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A Grand Draw at Towner
Posted on 27/03/2013
Towner is launching the Grand Draw to support the Annual Schools and Colleges Exhibition 2013. The Towner Grand Draw is a fundraising activity delivered by Towner’s Education and Learning Department and will give 1000 local children and young people the opportunity to visit the award winning art museum. There are some fantastic prizes which have [...]
A Point of Departure Talk at Towner – Nathaniel Hepburn on artist Roland Collins
Posted on 31/07/2012
On Thursday 9 August, Nathaniel Hepburn – the curator of the first public exhibition of Roland Collins’ work – will visit Towner, Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum, to present an overview of the artist’s life. Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet Member for Tourism, Cllr Neil Stanley said “Towner’s collection display A Point of Departure, which features [...]
All The Bells rang at Towner to celebrate London 2012 Olympics
Posted on 31/07/2012
Eastbourne chimed in with a resounding UK celebration at precisely 8.12am on Friday, as crowds gathered at the entrance to Towner to take part in a historic artwork to celebrate the first day of the Olympics. Towner, Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary museum, invited Sussex residents and visitors to participate in Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed’s Work [...]
Annual Schools & Colleges Exhibition 2013
Posted on 8/05/2013
The Annual Schools & Colleges Exhibition 2013 opens at Towner on Saturday 11 May. Over 1,000 children and young people from across Sussex have created artworks inspired by the Towner Collection, which will go on display until 9 June. This year is a bumper exhibition as, for the first time, Towner’s education and outreach groups [...]
Applications open for Towner’s East Sussex Open exhibition 2012
Posted on 16/11/2011
East Sussex artists are being invited to apply now for the 2012 open submission exhibition at Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum, Towner. Applications are now open for the 2012 East Sussex Open and artists in the region could have the chance to see their works on display in Towner from 24 March – 29 April [...]
Artist Tom Hammick to give talk at Towner
Posted on 20/02/2013
Sussex based painter and printmaker, Tom Hammick comes to Towner this Saturday to talk about the inspirations behind his work and printmaking techniques. The award winning contemporary art museum is currently showing Tom Hammick’s colour woodcut ‘Horse in Snow’ in the Bon Hiver exhibition. Hammick’s talk will give an interesting insight into the thought process [...]
Arts Council double Towner funding
Posted on 30/03/2011
The Arts Council today announced it will double the funding for Towner, the contemporary art museum for the South East. Its funding will increase from £176,000 in 2011-12 to £375,000 per annum from 2012 onwards. The news comes after government cuts to the Arts Council budget of 29.6% over the next four years. From April [...]
Bon hiver: A journey through a winter landscape
Posted on 1/12/2012
1 Dec 2012 – 3 March 2013 Olafur Eliasson, Joachim Koester, Kelly Richardson, Christopher Wood, Alan Reynolds, Duncan Grant, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Eric Ravilious, William Gear and more… Modern and contemporary artists in the Towner Collection take you on a journey through the winter landscape – from the forest to the ice cap. Nature has colonised [...]
Café Projects open now at Towner
Posted on 3/11/2010
Eastbourne’s award-winning gallery is taking art into its café this autumn as Towner launches Café Projects, a series of exhibitions showcasing the work of East Sussex based artists. Kate Graham is the first local artist to exhibit in the Towner Café and visitors can browse and buy a selection of Kate’s photos inspired by Alice [...]
Care home residents get arty with Towner to celebrate 65 years of Sussex Housing & Care
Posted on 8/08/2011
Residents at Woodlands residential care home in Crowborough have recently enjoyed two special visits from professional artists at Towner, the award-winning contemporary art museum for the South East, to celebrate local charity, Sussex Housing and Care’s 65th birthday. The art project focused on ‘a picture of Sussex’ and Woodlands’ residents came together to talk about [...]
