top of page
PAST EVENTS ARCHIVE
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_37069e6a39a24424b3da03cbb9f9c6ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_37069e6a39a24424b3da03cbb9f9c6ed~mv2.webp)
![Creating a bit of a do! Something you've created this year & social](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_37069e6a39a24424b3da03cbb9f9c6ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_37069e6a39a24424b3da03cbb9f9c6ed~mv2.webp)
Creating a bit of a do! Something you've created this year & social
Our December event was an informal festive celebration of a year of creativity.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_927f0db5440b479a8721d14c878b9d10~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_927f0db5440b479a8721d14c878b9d10~mv2.webp)
![Behind the scenes at ROSA magazine](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_927f0db5440b479a8721d14c878b9d10~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_927f0db5440b479a8721d14c878b9d10~mv2.webp)
Behind the scenes at ROSA magazine
ROSA editor Alex Leith and art director Rowena Easton joined our November meeting to give us an exclusive insight into Rosa Magazine.
![Magical thinking, somatics and synesthesia; building a transformative grief practice](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_c54ce3048f214154a9f813bc3a7f8433~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c7448e_c54ce3048f214154a9f813bc3a7f8433~mv2.webp)
Magical thinking, somatics and synesthesia; building a transformative grief practice
Artist Carrie Stanley talks about her grief works and the journey that she has been on to make them.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_ce6f29e6c9c34b4889d768a5f94e59af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_ce6f29e6c9c34b4889d768a5f94e59af~mv2.webp)
![Lika, Petranka, me and Other Stories](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_ce6f29e6c9c34b4889d768a5f94e59af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_265,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_ce6f29e6c9c34b4889d768a5f94e59af~mv2.webp)
Lika, Petranka, me and Other Stories
Our August event was an interesting talk by artist member, Ivilina Kouneva. Iviliana traced her roots in the Balkans through art...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_b7553bb0a53145d5a2b6e2bfdfa6af49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_b7553bb0a53145d5a2b6e2bfdfa6af49~mv2.webp)
![REGENERATE - an exhibition of works from Blue Monkey Network members](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_b7553bb0a53145d5a2b6e2bfdfa6af49~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_295,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_b7553bb0a53145d5a2b6e2bfdfa6af49~mv2.webp)
REGENERATE - an exhibition of works from Blue Monkey Network members
REGENERATE -an exhibition of works from Blue Monkey Network members at the VOLT gallery.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_4d20cad7034940eb8d10a0a0338711b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_4d20cad7034940eb8d10a0a0338711b4~mv2.webp)
![Controversial Art and Artists](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_4d20cad7034940eb8d10a0a0338711b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_4d20cad7034940eb8d10a0a0338711b4~mv2.webp)
Controversial Art and Artists
A Blue Monkey Conversation took place for our July event. The conversation was titled Controversial Art and Artists, at the VOLT gallery.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_565bf8b7fb1e4705b85acc7d06f46589~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_565bf8b7fb1e4705b85acc7d06f46589~mv2.webp)
![Watercycle](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_565bf8b7fb1e4705b85acc7d06f46589~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_565bf8b7fb1e4705b85acc7d06f46589~mv2.webp)
Watercycle
Waterweek artists Charlotte Still and Clare Whistler invited Blue Monkey Network to join them on a walk along the Horsey Sewer.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_89a119ba26654695b8a7432a99391edd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_89a119ba26654695b8a7432a99391edd~mv2.webp)
![Photographing your artwork with artist Elizabeth Doak](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_89a119ba26654695b8a7432a99391edd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_89a119ba26654695b8a7432a99391edd~mv2.webp)
Photographing your artwork with artist Elizabeth Doak
This was the first of two workshops to be held this Summer for BMN members on Photographing your artwork with artist Elizabeth Doak.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_942642a831524ce3bb8a68b96696fffe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_942642a831524ce3bb8a68b96696fffe~mv2.webp)
![The Archive – An online talk with artist Agata Read](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_942642a831524ce3bb8a68b96696fffe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_942642a831524ce3bb8a68b96696fffe~mv2.webp)
The Archive – An online talk with artist Agata Read
For our March event we were online with a zoom event artist-led talk by Agata Read, titled The Archive.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_2f737bdc6148459eaaa4bb39b917b36b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_2f737bdc6148459eaaa4bb39b917b36b~mv2.webp)
![CHAMPIONING WOMEN IN THE ARTS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_2f737bdc6148459eaaa4bb39b917b36b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_290,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_2f737bdc6148459eaaa4bb39b917b36b~mv2.webp)
CHAMPIONING WOMEN IN THE ARTS
A talk by Sarah Norris, who shared with us some insights into her role as founder of WIA (Women in Art).
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_378c93d18c974f80aed42d3282133c79~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_378c93d18c974f80aed42d3282133c79~mv2.webp)
![inSIGHT into upSCALE with One-To-Tenonline Gallery owner and curator Sharon Wylde](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_378c93d18c974f80aed42d3282133c79~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_346,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_378c93d18c974f80aed42d3282133c79~mv2.webp)
inSIGHT into upSCALE with One-To-Tenonline Gallery owner and curator Sharon Wylde
upSCALE is an exhibition at Project 78 Gallery where artist and curator Sharon Wylde has taken her online micro gallery into a real space.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_4026e99461554f1485edc8e5dd4c667b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_4026e99461554f1485edc8e5dd4c667b~mv2.webp)
![Figures in movement: Out of Hours Gallery visit with Gaynor Sádlo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_4026e99461554f1485edc8e5dd4c667b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_4026e99461554f1485edc8e5dd4c667b~mv2.webp)
Figures in movement: Out of Hours Gallery visit with Gaynor Sádlo
An ‘out of hours’ access to the latest exhibition of works by previous BMN member Alex Sádlo (1927-2021) with Gaynor Sádlo’s ceramics.
