This blog isn't meant to be just about going to openings but anyhow I went to the opening of the new Towner gallery in Eastbourne on Friday night. Fellow DAD co-director Joanna and I had been invited by Jane Lyster, who had worked with DAD on the photography commissions. The ground floor gallery downstairs, where she had several pieces, had a real buzz about it and Jane's work was very subtle.
The People's Choice section on the first floor was very odd: The "contemporary section" was squeezed into a tiny amount of space, almost as if the work was there because it had to be, and the headings overall were very weird. Why would Seascapes not include Contemporary for example? And why "Abstract"?
Anyhow, the gallery itself is a great building and hopefully will house some exciting shows.