Chocolate artwork, sculpture and more from East Sussex’s best artists and makers
Posted on 21/03/2012
East Sussex’s own artists and makers will take central stage at Towner this weekend, as the award-winning contemporary art museum launches the third East Sussex Open – the popular annual exhibition which showcases the wealth of regional artistic talent on our doorstep. Joining Towner’s Exhibitions Curator Sanna Moore on the 2012 selection panel were Jane [...]
Coastal Culture Trail, East Sussex
Posted on 2/05/2013
Download full Coastal Culture Trail press release The De la Warr Pavilion, Jerwood Gallery, and Towner – three of the most exciting visual arts galleries in the UK – have joined forces to create a cultural trail which promises a fabulous weekend of great art, great food and the great outdoors! The three award-winning galleries [...]
COLLECTIVE OBSERVATIONS: Folklore & Photography – from Benjamin Stone to Flickr
Posted on 20/09/2012
Featuring contributions from Faye Claridge, Matthew Cowan, Doc Rowe, Sir Benjamin Stone Collection, Homer Sykes, Brian Shuel, Sara Hannant, Tom Chick, David Ellison, Henry Bourne and Flickr Since Sir Benjamin Stone established the National Photographic Record Association (NPRA) in 1897, photographers have had a fascination with the rites and rituals of Britain. A new Towner exhibition [...]
Compulsive, Obsessive, Repetitive Family Day
Posted on 6/09/2011
Families are being invited to Eastbourne’s award-winning art museum Towner this weekend for a free drop-in event to make weird and wonderful creations inspired by the Compulsive, Obsessive, Repetitive exhibition. This Sunday, 11 September, children are invited to join artist Karen Taylor to have a go at using simple, repetitive actions to create their own [...]
Create a stunning woodland scene at Towner drop-in workshop!
Posted on 20/02/2013
Friday 22 February brings another fun workshop at Towner. Visitors can expect to make a winter woodland scene with snow birds and forest creatures inspired by Olafur Eliasson’s The Forked Forest Path, which is currently on show in the Bon Hiver display. The family friendly event will be led by artist Lulu Allison and visitors [...]
Creative Partnerships themed enquiry programme
Posted on 20/04/2011
Eastbourne’s award-winning art gallery Towner is delighted to be the lead organisation for a Creative Partnerships Themed Enquiry Programme and will be celebrating the results with a Towner Takeover Day on Thursday 28 April. Since January Towner has been working with three local primary schools Oakwood, Langney and Bourne for the project, which aims to [...]
David Dimbleby launches new Towner membership cards
Posted on 11/05/2011
Eastbourne’s award-winning art gallery Towner is getting ready to celebrate the launch of its new limited edition artist-designed membership card this Friday in a special evening event including a Gin Performance by artist Peter Liversidge. From 7-9pm this Friday 13 May, fans and supporters of Towner are invited to join host David Dimbleby for the [...]
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 are [...]
Discover a world of mythical creatures at Towner & BBC Your Paintings family event
Posted on 12/02/2013
To celebrate the nationwide launch of the BBC Your Paintings website, Towner are unveiling the oil painting ‘February 1982’ by Christopher Le Brun as part of a Horses & Mythical Creatures family drop in event. Inspired by Le Brun’s painting of a winged horse in the trees which will be displayed in the collection corridor [...]
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 [...]
Don’t miss Mapplethorpe finale weekend
Posted on 15/11/2010
The critically acclaimed ARTIST ROOMS exhibition at Towner is coming to an end this week with a special Mapplethorpe Weekend offering visitors a final chance to delve into the photographer’s iconic works. This Saturday and Sunday Towner will be welcoming a panel of guests to discuss 20th century photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s work and will be [...]
East Sussex Open 2013 exhibits local artists’ work
Posted on 6/03/2013
Back by popular demand, The East Sussex Open 2013 is soon approaching at Towner, showcasing the exceptional breadth of artistic talent from the local area. The exhibition showcases the work of 38 artists, from Eastbourne, Brighton and elsewhere in the county, allowing visitors to see the best of artists in the East Sussex region. Each [...]
