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PAST EVENTS ARCHIVE

2024

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.

2024

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.

2024

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.

2024

4 x 10

For our September event, we ran a new and improved event where 4 artist members delivered a short 10-minute talk about their practice.

2024

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...

2024

REGENERATE - an exhibition of works from Blue Monkey Network members

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

2024

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.

2024

Watercycle

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

2024

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.

2024

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.

2024

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).

2024

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.

2024

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.

2024

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.

2023

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.

2023

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.

2023

Vital Signs Exhibition Visit

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

2023

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.

2023

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.

2023

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.

2023

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.

2023

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’.

2023

‘Five by Five’ – 5 artists talk about their work

Our popular May event featured 5 members rising to the challenge of sharing their work in a strictly timed Pecha Kucha-style presentation.

2023

‘Home Movie 2022’ – Film and artist talk by guest artist Caroline Pick, introduced by June Nelson

‘Home Movie 2022’ – Film and artist talk by guest artist Caroline Pick, introduced by June Nelson.

Previous Events

Since June 2011, Blue Monkey Network has held an event almost every month at Towner, Eastbourne.

We have been listing our events on the a-n site for the longest time, explore them here.

PAST EVENTS ARCHIVE

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