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Dates for your Diary:

3rd April 10am to 4pm
Our annual Open Day, when we invite everyone to see what we have been doing, and participate in free taster events and workshops. Further details coming soon.

10th April 8pm.
The fabulous Sarah Jane Morris for one night only. £10 or £8 concessions.

Call us on 01797 229797
for more information on classes or studio spaces available for rental.

Local Festivals

RX Wildlife & Culture Festival
www.wildrye.info
A week of family outdoor and wetland activities, exhibitions and guided walks, many of which are free. A great way to discover the coast of East Sussex and Kent.

Rye goes Rock
www.ryegoesrock.co.uk
This is an annual music festival helping to raise money for the local charity ARRCC [Activities Respite Rehabiltation Care Centre].

Rye Arts Festival
www.ryeartsfestival.co.uk
11th to 25th September. 2009 Highlights included The London Mozart Players - celebrating their Diamond Anniversary, and outstanding young pianist of the moment, Ashley Wass. 2009 was a double anniversary - 200 years since the death of Haydn and the birth of Mendelssohn - and works from both featured in the final concert. The Navarra and the Sacconi Quartets joined forces to play the exuberant Mendelssohn Octet. Comedy and Literature also feature strongly in this annual festival.
open day
 


Rye Christmas Festival
12th to 26th December

Rye Bay Scallop Week
www.ryebayscallops.co.uk
20th to 28th February. A gourmet festival involving many of the local pubs and restaurants running cookery schools, demostrations, competitions and scallop themed celebrations including a 'What a load of Scallops' Race on Sunday 28th February.

Regional Festivals

South East Open Studios
www.seos-art.org
Every year in June, artists and craftspeople across south east England open their doors to the public. It is a unique opportunity to meet, talk to and see them at work as part of the South East Open Studio event.

Coastal Currents Arts Festival
Late August - End of September
www.coastalcurrents.org.uk
Coastal Currents 2009 focuses on visual arts and moving image work from artists in Hastings and the South East. This year’s theme is ‘Hidden Hastings’ which will peel back the layers of creativity and the unique spaces in the town making hidden Hastings visible and vibrant.