East Sussex Open showcases over 30 regional artists
Posted on 29/03/2011
Eastbourne’s award-winning art gallery is opening the doors to its second East Sussex Open this weekend showcasing the work of 36 artists from the region, including the largest painting ever exhibited at Towner. This year’s open submission exhibition attracted hundreds of entries from artists and makers from East Sussex and the panel of judges, including [...]
Electric Dreams at Towner
Posted on 27/02/2013
Towner will be transformed into a hyper-real paradise on Saturday 9 March, with the return of the popular club night in collaboration with Melting Vinyl. Inspired by the work of Kelly Richardson, the legendary club night will take on a full on Electronica feel. Grasscut, Static Memories, Alphabets Heaven and Fallow will be providing music [...]
Embrace your dark side at Towner!
Posted on 14/11/2012
The now legendary Towner and Melting Vinyl club nights return with a folk feel on Saturday 24 November, inspired by Towner’s autumn exhibition Collective Observations: Folklore and Photography from Benjamin Stone to Flickr. Towner is calling on everyone to come along and immerse themselves in the Dark Season, as Night Folk: Embrace the Dark celebrates [...]
Explore behind the scenes at Towner
Posted on 20/02/2013
The first ever Behind the Scenes event at Towner takes place next week, giving visitors the chance to look behind closed doors and find out what goes on ‘back stage’ at the award winning contemporary art museum. ‘Behind the Scenes’ is taking place on 1 March and for those interested in art history, curating, conversation [...]
Explore John Piper and the music of Benjamin Britten at Towner
Posted on 7/09/2011
With just three weeks left to catch John Piper in Kent & Sussex at Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum, Towner, visitors are being invited to explore the artist’s collaboration in world famous operas at a special Day School event taking place later this month. On Saturday 24 September, Towner will host Piper and Tune, a [...]
Explore work of Ravilious in Towner Symposium
Posted on 23/09/2011
Towner is offering visitors the chance to hear from experts and take part in panel discussions this autumn in a special one day event looking at Eric Ravilious’ unique place in early 20th century British art. Eric Ravilious: New Findings and Further Reflections will take place on Saturday 12 November and follows on from Towner’s [...]
Families invited to make a winter mobile at Towner
Posted on 4/12/2012
Families can get into the festive spirit this weekend creating winter themed mobiles, in an exciting new workshop to accompany the opening of Towner’s new collection display ‘Bon hiver’. Bon hiver is a traditional French greeting. Directly translated it means “good winter” and is often used for the day the first snowfall sticks to the [...]
Fiona Rae: Maybe you can live on the moon in the next century
Posted on 24/04/2013
Towner: 27 April – 23 June 2013 Press are warmly invited to the private view, Friday 26 April 6.30 – 8.30pm Towner is delighted to present an exhibition of 16 paintings by Fiona Rae executed since 2000. The core works originated from an exhibition initiated by Leeds Art Gallery; Towner’s exhibition includes an additional loan [...]
Folky Fun for families and kids at Towner!
Posted on 23/10/2012
Families can look forward to a range of folk inspired fun and creative activity over the coming months, as Towner celebrates the latest Collective Observations exhibition with brand new children’s workshops, family days and the world’s biggest celebration of drawing! Led by professional artists and educators, children will learn art techniques and have fun exploring [...]
Franziska Furter: stray currents
Posted on 7/10/2011
“as if a breeze became form…” Towner has commissioned Swiss artist Furter to make a series of sophisticated new conceptual works for her first solo show in a UK public gallery. Graphite drawings and ephemeral sculptural works form an ambitious sculptural installation that at once fills and seamlessly becomes part of our 400 sq m Exhibition Gallery [...]
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 [...]
Help Towner keep two important John Piper artworks in Sussex
Posted on 6/09/2011
Eastbourne’s award-winning art museum Towner is encouraging visitors to its current John Piper exhibition to support a new appeal to purchase two important pieces of artwork, which will strengthen and complement the Towner Collection. A rare opportunity has arisen offering Towner the chance to acquire a pair of works by 20th century British artist John [...]
