Here & Now Issue 34 | July 2019

ART & LITERATURE
PHOTO: ADAM HODSON
Park life
Do you have a
tale to tell about
spooky goingson
at Clapham
Woods or
the history of
Cissbury Ring?
MAYBE YOU USED TO
WORK on the South
Downs, or you want to
talk about what happens to the park in the future?
Playwright and writer-in-residence Sara Clifford would love to
hear from you. She’s putting together a community arts project
with Applause Rural Touring and the South Downs National
Park Authority, inspired by the anecdotes of people who live
and work in the park.
Sara explains, “I am so pleased to be working on this exciting
project, and I want to hear people’s stories and memories: what
do you know about the park or its history? What do you know
about the local myths and legends of your town or village?
“What about the present? How often do you visit the park, or
do you live within it? What is your favourite place to go and
why?
“And looking ahead, what would be your hopes for it? How can
we continue to protect the park for future generations?”
The stories will be woven together to create a one-person
show which will tour the pubs of the area in September as part
of Applause Rural Touring’s Inn Crowd programme, designed to
encourage live performance and reinforce the pub as a central,
vibrant part of community life, as well as being published online.
Anyone interested in the project can contribute online at
inncrowd.org.uk/writers-in-residence. n
ART
Tue 2 – Sun 7 Jul
La Callejuela (Backstreets)
Colonnade House. Mike La-Traille’s
three-year project exploring
Barcelona’s back streets.
Tue 2 – Sun 14 Jul
Pier Road Coffee & Art On Tour
Colonnade House. Resident artists of
Littlehampton-based space return.
Thu 4 Jul
Seaweed Pressing 11am-1pm.
Colonnade House. Press local
seaweeds and identify samples.
Book pierroadcoffeeart@hotmail.
com. £30
Sat 6 Jul
Collected and Conserved 10.30am.
Worthing Museum. Exclusive talk
plus art store viewing. Book 01903
206206 or worthingmuseum.co.uk.
£7.50
Sun 7 Jul
Artists’ Networking Breakfast
9-11am. Brunswick & Thorn. Informal
get-together for local artists.
Tue 9 – Sun 14 Jul
Shireen Avis: Boot Polish
Painter Colonnade House. Textured
landscapes created by mixing powder
paint with clear boot polish.
Fri 21 Jul
David Henty: The Billion Dollar
Exhibition Circa 1593-1982 Cloud
Gallery. David’s major show for 2019.
Sat 13 Jul
Art-Ful 11am-3pm. Montague Place.
Lots of crafty fun to try as part of
Worthing Pride.
Tue 16 – Sun 21 Jul
Durrington High School: Best of the
Best III Colonnade House. Exhibition
of work by Year 10 and 11 students.
Oh It Could Be So Much
Worse! The Art of Now: Julie
Anthony Colonnade House. Visual
artist exploring relationship between
glass and light.
Sat 20 Jul – Sat 21 Aug
East Beach Studios: Hut Colonnade
House. Residents of Hut 43 create
recycled lighting and furniture with
nature as their guide.
Sat 27 Jul
Robert Koenig 10.30am.
Worthing Museum. Sculptor
Robert Koenig discusses his latest
exhibition Memorial Structure.
Book worthingmuseum.co.uk
Tue 30 Jul – Sun 4 Aug
Haven Colonnade House. Creative
initiative connecting artists with
women and children living in
women’s refuges.
Tue 30 Jul – Sun 11 Aug
Jo Maynard Colonnade House.
Stunning portraits of wildlife and
pets.
Tue 6 – Sun 11 Aug
Memories: Sonia Srebric Colonnade
House. Visual artist inspired by
historical costumes and fancy dress.
LITERATURE
Wed 26 Jun
Stories for Summer 7.30-11.30pm.
Cellar Arts Club. Sunny tales from
local storytellers. £5/£3
Thu 27 Jun
A Literation 7.30-midnight.Cellar Arts
Club. Poetry, prose and performance.
Thu 11 Jul
Writers’ Showcase 7.30pm.
Goring Methodists Church Hall.
Members share writing experiences
from inspiration to pitfalls.
Info westsussexwriters.co.uk
Sat 13 Jul
Beginning to Write Fiction 10am-
12.30pm. St Paul’s. Workshop
with local author Allie Rogers.
Book newwritingsouth.com £35
Thu 18 Jul
Speakeasy Conversation
Club 7.30pm. Cellar Arts Club. Three
guest speakers talk about their
passions. Book wegottickets £5/
members £3
Barking, Booths and
Bottlers Worthing Museum.
Celebration of seaside entertainers of
the 20s and 30s.
Tue 23 – Sun 28 Jul
Adam Hodson: Ride Like the Wind
Colonnade House. International
photographer examines where
photography and art combine.
Thu 25 Jul
Tales of Fortune 7.30-11.30pm.
Cellar Arts Club. Tales on the theme
of luck. £5/members £3
ONGOING
Quills Creative Writing Circle 7pm.
Worthing Library. For adults only.
2nd Thu/mon.
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