Past
Events
Red Set Girls & Jack in the Green
Date: 2 May 2025
Location: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
A cross-cultural celebration of resistance and joy through costume, music and performance, connecting Caribbean Jonkonnu and British folk traditions.
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Date: 15 October 2024
Location: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
PTRC founder Claudine Eccleston reveals the identity of Margaret Sullivan—the previously unnamed Black flower seller from a historic St Leonards photograph—and reunited her descendants with their family story.
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From Desmond’s to Rye Lane: An Evening of Black British Television and Film
Date: 2 October 2024
Location: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
An evening celebrating Black British screen culture with a screening of Desmond’s and Rye Lane, followed by a Q&A with writer Trix Worrell and curator Lorna Hamilton-Brown. 🔗 Link to event
Wear Your Happy with Karen Arthur
Date: 14 July 2024
Location: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
A creative wellbeing workshop using personal stories and dress memories to explore what joy looks and feels like through fashion.
Black Joy Panel: Looking Forward with Young Artists
Date: 23 June 2024
Location: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
Emerging artists discuss migration, home, identity, and how they centre joy in their practice.
Curator-Led Tour: BLACK JOY! Exhibition
Date: 23 June 2024
Location: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
A behind-the-scenes tour of the BLACK JOY! exhibition with curator Lorna Hamilton-Brown, offering deeper insight into the artists and themes.
Date: 7 June 2024
Location: Stables Theatre, The Bourne, Hastings TN34 3BD
An award-winning dance duet reclaiming Dancehall to defiantly challenge homophobia and transphobia while celebrating queer resilience.
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Date: 6 June 2024
Location: Sussex Studio, White Rock Theatre, Hastings TN34 1JX
A vibrant cabaret party featuring six queer performers hosted by Yshee Black, followed by DJ Sarah Buller for an evening of joyful celebration.
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Bring and Brag with Harold Offeh
Date: 9 June 2024
Location: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
A free community gathering where artist Harold Offeh invites participants to explore memory, objects and local history to reshape museum narratives around Black Joy.
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I Am From Reykjavik by Sonia Hughes
Date: 15 June 2024
Location: Hastings Town Centre
A public installation by Sonia Hughes exploring identity and belonging through an experiential journey in the heart of Hastings.
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BLACK JOY! Up Close and Personal
Date: 4 May – 25 August 2024
Location: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
A major group exhibition featuring over 40 Black artists from the South East, celebrating joy, resistance and creativity through painting, photography, textiles, sculpture and film.
Children’s Storytime: Celebrating Black Authors
Date: 27 July 2024
Location: Mini Playhouse, 26 White Rock, Hastings
A fun and interactive seaside-themed storytime session for children, celebrating Black authors through Ananse stories and creative play.
Playing the Race Card 2022 Exhibition
Date: 21 October – 6 November 2022
Location: Greenhalf Studio, St Leonards
An exhibition featuring 25 Black artists responding to the phrase "playing the race card" through painting, collage, film, sculpture and spoken word.
Exhibition Panel Discussion
Date: 22 October 2022
Location: Greenhalf Studio, St Leonards
Artists from the 2022 exhibition gathered to discuss their work, experiences and the wider conversations around race and creativity.
Private View – Exhibition Launch
Date: 21 October 2022
Location: Greenhalf Studio, St Leonards
A celebratory opening night welcoming audiences to meet the artists and explore the exhibition.
Collage and Chill (Youth Workshop)
Date: 9 October 2022
Location: Afri-Co-Lab, St Leonards
A hands-on creative workshop for young people to explore identity, race and storytelling through collage.
Playing the Race Card Launch Event
Date: 30 October 2020
Location: Hastings
The public launch of Playing the Race Card, featuring live performances, Caribbean food and an invitation for artists and community members to get involved.