Hone your film and photography skills at Towner
Posted on 13/06/2012
Eastbourne’s Towner will be holding a Willie Doherty inspired film and photography workshop from Saturday 16 to Sunday 17 June. This is an adult workshop for students (16+) and enthusiasts at all levels, from beginner to advanced and will enable you to develop your film and photography skills over two days with leading photographer Alex [...]
John Piper weekend at Towner
Posted on 2/08/2011
Eastbourne’s award-winning art museum Towner is inviting visitors to experience the factors that influenced British artist John Piper in a free weekend extravaganza celebrating their major summer exhibition. This Saturday and Sunday visitors can enjoy a variety of talks, film screenings and family activities in John Piper Weekend and find out about many of 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, [...]
Kelly Richardson talk at Towner
Posted on 3/04/2013
The award winning contemporary art museum, Towner is delighted to announce that international artist Kelly Richardson will be coming to give a talk about her work on Saturday 13 April. The talk, with an introduction by Exhibitions Curator Sanna Moore, takes place on the final weekend of Richardson’s spectacular exhibition Legion. Kelly Richardson is known [...]
Kelly Richardson: Legion, 2 February – 14 April 2013
Posted on 30/01/2013
Canadian artist Kelly Richardson is one of the leading representatives of a new generation of artists working with digital technologies to create hyper-real, highly charged landscapes, alongside figures such as John Gerrard and Saskia Olde Wolbers. Legion is a solo exhibition of her large scale video installations at Towner, the South East’s award-winning new public [...]
Less than a month to impress East Sussex Open judges
Posted on 15/12/2010
East Sussex artists have less than a month left to pull their entries together for the 2011 Open Exhibition at Towner and impress a top panel of judges including international artist Annika Strom who is based in Hove and Eastbourne-based artist Julian Sutherland-Beatson. Applications close on 5 January for the 2011 East Sussex Open offering [...]
Local artists apply now for 2011 East Sussex Open
Posted on 8/11/2010
Applications are now open for the 2011 East Sussex Open offering artists in the region the chance to see their works on display at Eastbourne’s award-winning gallery Towner. 2011 will be the second year of the popular open submission exhibition showcasing the work of East Sussex artists and will be launched to coincide with the [...]
Lucy Phillips’ urban landscapes in Towner’s Café Projects
Posted on 7/09/2011
East Sussex based Lucy Phillips is the latest artist to showcase her work in Towner’s second floor café as the award-winning art museum unveils its autumn Café Projects exhibition. The successful Café Projects is dedicated to displaying the work of artists from the region and this September, visitors to the gallery have the chance to [...]
Major UK premiere of international contemporary art
Posted on 11/07/2012
The Edge in Landscape: New acquisitions presented to the Towner Collection through Art Fund International A new Towner exhibition of world-class contemporary art opening this weekend explores ‘the edge in landscape’ – between different environments, natural or constructed frontiers, or social and political boundaries – and the journeys or endeavours by which such ‘edges’ are [...]
Make a Lake at Towner this weekend
Posted on 15/02/2012
Towner 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 two large scale [...]
Make Mistakes at Towner’s University of Misunderstanding!
Posted on 2/05/2012
Towner anounces the theme for the upcoming Museums at Nightclub – Make Mistakes at the University of Misunderstanding! We are also pleased to announce that rock band The Guillotines will be reforming to play on the night, which takes place on Saturday 19 May. The Guillotines will be joined by The Ken Ardley Playboys – [...]
Masks and forest creatures workshop
Posted on 3/04/2013
On Friday 12 April between 11.30am – 3pm, Towner is hosting a FREE family drop in event! The award winning contemporary art museum is holding a FREE family event where visitors can explore the forest and landscape scenes in the current exhibitions. Families can make their own masks and costume pieces for forest animals such [...]
Meet renowned photographer Homer Sykes for his Collective Observations at Towner
Posted on 17/10/2012
Renowned British photographer Homer Sykes will be making his own observations at Towner this Saturday 20 October, as the documentary photographer visits the gallery to discuss his own contributions to their latest exhibition. Curated by the Museum of British Folklore, in conjunction with Towner, ‘Collective Observations: Folklore and Photography from Benjamin Stone to Flickr’, is [...]
