How to Enter the Art World after…..with Hettie Judah and the Bluemonkey Artist Network
Wednesday 13th May 2026
6.00 – 8.00 pm (Doors open 5.30 pm for a 6.00 pm start)
Studio 1, Ground floor, Towner Gallery Eastbourne
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL
How to Enter the Art World after…..with Hettie Judah and the Bluemonkey Artist Network
Wednesday 13th May 2026
6.00 – 8.00 pm (Doors open 5.30 pm for a 6.00 pm start)
Studio 1, Ground floor, Towner Gallery Eastbourne
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL- please email if you are interested in joining the waiting list
Bluemonkey Network are delighted to welcome Hettie Judah to one of our 2 events this May, to celebrate the launch of her latest book, How to Enter the Art World... after a late start, a first career, illness, raising children, a crisis of confidence, leaving it in disgust...
For this event, we will first hear from 4 of our artist members who will share a 5-minute Pecha Kucha style talk about their practice, followed by an open floor discussion led by Hettie. We will then have an opportunity to purchase the book and have it signed by Hettie.
This event is free to BMN members and £5 for visitors, payable on the night. This is a limited-number ticketed event, and you must book your place in advance via Eventbrite here.
Hettie Judah is a writer, and curator of the acclaimed exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood. The author of numerous books on art, she is well known as a critic, columnist, broadcaster and advocate for artists’ rights. Her latest book, How to Enter the Art World is a grown-up guide for any artist whose life is complicated, demanding and, well, human. Informed by years spent working with artists and dozens of candid interviews, it is a myth-busting bonanza full of insights, ideas and inspiration. Frank, funny and occasionally forthright, this is your friend on the path (back) into the art world.
If you are planning on attending one of our events and have any access needs, please let us know in advance.
Blue Monkey Network is run by artists for artists, in partnership with Towner Eastbourne, and is entirely funded by membership subscriptions and donations. Many thanks to all our supporters.
COMING UP
Artist Studio Visit – Poppy Jones
Thursday 21 May 2026
6.30 – 7.30 pm
Offsite in Meads, Eastbourne. Full address details will be shared ahead of the event
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL
Poppy Jones will lead a tour of her studio and home, where the works for her Towner exhibition Frozen Sun were created. During the tour, she will speak about her practice. A partnership event with Towner.
This will be a free event with restricted numbers. You will be required to book via the Towner website. You can see Poppy’s work at Towner from 28th March to 31st May 2026 in Gallery 1.
Image: Poppy Jones, A Shining, 2025. © Poppy Jones. Courtesy of the artist and Herald St, London. Photo by Jack Elliot Edwards.
Masterclass on Instagram for artists
(sign up required)
Thursday 25th June 2026
2.00 – 5.00 pm (3 hours daytime)
Ditzy Media, Eastbourne
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL - WAITING LIST
In June we are offering our members a Masterclass on Instagram for artists. This will be run by Mina O’Brien from Ditzy Media .
The workshop will include using Instagram, creation of reels and how to use Canva to support this. Instagram has changed a bit since we offered these workshops previously so this session will cover more ground. They will be run in Eastbourne, near the station and will be subsidised by BMN. There will be a fee of £20 per person payable in advance to secure your space.
This workshop is now full. Please email bluemonkeynetevents@gmail.com to put your name on the waiting list