Make a Lake at Towner this weekend
Posted on 15/02/2012
Towner Contemporary Art Museum is inviting families to enjoy the end of half-term this weekend with activities inspired by their new VISITOR exhibition. This Friday children have the chance to construct their own 3D worlds with Make a Lake workshops inspired by the VISITOR exhibition, which invites visitors to experience a frozen other world with [...]
Towner only Sussex attraction to make Connect10 shortlist – vote now!
Posted on 8/02/2012
Towner is in the running to bring famous artist Bob & Roberta Smith to Eastbourne after the announcement of the Connect10 shortlist – with Towner the only Sussex cultural attraction to make it on to the list. Eastbourne now needs your vote to beat off competition from Leeds and Bradford and win the ultimate prize [...]
Hear BAFTA-nominated artists and enjoy free film screenings at Towner
Posted on 2/02/2012
Towner is inviting visitors to hear from the BAFTA-nominated artists behind their latest exhibition VISITOR in a one-off talk this Saturday. igloo artists Gibson and Martelli will be at Towner at 2pm on Saturday to speak to visitors about their artistic practice and use of video game technology, as well as their travels in the [...]
Journey through a frozen wilderness in VISITOR at Towner
Posted on 24/01/2012
Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum is inviting visitors to step into a frozen other world this weekend, with the opening of a new interactive exhibition using computer game technology and inspired by the snow-driven mountains of the Canadian Rockies. VISITOR has been created by BAFTA-nominated art duo Gibson / Martelli who work together as igloo, [...]
The People’s Republic of Towner
Posted on 14/01/2012
Towner is getting ready to launch its latest exhibition this weekend, The People’s Republic of Towner – a co-production between Towner and CRI Lift House, a drug treatment service concerned with the treatment and care of vulnerable adults. The People’s Republic of Towner will open this Saturday and run until 29 January and has been [...]
VISITOR – an exhibition by Gibson & Martelli (igloo)
Posted on 7/01/2012
VISITOR is an investigation into experience of place, figure and landscape. Real and invented panoramas depict the beauty and strangeness of the natural world. The gallery visitor is invited into two new installation works – environments inspired by the snow-driven mountains of the Canadian Rockies. Developed during research by the artists at The Banff Arts [...]
Digital Christmas Carnival comes to town!
Posted on 5/12/2011
Eastbourne’s award-winning Towner Contemporary Art Museum is getting ready for a bumper weekend of festivities with its first ever Christmas Carnival! This Friday and Saturday visitors will have the chance to see Towner’s exhibition halls transformed with popular culture, new technology and the thrill of the fairground coming together for a unique carnival event. Tickets [...]
Towner and Melting Vinyl present… THE DIGITAL CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL
Posted on 22/11/2011
Friday 9 December 9pm – 1am (doors open 8.30 pm) Towner – The Contemporary Art Museum for the South East in association with Melting Vinyl and Boredbrands Digital Funfair are delighted to present their inaugural Christmas Carnival. For one night only the cavernous exhibition halls of Towner will be transformed into a festive “mash up [...]
Discover Franziska Furter at Towner
Posted on 22/11/2011
A one-off audience with the Swiss artist in the UK and free film screenings Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum Towner is inviting visitors to discover more about Swiss artist Franziska Furter this weekend and the inspiration behind her exhibition, stray currents, which is on now at Towner. This Saturday visitors have a one-off opportunity to [...]
Success for Towner’s John Piper Appeal
Posted on 22/11/2011
An appeal by Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum Towner to purchase two important pieces of artwork by 20th century British artist John Piper has been successful, with overwhelming support from visitors. Thanks to grants from the Art Fund, the V&A and the Friends of the Towner, and the incredible generosity of Towner visitors and fans, [...]