Meet the boy who bit Picasso at Towner!
Posted on 17/10/2010
Fans of one of the world’s most popular and well known artists are being invited to Towner next weekend to meet the man who grew up being marvelled by his work and penned the new book The Boy Who Bit Picasso. Antony Penrose is visiting Towner on Saturday to talk about the friendship he had [...]
Melting Vinyl and Towner present… Club Tokyo
Posted on 10/01/2011
Sat 5 March 9pm – 1am (doors open 8.30pm)Towner the contemporary art museum Club-goers loved Studio 54 and asked us for more – now Towner and Melting Vinyl present a Japanese themed multimedia arts and club night, inspired by the first UK solo exhibition by internationally renowned Japanese artist and sculptor Tomoaki Suzuki, which showcases [...]
Museum of British Folklore uncovers the weird and wonderful at Towner talk
Posted on 14/11/2012
Discover some of the weird and wonderful customs of Britain this Saturday 17 November as the British Museum of Folklore heads to Towner for their Curator’s Talk, at the current Collective Observations exhibition. Led by Director Simon Costin and Projects Manager Mellany Robinson, the afternoon talk includes a guided tour of the exhibition and an [...]
New printmaking course to start next week at Towner
Posted on 16/01/2013
Sussex Downs College are offering an exclusive new printmaking course in partnership with Towner. The course, called ‘Further Steps in Printing’, starts on Saturday 26 January and gives participants the unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of the Towner collection and take inspiration from the wide range of prints in Towner’s state of the [...]
New Towner exhibition honours 80th birthday of beloved Sussex painter Harold Mockford
Posted on 11/07/2012
In celebration of the 80th birthday of Harold Mockford – one of Sussex’s best known and most loved artists – a major Towner retrospective opens this weekend that spans his long and distinguished career. Born in Eastbourne in 1932, Mockford has lived his whole life in Sussex, and his works display a deep and personal [...]
New Towner trust gives £217k to Towner
Posted on 23/09/2010
Eastbourne’s award-winning art gallery was presented with a huge cheque this week for £217,000 showing the significant contribution the New Towner Trust made towards the costs of the new building. The New Towner Trust has been fundraising for the past six years to raise money from the wider community towards the building of Towner, which [...]
Opportunity for art loving individual to volunteer at Towner
Posted on 27/02/2013
Eastbourne’s award winning contemporary art museum has a great opportunity for enthusiastic individuals to participate in the Spring/Summer gallery placement programme. Towner is the contemporary art museum for the South East and the placement is a great chance for someone to work along side gallery staff and gain valuable experience and a range of skills. [...]
Over 400 visitors celebrate Towner membership launch
Posted on 18/06/2011
A party hosted by broadcaster David Dimbleby and attended by artist Peter Liversidge who staged a special Gin Performance attracted more than 400 visitors last Friday for the launch of Towner’s new membership card. Friday evening saw fans of Eastbourne’s award-winning gallery gather for the unveiling of a new limited edition membership card designed by [...]
Parkour and dance come to Towner
Posted on 2/03/2011
Visitors to Eastbourne’s award-winning gallery Towner can enjoy a brand new UPG Show from Brighton-based Prodigal Theatre – The Inner City at 3pm this Saturday. UPG was the world’s first purpose-built & tourable environment for the practice and performance of Parkour and parkour-inspired dance. This is an exclusive opportunity to see this show before it [...]
Portraits in the Towner Collection
Posted on 20/03/2013
The Towner collection is known for its beautiful landscapes but portraiture also forms a significant and compelling strand. On 23 March the new collection display will unveil an array of portraits which have been gifted to or acquired for the collection over the years. Some of these will be familiar favourites; others are being shown [...]
