19 November 2008
Four eye-catching works from the Towner Collection are the latest to be enlarged and put on display in Eastbourne’s disused shop windows.
Working in partnership with Eastbourne Borough Council’s Economic Development team to brighten up the town and drawing attention to the Towner Collection before it moves into it’s new state-of-the-art home at Towner in early 2009, Terminus Road and South Street are taking part in the second phase of this project.
Towner artistic director Matthew Rowe said: “Bringing the artworks to the attention of the public as they go about their day-to-day business is a key aim, but this project also shows the town and gallery working together to create a better, more stimulating environment.”
The sites chosen help to revitalise empty shops, reducing the possibility of crime, as well as actively promoting the Towner collection. John Northcote Nash’s Disused Canal and Eric Hesketh Hubbard’s Rye will be seen in Terminus Road. William Gear’s Vertical Feature and Alan Davie’s Sea Gate will be at the former Birth and Baby store in South Street. The project started in Terminus Road earlier this year.
The oversized works have another function too: driving people to vote for the artworks they would like to see exhibited in Towner’s opening exhibition. The new gallery, positioned next to the Congress Theatre, is soon to launch People’s Choice – the chance to vote for Collection works to be displayed. More details on how to vote will be revealed in the Eastbourne Herald soon
