The Beacon, a large late Victorian house in one acre of grounds situated on the West Hill of Hastings, is a hub of creative activity, owned, lived in and managed by Judy Dewsbery, along with her partner, Simon De-Lange.

On the lower floor of the main house are two large and one medium sized rooms that are used for a variety of purposes including drawing, life drawing, painting classes, yoga, qi gong, band rehearsals, musical feasts, creative workshops. Dab Arts, local arts group known mainly for their work with their Youth Theatre are also based here, doing small scale rehearsals, visual arts workshops, meetings and video editing.

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Sunday 6th June 11am - 3pm
Big sale at the Beacon

clothes; vintage Swanky Modes.
a bit of art, bric-a-brac, books, pottery, glass,a bit of furniture etc etc

Refreshments

The first fund-raiser for the new, exciting
‘A Walk of Art’

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Judy Dewsbery, Dancing with De-Lange series.

Prints and cards of these paintings are available from Judy's own site. Click here. (opens in a new window)

Kimono Installation 25th September 2009

The final event both for the kimono project and me personally for the moment, was a beautiful and moving evening. Indoors the textile garments hung from the ceiling so that as you walked through, you pushed them out of the way. In the garden a windless night allowed the installation of paper kimonos to be lit from inside by tea lights on the upright bamboos.

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The Jerwood Collection

I fully support this proposal as being possibly the best opportunity for the regeneration of Hastings ever!   
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