Ring All The Bells at Towner for the London 2012 Olympics
Posted on 26/07/2012
Join Towner on the morning of Friday 27 July at 8.12am to take part in Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed’s Work No. 1197: All the bells in the country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible, to celebrate the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Thousands of people across the [...]
Step into Elizabeth Magill’s world at Towner
Posted on 18/05/2011
This weekend Eastbourne’s award-winning art gallery Towner is inviting visitors to find out more about Elizabeth Magill in a special free weekend celebration of its current exhibition, which is the UK premiere of the artist’s latest works. Green Light Wanes, on now at Towner until 19 June, is the UK’s first display of Magill’s new [...]
Step into Mapplethorpe’s world at Towner
Posted on 12/10/2010
An award-winning south coast art gallery is inviting visitors into the world of iconic 20th century photographer Robert Mapplethorpe this autumn, with a series of unique events inspired by the current ARTIST ROOMS exhibition – including the hotly anticipated Studio 54 at Towner this Saturday night, inspired by the legendary New York nightclub which defined [...]
Step into Suzuki’s world at Towner
Posted on 2/02/2011
Eastbourne’s award-winning Towner is celebrating its current Tomoaki Suzuki exhibition with a string of events over the next couple of months offering visitors the chance to really interact with the incredibly lifelike figurines on show at the gallery. Visitors can already use beanbags and stools to physically get down onto the gallery floor and connect [...]
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, [...]
Super-sized weekend of folk fun at Towner – from turnip carving to Christmas puddings!
Posted on 21/11/2012
Towner are offering a super-sized serving of folklore and traditional events this weekend, celebrating everything from corn dolly making and hoodening horses to horned gingerbread men and the traditional stirring of Christmas puddings. The two day festival of folk inspired fun on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 November, will give people a chance to join [...]
Swanwick talk at Towner
Posted on 12/03/2013
On Thursday 21 March, Towner welcomes artist Andrew Forrest to talk about the remarkable work of Harold Swanwick. Award winning contemporary art museum – Towner, has recently acquired material from the family archive of early 20th century British artist Harold Swanwick (1866-1929). The collection of work includes photographs, sketchbooks, unfinished works, letters, catalogues and collected [...]
Tate Movie Project begins second stage of its UK tour
Posted on 20/01/2011
The Tate Movie Project will arrive at Towner in Eastbourne from 3 – 4 March this year with Bourne, Oakwood and Langney Primary Schools taking part. Children have been invited to take part in a nationwide project to create the Tate Movie, the first of its kind, an animation film made by and for children. This [...]
The Art of Giving – new display explores how gifts have shaped The Towner Collection
Posted on 4/04/2011
Like many art museums, Towner relies upon the generosity of artists, collectors and its visitors, the public! A new collection display opening at Towner this weekend celebrates this ongoing philanthropy – this is the chance for visitors to see some of the most significant works in the Towner Collection, find out how they ended up [...]
The Art of Giving – Annual schools project & exhibition
Posted on 26/04/2011
Towner’s second annual schools’ project and exhibition has grown substantially following the success of last year and this year, Towner has been delighted to welcome over 800 pupils from 15 schools to take part. Since February schools have been visiting Towner’s Art Store to view a selection of works that can now be seen on [...]
The People’s Monarch
Posted on 29/03/2012
A portrait of The Queen has been commissioned by BBC South East Today which will be entirely made up of photographs of the people of the region. Around 10,000 images will be needed for a huge photo-mosaic of the Queen. The photos can be portaits, family photos, shots of people in front of their favourite [...]
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 [...]
The People’s Monarch at Towner attracts 16,000 visitors
Posted on 13/06/2012
The People’s Monarch exhibition at Eastbourne’s Towner was a huge success over the Jubilee period with close to 16,000 visitors coming to see the artwork over the two-week duration of the show, travelling from all over the UK! The exhibition was even broadcast on Canadian national television, after an international network picked up on this [...]
Touring Dementia Project
Posted on 27/03/2013
The award winning contemporary art museum, Towner is delighted to announce the Touring Dementia Project; an outreach programme being taken out into the community. Towner’s outreach team is currently visiting 10 care homes across the county, offering stimulating opportunities for people with memory problems and their carers, to engage with Towner’s art collection. The Touring [...]
