Building Renovation Updates

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What’s happening at Project Art Works? We have fundraised over £2 million pounds to renovate our buildings which were in urgent need of repair. All of the renovations should be completed by September 2025, when there will be: A new garden here in the yard at Trinity Hall for community use. A new venue for the local community. Accessible buildings with lifts and Changing Place facilities. Green energy use When finished we hope that this lovely neighbourhood will feel revitalised.

Own Art

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Project Art Works has recently signed up to the Own Art to help make buying art works for your home. Own Art is a national initiative that makes buying contemporary art and craft affordable by providing interest-free credit for the purchase of original work. Find a piece of art work you would like to buy on Untitled Gallery and we will help you complete the paper work with Own Art.

New role: Marketing and Income Generation Manager

Project Art Works is recruiting for a new role of Marketing and Income Generation Manager We are interested in hearing from people with a proven track record in income generation through philanthropy and partnerships. You will have the experience and drive to maximise income generation through our artworks and our spaces, be it through licensing, corporate partnerships, space hire, and sales. Contract: 2 years, fixed term Hours: 32 hours per week Location: Hastings Salary: £33,000 (£38,156 FTE)

I Hear You, Labour of Love

A film featuring five artists from Project Art Works is currently being screened as part of Labour of Love, a new exhibition at The Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Republic of Ireland. I Hear You by Mikhail Karikis explores the relationship between listening and care. Focusing on interactions between carers and non-verbal people who use Project Art Works’ studio spaces, Karikis invites the viewer to pay attention to the sensitive tuning-in of support workers, artists and family members to those they support – a precarious role that is often invisible, misunderstood and undervalued by society.

Residential at Copenhagen Contemporary Closes

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Residential, which toured to Copenhagen Contemporary (CC) last April after its run at Baltic, closed on 9thMarch after a final week of workshops with Project Art Works. Back in April 2024, the exhibition opened in Copenhagen with several workshops for both gallery staff and social care groups, co-delivered by Project Art Works and CC facilitators. Over the course of the exhibition, the gallery continued to build on these initial meetings to form enduring relationships with people with a range of support needs from their communities.

Sync Shorts with Charlie Stephens

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Charlie Stephens has been selected to be part of a new project, Syncing Space, coordinated by Sync Leadership. “Sync wanted to trial an international arts residency that provided leadership and coaching and explored how this relates to arts practice. Charlie is perfect for this, as she has natural leadership flair and also holds different roles within Project Art Works: studio artist and board member. As part of the programme, Charlie has been exploring her styles (situational and collaborative) and her motivations for doing what she does.

Premier Inn Collection Reproducitons

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Premier Inn Collection: Project Art Works Launches Exclusive Reproduction Artworks for Sale Project Art Works has launched the Premier Inn Collection, a series of high-quality reproduction artworks now available for purchase. The collection features eight pieces created by neurodivergent artists from the Project Art Works supported studio, all of which are currently displayed in Premier Inn’s Premier Plus rooms across the UK and Germany. Premier Inn, Liverpool For the first time, guests and collectors will have the opportunity to own these works, with all sales directly supporting the artists and the work of Project Art Works.

KIN

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KIN, directed by Tim Corrigan and Esther Springett, was released in 2023 by Project Art Works. KIN has shown at the Catalyst International Film Festival (2025), London Short Film Festival (2024) and Towner Art Gallery (2023). About KIN Growing up Mell wished her autistic brother could speak – now, in adulthood, she realises you don’t have to talk to explain what you need. KIN is a coming of age story between two sisters (Mell and Janine) and their neurodivergent and autistic brother (Carl), exploring sibling relationships, family duty and care.

Closing Workshops in Copenhagen

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The team at Project Art Works will be at Copenhagen Contemporary on Wednesday 5 March, offering public workshops and creative activities from 11:00–13:00 and 15:00–18:00. The activities will take place within the exhibition space, and no booking is necessary. This event marks the closing of the Residential exhibition, which ends on 9 March. Images The workshop images were taken during the opening week of Residential in April 2024. Images: The artwork displayed in these images have been created by the public since the exhibition opened.

The Tell-Tale Rooms

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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.