural Sciences, The Booth Museum, Brighton, chaired by artist and lecturer, Susan Diab. How do you think our planet might evolve in the future? How can we keep up with the s... Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/let-s-talk-about-the-mind-bogglingness-of-managing-artists-w/ For our event this February we want to provide an opportunity for artists to learn from each other, sharing experiences of building and managing their websites. Many of us struggle to find a format which suits our requir... Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/exchange-now-we-are-7/ Continuing our occasional EXCHANGE series creating opportunities for artists to share some of the rich and wide ranging knowledge and experience that exists within our arts community. Blue Monkey Network artists Lyn D... Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/in-conversation-joe-hill-director-of-towner-art-gallery/ Towner Art Gallery, long term host and partner of Blue Monkey Network, has a new Director, Joe Hill. Originally trained as an artist, Joe was previously Director of Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea from 2013 until ... Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/back-to-the-drawing-board-with-paul-bartholomew/ Blue Monkey member Paul Bartholomew takes the reins at our June event. Paul will be inviting us all to join him for a short talk informed by his interest in drawing and the part it plays in his own practice, as well as i... Thu, 19 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/pick-and-mix/ This month we’ve got a busy evening with a range of activities going on. We’ll be following up on our June event in which Blue Monkey member Paul Bartholomew galvanised us into action by setting us a drawing challenge fo... Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/wavelengths/ Blue Monkey Network welcome: Artists Jane Cordery, Kit Forrest, Lorrain Mailer and Carolyn Morris introducing their new group exhibition, WAVELENGTHS Wednesday 29th August 2018, 6.00pm – 8.00pm at Towner, Devonshire... Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/going-out-suzanne-o-haire-s-peck-o-trouble/ We’re going to visit Suzanne O‘Haire’s: peck o’ trouble at The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove BN3 1EH on Thursday 22 November, 6.30 – 8.30pm Artists - all welcome FREE to Blue Monkey Network members;... Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-the-everyday-extraordinary-hannah-perry-gush/ For our December event, Blue Monkey Network takes advantage of our special relationship with Towner for an exclusive out of hours viewing of Towner’s current exhibitions, The Everyday and Extraordinary and Hannah Perry G... Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/looking-back-looking-forwards/ This month’s Blue Monkey event will take a slightly different format from the norm as we’d like it to be an opportunity for a group conversation with a chance for everyone to contribute. The new year is always a good tim... Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/art-education-and-the-bauhaus-a-presentation-by-patrick-goff/ Rowan Moore writing in The Guardian last month says, “The Bauhaus, simply put, was a German school of art and design that opened in 1919 and closed in 1933. It was also very much more than that. It was the most influenti... Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-jananne-al-ani-bringing-to-light-timelines/ Thanks to our special relationship with Towner Eastbourne, we are very pleased to be able to enjoy an exclusive out of hours viewing of two current exhibitions: In Bringing to Light, artist and guest curator Jananne Al-A... Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/unfinished-business-susan-miller-artist-in-residence/ Our occasional Unfinished Business events offer the opportunity to get a behind the scenes insight into the research and development of an artists’ work, focusing on the development of a piece of work or project still in... Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/5-x-5-5-sussex-artists-talk-about-their-work-for-5-minutes-each/ This popular event provides an opportunity for our 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 dive... Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-ten/ Thanks to our special relationship with Towner, we are pleased to be able to enjoy an exclusive out of hours viewing of one of Towner’s current exhibitions, TEN, TEN, an exhibition of works from Towner’s own unique and ... Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/2019-art-highlights-a-personal-selection-by-judith-alder/ For the last event of 2019 we will be spending an informal evening talking about some of the art and artists who have made an impact on us this year. Judith will kick us off by showing a selection of some of the exhibiti... Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/bmn-meets-psychotherapy-sussex-art-longing-desire/ Blue Monkey Network member Mandy Wax takes the reins at our monthly event for July. A practicing psychotherapist and member of Psychotherapy Sussex, she has invited three Blue Monkey artists to speak about their work and... Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-sedibeng-it-comes-with-the-rain-and-iris/ Thanks to our special relationship with Towner, we are pleased to be able to enjoy an exclusive out of hours viewing of Towner’s current exhibitions, Dineo Seshee Bopape: Sedibeng, it comes with the rain and Phoebe Unwin... Thu, 19 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/if-we-were-houses-a-presentation-by-helen-scalway/ In 2018 Helen Scalway curated an exhibition in London called If We Were Houses. This experimental exhibition took as its starting point the metaphor of the built dwelling as an embodiment of the human self. The exhibitio... Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/virtual-eye-an-exploration-of-social-media-portraiture/ Artist Cliff Crawford introduces his new work, Virtual Eye. The objects with which we surround ourselves create incidental self-portraits. Many share such portraits in a stream on social media. Using Twitter, the Virtu... Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/the-uncanny-a-talk-by-cat-ingrams/ As the nights grow longer in the age of uncertainty, Cat Ingrams offers an artist’s personal take on ‘the uncanny’ – that peculiar, unsettling experience of the familiar become strange. Through reflection on art, psychol... Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/artists-residencies-by-sharon-haward/ Artist Sharon Haward shares some of her experience gained over many years of artistic practice, especially as Artist in Residence in many different settings and locations. Sharon will examine the role and value of re... Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/back-of-an-envelope/ The best ideas and inventions, so we are told, are often first jotted down on the ‘back of an envelope’… Why? Because there’s usually one to hand and these ideas – often so fugitive – need capturing before they get lost.... Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-brink/ Thanks to our special relationship with Towner, we are pleased to be able to enjoy an exclusive out of hours viewing of one of Towner’s current exhibitions, Brink – curated by Caroline Lucas. Caroline Lucas – politician... Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/remembering-and-reusing-the-analogue-research-in-the-wal/ The Women's Art Library, housed at University of London Goldsmiths College, began as an artists' initiative that developed into an arts organization, publishing catalogues and books as well as a magazine, from the early... Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/playing-by-the-rules/ We will be meeting online via Zoom again this month for a talk & discussion led by Nikki Davidson-Bowman. She will be joined by three more Blue Monkey Network artists to talk about the use of external set creative challe... Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/strange-facts-worth-inquiring-into-olivia-sterling-sam-kindon/ Together with VOLT, Blue Monkey Network is excited to present an online discussion between artist Olivia Sterling and writer/director Sam Kindon. This in conversation event will see Sterling and Kindon unpicking how f... Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/anwar-jalal-shemza-a-talk-with-aphra-shemza/ Join us to hear multimedia artist Aphra Shemza discuss the work of Pakistani abstract painter Anwar Jalal Shemza (1928-1985). Beginning his career in Lahore, Pakistan as a painter and writer, Shemza moved to London in ... Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-out-and-about/ This month, we’re pleased to be bringing back our popular event Out of Hours. Unbelievably, it’s been over two years since our last Out of Hours event, whereby different speakers explore an individual artwork that holds ... Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/john-nash-the-landscape-of-love-and-solace-curator-s-tour/ This month, we are very pleased to announce that we’ll be back at Towner for an exclusive tour of the current exhibition: John Nash: The Landscape of Love and Solace. In a career spanning more than seven decades, Joh... Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/artist-talk-jonathan-murphy/ Join artist Jonathan Murphy for a guided tour of his new solo exhibition ‘Parterre’ at VOLT. Murphy will discuss his creative process and explain how the selection of work in the exhibition represents his approach to pai... Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/out-of-hours-margaret-mellis-and-melissa-gordon/ This month we are delighted to be back in the galleries at Towner Eastbourne for one of our popular Out of Hours events. Focusing on the current Margaret Mellis and Melissa Gordon exhibitions, five Blue Monkey Network Me... Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/agata-read-following-the-sliver/ Agata Read - “Following the Sliver”: Using thread as an introduction to feminist discourse in photography. The expression Following the Sliver comes from a Polish tradition of looking into family trees. If you follow ... Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativesacrosssussex.com/blue-monkey-network/hours-chiharu-shiota/ In our December event, we take an out of hours walk through the Chiharu Shiota exhibition, Other Side, with Blue Monkey members Sheila Hay, Nikki Davidson-Bowman and Katy Oxborrow who will tell us about their experience ...