Montague Armstrong are based at 15 Kings Road, St Leonards-on-Sea. They create original prints using an etching based technique in their high street shop. They mix and recycle found inks and print using linseed oil on South Bank Coarse an acid free machine made fourdiner paper buffered by Calcium Carbonate and made in the UK. They also use the famous Italian paper for printmakers Fabriano Rosaspina. They are influenced by the avant garde cinema posters from the Czech Republic, using collage style imagery to tell stories or create an abstract impression. They create one-off original prints, there are no editions, each artwork is unique, like a painting but created through the printmaking process with all the magic this offers. There is an incredible moment when the paper is pulled from the plate and the print is revealed, reversed, pressed, in its magical glory. It is not always successful but it is always an incredible surprise.

Montague Armstrong are Jude Montague and Matt Armstrong. They also work together as a band to create original new music. They are signed to the Anglo-Irish label Dimple Discs.

An exhibition to fundraise for the first Hastings Trans Pride, showcasing works of art, design and crafts.

A collective of 19 trans and nonbinary artists, and allies, will showcase works exploring themes such as gender stereotypes, connecting to identity and self, and celebration of the trans experience. The exhibition will feature varied works, including photography, canvas, lino prints, latex art, handmade dolls, rug tufting, collage, mixed media 3D paintings, upcycled clothing, knitted crafts, jewellery and more.

Artists include Harry McMorrow, Fox Fisher, Richard Best, Michelle Mildenhall, Pea Crabtree, Artie Carden, Mastolf and Mastej (Spirit Doll and Noé), Serge Nicholson, Holly Revell, Victoria Oldman, Rachel Evans-White, Kiaz Trepte, Henry Tee, Santi, Riley-Fynn, Indigo Forever Tattoos (Beth Park), Megan Preston and Nansi Hitchman.

Find the Transcending exhibition in The Snug at The Crown, Hastings Old Town, throughout July. All works will be available to purchase via bar staff, with funds raised going to Hastings Trans Pride.

See previews of the artworks at @hastingstranspride

Babes In Arms is a collective of mother artists and creatives living in Hastings and St Leonards, who have come together through a shared understanding of what it is to be an artist whilst also trying to raise a young family.

Co-founded by Annie Mackin and Elizabeth Power in 2021, they have curated shows at The Big Yin gallery and The De La Warr pavilion as well as a recent event at The Hastings Contemporary.

I am a box maker and collage artist creating goodies in the seaside town of Hastings. My work is made from a need to preserve a moment - a mourned dog, a dreamlike state, a snippet of conversation. Discarded artifacts, lost treasures and if you’re really lucky, tiny fairy lights are assembled and given a new home.

Bursting with colour and energy, Elizabeth Power’s paintings exude a warmth and vibrancy. Based in St Leonards on Sea, UK, Power’s work has a colour palette rich in coral pinks, forest greens and cool blues.

Drawing inspiration from colourists such as Matisse, Hockney, Milton Avery and Tal R, Power’s loose and free abstraction takes this to the next level.

Annie Mackin is a Hastings based artist, known for her oil paintings inspired by the natural world, ancient pagan and magical history as well as the history and pageantry of the town.

Annie has had work exhibited at the De La Warr Pavilion in the mother artist collective she co-founded and co-curated ‘Babes In Arms’. The collective recently took over the studio at Hastings Contemporary for International Women's Day. As well as this, Annie has exhibited in a number of galleries and other locations such as Stella Dore, collected fictions and Heist, all in St Leonards-on-Sea.

Frank Nunneley attended St. Martin’s School of Art and then Trent Park College of Education, both in the 1960s. He taught art for a short while but then spent a lifetime working in another field entirely. He returned to his artwork in 2007 and started to develop his sculpture and photographic work alongside his painting and drawing. He has exhibited at many places, including the Farley Farm Barn Gallery, (Farley Farm is known as the former home of Lee Miller, the photographer); the Menier Gallery, London Bridge; and the Rye Society of Artists. He was also the official photographer for the first Rye International Jazz Festival in 2012.

Most of the photographic work in this exhibition was taken in and around Hastings, Camber Sands, and Dungeness. It speaks for itself.

With its varied landscapes and changeable weather and light, East Sussex has always been a huge inspiration for local artist and retired art teacher David Graham. Studies include ancient trees of Sussex, the rolling hills of the South Downs and the colourful beaches of Bexhill and Hastings.

All pieces for sale at The Crown Hastings.

Please contact @davidgrahamart on Instagram for more information.