Living Things presents a selection of artists from the Project Art Works supported studio at In Residence, 12 Claremont, Hastings.
Across this exhibition, paint is handled with immediacy and freedom. Paintings resist singular readings and open up space for subjective association. Colours, movement and rhythm may suggest seasonal or organic forms but also readily exceed them. The exhibition becomes less about representing nature and more about how meaning is shaped, through mark-making, material engagement and curatorial framing.
Installed in the exhibition space is the film Illuminating the Wilderness (2019) produced by Project Art Works as part of EXPLORERS, a major project we ran between 2017 and 2024. The film was made with Artists, their families, support workers and Project Art Works teams with invited film makers Ben Rivers and Margaret Salmon. Illuminating the Wilderness has been screened at Tate Liverpool 2019 as part of a month long drawing and participation residency, MK Gallery (2019) in The Lie of the Land exhibition and Nottingham Castle (2022).
Open from Friday 17 April – Saturday 16 May.
Artists whose work is in the exhibition includes: Aida Ashall, Connor Ashley, Johnny Carroll-Pell, Stanley Ellis, Siddharth Gadiyar, Gemma, Carl Sexton, Louise Newham, Michelle Roberts, Will Shepherd, George Smith and Sam Smith.
Opening Event, Friday 24 April, 16.00 – 19.00
Join Project Art Works to celebrate the opening of the latest group exhibition. Meet the artists, have a glass of fizz and enjoy this inclusive gallery space in the heart of the America Ground in Hastings.
About In Residence
Project Art Works In Residence is an activation of the ground floor of the newly refurbished 12 Claremont, part of Hastings Commons. We are delivering a programme of exhibitions, collaborations and events promoting the vibrancy and richness of diverse representation in contemporary art practice. See artworks from the Project Art Works archive, and on occasion artists leading events and workshops.
Opening hours:
11.00 – 16.00, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
No appointment necessary.
Location:
12 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA.
If you have any access enquiries please contact us on 01424 423555 or email info@projectartworks.org. For downloadable information about visiting the space please use Finding Project Art Works In Residence.
Artwork will be available for purchase on site and via Untitled Gallery.
Lead image: Will Shepherd, Untitled, 2021, 170cm x 140cm, acrylic on cardboard
From April 17, 2026
to May 16, 2026
Location: 12 Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA
Email: info@projectartworks.org
Phone: 01424 423555