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 [...]
Towner appoints Photoworks’ Emma Morris as Executive Director
Posted on 18/01/2013
Award-winning art gallery Towner has appointed a new Executive Director. Emma Morris, who has been Director of Photoworks in Brighton since 2010, will take up the post in mid-March 2013. Emma joins at a very exciting time for Towner, as the organisation moves forward to independent trust status. As Executive Director, Emma will lead Towner [...]
Towner calls on regional artistic talent for the East Sussex Open 2013
Posted on 8/11/2012
East Sussex artists are being invited to apply now for the 2013 open submission exhibition at Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum, Towner. Returning for its fourth year, the popular East Sussex Open 2013 is open to artists and makers working in any media who live or work in the East Sussex region, including Brighton and [...]
Towner gains national quality standard
Posted on 20/10/2010
An award-winning south coast art gallery has just been officially ‘Accredited’ by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). Eastbourne’s Towner Gallery was officially opened in April 2009 and in its first 18 months has gone from strength to strength winning critical acclaim and awards including the RIBA award and the Public and Community Award [...]
Towner GENERATE Crew launch innovative regeneration project at youth fair
Posted on 13/11/2012
Young people from Towner’s GENERATE Crew made an appearance at Eastbourne Youth Fair last month and took time out to present plans for an innovative new regeneration project for the town. GENERATE Crew, made up of young people aged 14 – 19 years old, presented their idea to the Eastbourne Youth Forum, suggesting plans to run [...]
Towner hosts ‘sound art’ project Silent Voices
Posted on 9/05/2012
Eastbourne’s Towner contemporary art museum is inviting visitors to go along this weekend to see their latest exhibition, Silent Voices, in collaboration with music charity Rhythmix. Silent Voices is a sound and video installation created by the young people who access Charlie’s YMCA drop-in centre in Eastbourne, giving them a platform to be heard. The [...]
Towner is partner in Plus Tate…
Posted on 1/11/2010
…a major new collaborative arts initiative launched by Culture Secretary in London last week. Plus Tate, a major new national initiative for the visual arts involving Tate and 18 of the UK’s most dynamic arts institutions, was launched on 21 October at Tate Modern by Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. Joining together to exchange ideas, knowledge, [...]
Towner launches first summer volunteer placement programme
Posted on 26/06/2012
Towner is launching its first summer volunteer placement programme that will provide successful candidates with comprehensive training, personalised skills development and valuable experience in a leading contemporary art museum. Enthusiastic individuals are being sought to participate in this new programme which is centred on delivering exceptional visitor services. Gallery volunteers will be on hand to [...]
Towner Membership card gets a revamp from artist Kelly Richardson
Posted on 27/02/2013
Friday 8 March sees the launch of Towner’s new membership card designed by artist Kelly Richardson whose exhibition ‘Legion’ is currently on display at the leading contemporary art gallery. Richardson has designed the latest in a series of limited edition artist –designed membership cards produced by Towner. Previous versions include designs by Peter Liversidge and [...]
Towner only Sussex attraction to make Connect10 shortlist
Posted on 7/02/2012
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 [...]
Towner prepares for a new future
Posted on 1/12/2012
Matthew Rowe, Artistic Director of Towner will be leaving at the end of December in order to take up the position of Director of firstsite, in Colchester, in the New Year. Matthew leaves at an all-time high for Towner, with visitor figures for the past year at a record 110,000 – surpassing the 100,000 milestone [...]
Towner presents University of Brighton graduation show
Posted on 13/06/2012
Students of FdA Digital Media Design at The University of Brighton present their graduation show at Towner from 12 to 17 June. Level Up is a free exhibition which will showcase the best of the student’s creative work and you can expect to see fantastic examples of Graphic Design, Animation, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Interactive and [...]
