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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