![Turner Prize - Out of Hours](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_cec73c598f294a3fa74beb91a46093f8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c7448e_cec73c598f294a3fa74beb91a46093f8~mv2.webp)
Turner Prize - Out of Hours
An out-of-hours talk at the Turner Prize with Emily Medd, Commissions, and Public Programme Curator at Towner Eastbourne.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_052f21a29b5846948554fa4d0e4c7d0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_052f21a29b5846948554fa4d0e4c7d0b~mv2.webp)
![Drawn to Music - Artists in Cahoots](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_052f21a29b5846948554fa4d0e4c7d0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_052f21a29b5846948554fa4d0e4c7d0b~mv2.webp)
Drawn to Music - Artists in Cahoots
For our last event of 2023, we were in the Towner's cinema for an evening watching BM members' collaborative film projects.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_6fb71e5e4d4f4e3db915ddc772270c9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_6fb71e5e4d4f4e3db915ddc772270c9d~mv2.webp)
![Instagram for artists with Mina O’Brien from Ditzy Media](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_6fb71e5e4d4f4e3db915ddc772270c9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_395,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_6fb71e5e4d4f4e3db915ddc772270c9d~mv2.webp)
Instagram for artists with Mina O’Brien from Ditzy Media
Mina O’Brien from Ditzy Media social media business offered BMN members workshops to improve their Instagram skills.
![Vital Signs Exhibition Visit](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_472ef708aebc4fbcb158a1effd17d119~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_346,h_384,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/c7448e_472ef708aebc4fbcb158a1effd17d119~mv2.webp)
Vital Signs Exhibition Visit
A visit and talk at the Vital Signs exhibition with artist Judith Alder.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_a735731ba0904b778b0c11e3931e26ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_a735731ba0904b778b0c11e3931e26ab~mv2.webp)
![Visit to VOLT Gallery: Existence Proof by Rottingdean Bazaar](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_a735731ba0904b778b0c11e3931e26ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_332,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_a735731ba0904b778b0c11e3931e26ab~mv2.webp)
Visit to VOLT Gallery: Existence Proof by Rottingdean Bazaar
Our extra October event was a visit to the current exhibition at VOLT gallery, Existence Proof by Rottingdean Bazaar.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_03f46af1345c4bf8bb07676f108fdb94~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_03f46af1345c4bf8bb07676f108fdb94~mv2.webp)
![Looking back, looking forward](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_03f46af1345c4bf8bb07676f108fdb94~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_273,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_03f46af1345c4bf8bb07676f108fdb94~mv2.webp)
Looking back, looking forward
Blue Monkey member Judy Martin introduced a survey of her work from the past fifteen years as a starting point to consider ways of working.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_dc9123020370498c98d765f09f5bbb47~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_dc9123020370498c98d765f09f5bbb47~mv2.webp)
![In the footsteps of Babs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_dc9123020370498c98d765f09f5bbb47~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_dc9123020370498c98d765f09f5bbb47~mv2.webp)
In the footsteps of Babs
Nikki Davidson-Bowman's talk was inspired by attending the symposium “(M)otherhood” at Tate St Ives, and Barbara Hepworth exhibition.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_fdab72eeadff4e3fba98806aca754768~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_fdab72eeadff4e3fba98806aca754768~mv2.webp)
![Artist talk at Project 78 Gallery by Agata Read](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_fdab72eeadff4e3fba98806aca754768~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_338,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_fdab72eeadff4e3fba98806aca754768~mv2.webp)
Artist talk at Project 78 Gallery by Agata Read
Blue Monkey member, Agata Read gave a talk at the Project 78 Gallery about the work she is exhibiting there.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_4fb1f86d1cae4f4c980012dd9c3483e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_4fb1f86d1cae4f4c980012dd9c3483e6~mv2.webp)
![Arpita Shah artist talk: Photography, community and collaboration](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_4fb1f86d1cae4f4c980012dd9c3483e6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_4fb1f86d1cae4f4c980012dd9c3483e6~mv2.webp)
Arpita Shah artist talk: Photography, community and collaboration
The talk this month was by Arpita Shah, at the Volt gallery, in connection with her current exhibition ‘From one dream to another’.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_225648a39cef4f499e6cda3dc41f33e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_225648a39cef4f499e6cda3dc41f33e1~mv2.webp)
![‘Five by Five’ – 5 artists talk about their work](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_225648a39cef4f499e6cda3dc41f33e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_260,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_225648a39cef4f499e6cda3dc41f33e1~mv2.webp)
‘Five by Five’ – 5 artists talk about their work
Our popular May event featured 5 members rising to the challenge of sharing their work in a strictly timed Pecha Kucha-style presentation.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_3093149f1bb641388b0c1d9b19bf8dc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/c7448e_3093149f1bb641388b0c1d9b19bf8dc3~mv2.webp)
![‘Home Movie 2022’ – Film and artist talk by guest artist Caroline Pick, introduced by June Nelson](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7448e_3093149f1bb641388b0c1d9b19bf8dc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_346,h_300,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/c7448e_3093149f1bb641388b0c1d9b19bf8dc3~mv2.webp)
‘Home Movie 2022’ – Film and artist talk by guest artist Caroline Pick, introduced by June Nelson
‘Home Movie 2022’ – Film and artist talk by guest artist Caroline Pick, introduced by June Nelson.
bottom of page