Towner wins Bob & Roberta Smith in landslide public vote
Posted on 7/03/2012
Eastbourne’s gallery is only South East winner in the Museums at Night competition! Towner has topped the Connect10 poll with 55% of the votes to win artist Bob & Roberta Smith for a special Museums at Night event in May, including the first ever Museums at Nightclub. Towner is the only museum in the South [...]
Towner’s Touring Dementia Project
Posted on 27/03/2013
The award winning contemporary art museum, Towner is delighted to announce the Touring Dementia Project; an outreach programme being taken out into the community. Towner’s outreach team is currently visiting 10 care homes across the county, offering stimulating opportunities for people with memory problems and their carers, to engage with Towner’s art collection. The Touring [...]
Towner’s film screening by Turner Prize winning artist
Posted on 7/11/2011
Eastbourne’s award-winning contemporary art museum Towner is inviting visitors to enjoy a screening this Friday evening of Self Made, the debut documentary feature film by Turner Prize winning artist Gillian Wearing. Filmed on location in Newcastle, the film begins with an advert that asks the public: ‘If you were to play a part in a [...]
Towner’s Tomoaki Suzuki events draw thousands
Posted on 16/03/2011
Towner’s Tomoaki Suzuki exhibition proved to be a huge hit with visitors, with the Japanese sculptor’s tiny lifelike figures putting a smile on the face of everyone who entered the gallery! Visitors were able to step into the artist’s world and get to know the artworks further through a series of events for all ages [...]
Twice Turner Prize nominated artist Willie Doherty comes to Towner
Posted on 17/04/2012
Eastbourne welcomes twice Turner Prize nominated artist Willie Doherty for a new exhibition opening this weekend at Towner, the South East’s award-winning contemporary art museum. Disturbance, showing from 21 April to 24 June 2012, surveys the artist’s distinguished career from the mid 1980s to today – including Doherty’s most recent work AncientGround, shot on the [...]
Two new Towner exhibitions celebrate local area
Posted on 9/05/2012
A new Towner Collection display and an annual schools exhibition will open at Towner, Eastbourne’s contemporary art museum, this weekend. Both exhibitions open on Saturday 12 May, filling all three floors of Towner with art related to the land. Towner’s annual schools exhibition, This is Eastbourne, This is Seaford…, explores local and cultural pride and [...]
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 [...]
Wanderings through latest Café Projects at Towner
Posted on 7/03/2011
The award-winning Towner is welcoming a new Eastbourne artist to exhibit in its second floor café this month as its successful Café Projects exhibition continues, showcasing the work of artists from the region. Judith Alder is an artist based in Eastbourne, who as well as practicing as an artist, also co-founded Blue Monkey Studio in [...]
Watch Ravilious’ landscape on the silver screen
Posted on 19/08/2010
Eastbourne’s award-winning gallery is inviting visitors to view the landscape that inspired works in its current exhibition with a Ravilious Film Weekend over the August Bank Holiday. Next weekend, from 28-29 August, Towner is holding a special film weekend showing Atonement (cert 15) on Saturday and A Matter of Life and Death (cert U) on [...]
Weekend of sell-out events at Towner
Posted on 28/11/2012
Towner enjoyed an exceptionally successful weekend of folk themed events, with well over a thousand visitors coming through the doors to take part in workshops and activities for adults and children. The two day festival of folk inspired fun took place on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 November, and gave people a chance to join [...]
Win an artwork at Towner’s Night to Remember
Posted on 28/05/2012
Towner is inviting you to a special event to celebrate their new limited edition membership card by artist Jodie Carey. Join the gallery on Thursday 31 May for a flavour of Towner in the evening, when the gallery, its visitors and members, and a trio of unusual musicians will come out to play – you [...]
Young people re-GENERATE the town this half term with urban art workshops
Posted on 12/02/2013
Young people will be joining together this half term in two days of free Towner workshops, to produce exciting urban art displays designed to brighten up empty shop windows. ‘Generate’ is Towner’s crew of young people which enables teenagers aged 13 – 19 to get involved in a range of creative activities. This half term, [...]
