UPCOMING EVENTS
LAUNCH EVENT: MSL HASTINGS & BEACH OF DREAMS LAUNCH
Saturday 31 August
Hastings
10am – 3pm, West St Leonard Old Bathing Pool for the Procession and West Hill after
A day of spectacle and workshops to celebrate the launch of MSL’s Dungeness to Bulverhythe programme for Beach of Dreams 2025. The day is part of the annual Coastal Currents Festival in Hastings.
Join us in procession on Saturday 31st August from West St Leonards Lido to Hastings’ West Hill, carry a beautiful hand-dyed pennant part of the Beach of Dreams Silks to the final installation on West Hill. Up on the West Hill we’ll have maritime musical entertainment and an opportunity to meet Anders Lustgarten, our commissioned writer, who will be collecting stories of the coast.
MEMBER SEMINAR:
IN OUR ELEMENT
Monday 9 September
11am – 12.30pm
Join us for “In Our Element” our next online seminar with Beach of Dreams commissioned artist Julie Brook and environmentalist Tom Quayle of Fife Coast and Countryside Trust.
Julie Brook’s art beautifully intertwines with the landscapes she inhabits, drawing deep connections between artist and environment. She’ll be showcasing her stunning sculptural works, paintings, and drawings from the Hebrides, Japan, and Carrara, Italy, sharing how these unique landscapes shape her creative journey and community engagement.
Tom Quayle will offer valuable insights into the environmental and community contexts that influence Julie’s work, highlighting the profound impact of her art on the world around us.
MEMBER SEMINAR: What does the sea sing to you?
Monday 7 October
11am – 12.30pm
Beat Carnival is engaging with coastal communities to gather oral histories of those whose lives have been shaped by the sea and to make art inspired by the coastline. Exploration of the environment will stimulate actions and community celebration through carnival arts, including writing and performing a feature song, Our Siren Song. Beat Carnival’s Director, David Boyd; Lead Artist, Stephen Beggs; and Environmental Partner, James Orr (Director, Friends of the Earth NI) will describe the Ards Peninsula coastal area and the approach to community engagement in villages there; environmental qualities and concerns of the area; examples of effective arts activism (FoE); and the ambitions for story and song in the Northern Ireland project.
