Hastings Artists Use Virtual Reality to Step Into a Fantastical World A groundbreaking immersive VR experience, The Tell-Tale Rooms, comes to OBX at Hastings Commons in Hastings, from 13 to 18 March. The film and exhibition invite audiences to step into the extraordinary world of visually impaired, neurodivergent Hastings based artist Eden Kötting. Blending animation, archive footage, and live action, this 360° VR film takes viewers on a journey through Eden’s imagination, revealing a world where art, memory, and dreams collide.

The Project Art Works shipping container is for sale. The container is fully lined and can be connected to an electricity supply. The size is roughly 20 x 8ft. Our ideal price is £500 but we are open to offers. Please note that the buyer needs to arrange collection and the costs. To buy or make an enquiry please email wendy@projectartworks.org or call 01424 423555. Collection is from TN34 1TD in Hastings.

Project Art Works presents Mono, a new online exhibition at Untitled Gallery. Mono brings together a selection of black, white, and monochromatic works by artists from the Project Art Works studio in Hastings. This collection reflects the depth and diversity of artistic practices within the studio, showcasing works that explore contrast, texture, and form. Image: Carl Sexton, Untitled, 2016, pen on paper 33cm x 38cm Image: Unknown, Untitled, 2016, etching on paper, 29cm x 29cm (framed)

Join Project Art Works for our Art Breaks this February half term. Art Breaks focusses on children and young people with complex needs, alongside their parents, carers and siblings. These sessions will take place at the Project Art Works studio in Hastings on Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 February. There are two sessions per day, 10.30 -12.00 and 13.30 – 15.00. To apply please use the link below and complete the form by 17.

As the year comes to a close, we want to express our gratitude to everyone who has contributed to the Art, Freedom, Care studios and workshops. The artist makers who join us each week, bringing creativity and passion, an amazing group of artist facilitators who do so much to support everyone, and the parents and carers who have become a big part of our community and shared their lives with us.

Work continues into 2025 as work on site at the Arches in Hastings takes shape. Renovations will greatly improve the Arches, resurface the front yard and provide completely new studio spaces in Arch 3. As part of the funding for the site we have received over £70,000 for a lift and Changing Place facilities from the Hastings Skills Capital Fund. The funders for the Arches development are: Arts Council England, Wolfson Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Clothworkers Foundation, Foyle Foundation, and Levelling Up Partnership funding (who have also funded some of the development work at Trinity Hall as well as the Architectural Heritage Fund).