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PAST EVENTS ARCHIVE


Out of Hours - Drawing the Unspeakable
For the first event of 2025, we were given out-of-hours access to the current Drawing the Unspeakable exhibition at Towner.


Creating a bit of a do! Something you've created this year & social
Our December event was an informal festive celebration of a year of creativity.


Behind the scenes at ROSA magazine
ROSA editor Alex Leith and art director Rowena Easton joined our November meeting to give us an exclusive insight into Rosa Magazine.

Magical thinking, somatics and synesthesia; building a transformative grief practice
Artist Carrie Stanley talks about her grief works and the journey that she has been on to make them.


Lika, Petranka, me and Other Stories
Our August event was an interesting talk by artist member, Ivilina Kouneva. Iviliana traced her roots in the Balkans through art...


REGENERATE - an exhibition of works from Blue Monkey Network members
REGENERATE -an exhibition of works from Blue Monkey Network members at the VOLT gallery.


Controversial Art and Artists
A Blue Monkey Conversation took place for our July event. The conversation was titled Controversial Art and Artists, at the VOLT gallery.


Watercycle
Waterweek artists Charlotte Still and Clare Whistler invited Blue Monkey Network to join them on a walk along the Horsey Sewer.


Photographing your artwork with artist Elizabeth Doak
This was the first of two workshops to be held this Summer for BMN members on Photographing your artwork with artist Elizabeth Doak.


The Archive – An online talk with artist Agata Read
For our March event we were online with a zoom event artist-led talk by Agata Read, titled The Archive.


CHAMPIONING WOMEN IN THE ARTS
A talk by Sarah Norris, who shared with us some insights into her role as founder of WIA (Women in Art).


inSIGHT into upSCALE with One-To-Tenonline Gallery owner and curator Sharon Wylde
upSCALE is an exhibition at Project 78 Gallery where artist and curator Sharon Wylde has taken her online micro gallery into a real space.


Figures in movement: Out of Hours Gallery visit with Gaynor Sádlo
An ‘out of hours’ access to the latest exhibition of works by previous BMN member Alex Sádlo (1927-2021) with Gaynor Sádlo’s ceramics.

Turner Prize - Out of Hours
An out-of-hours talk at the Turner Prize with Emily Medd, Commissions, and Public Programme Curator at Towner Eastbourne.


Drawn to Music - Artists in Cahoots
For our last event of 2023, we were in the Towner's cinema for an evening watching BM members' collaborative film projects.


Instagram for artists with Mina O’Brien from Ditzy Media
Mina O’Brien from Ditzy Media social media business offered BMN members workshops to improve their Instagram skills.

Vital Signs Exhibition Visit
A visit and talk at the Vital Signs exhibition with artist Judith Alder.


Visit to VOLT Gallery: Existence Proof by Rottingdean Bazaar
Our extra October event was a visit to the current exhibition at VOLT gallery, Existence Proof by Rottingdean Bazaar.


Looking back, looking forward
Blue Monkey member Judy Martin introduced a survey of her work from the past fifteen years as a starting point to consider ways of working.


In the footsteps of Babs
Nikki Davidson-Bowman's talk was inspired by attending the symposium “(M)otherhood” at Tate St Ives, and Barbara Hepworth exhibition.


Artist talk at Project 78 Gallery by Agata Read
Blue Monkey member, Agata Read gave a talk at the Project 78 Gallery about the work she is exhibiting there.


Arpita Shah artist talk: Photography, community and collaboration
The talk this month was by Arpita Shah, at the Volt gallery, in connection with her current exhibition ‘From one dream to another’.
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