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PAST EVENTS ARCHIVE
Artist Talk: Emii Alrai
Our October event was a collaboration with Towner, where we joined artist Emii Alrai as she discussed the ideas and processes that inform her most recent artworks and exhibitions.
Art Works That Inspire
For our September event, 3 artist members gave a short talk with the emphasis on artworks that inspire them.
Printworks Show – Lucky Dip Walk & Talk
For our August event we met at the Emma Mason Gallery in Eastbourne to surround ourselves in work by our members at this year's Blue Monkey Network exhibition, Printworks.
The Light Of Day – An Informal Retrospective by Kath Dawson
In July, we headed out to the Atrium Gallery at the Marine Workshops in Newhaven to see Kath Dawson’s retrospective exhibition, ‘The Light of Day’.
Map, Make, Move: A Creative Planning Guide for Artists – A no-nonsense planning session for Artists. Clarity, focus and a plan that fits your practice
For our June event, we welcomed Blue Monkey member Steve Bannatyne to share his process for creative planning to support your creative practice with admin tools.
Changemaking in the Arts
We were delighted to welcome Joanna Myles, Director of Sussex Contemporary, to our May event.
Diving Queens: Portraits of Resilience – An out-of-hours viewing and talk by June Nelson
June has kindly offered to share with us an out-of-hours viewing of her first solo exhibition, Diving Queens: Portraits of Resilience.
“Getting into Flow during arts practice: neuroscience explains its positive effects” A Talk by Gaynor Sádlo
Gaynor explored the neuroscience behind the experience of Flow, — a positive mental state often reported by those engaged in arts practices.
Out of Hours - Drawing the Unspeakable
For the first event of 2025, we were given out-of-hours access to the current Drawing the Unspeakable exhibition at Towner.
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.
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
Artist Carrie Stanley talks about her grief works and the journey that she has been on to make them.
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...
REGENERATE - an exhibition of works from Blue Monkey Network members
REGENERATE -an exhibition of works from Blue Monkey Network members at the VOLT gallery.
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.
Watercycle
Waterweek artists Charlotte Still and Clare Whistler invited Blue Monkey Network to join them on a walk along the Horsey Sewer.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
An out-of-hours talk at the Turner Prize with Emily Medd, Commissions, and Public Programme Curator at Towner Eastbourne.
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