Gathered Around The Sun
Exhibition
Gathered Around the Sun is a curation of works from the Towner Collection brought together with a new work by Sophie Barber, selected by the Art Fund Reimagine Collection & Acquisition Committee.
7 February to 8 March
Gallery 1
Free to attend
Gathered Around The Sun is a celebration of a new work by Sussex-based artist Sophie Barber, selected by the Collections & Acquisitions Committee. Placed in conversation with existing works from Towner’s collection, Gathered Around The Sun explores how domesticity and wildness are entangled. Works include the first presentation of Guard by Jodie Carey since its acquisition by Towner.
The exhibition has been curated by Committee members:
Connie Ashford, Flavia Cahn, Serena Cobbinah, Ben Coleman, Maddie Lock, Luka Shaxson, Elva Webb and Sophie Wright.
Large print guide
Download Gathered Around The Sun Large print guide
About the Collections & Acquisitions Committee
The Collections & Acquisitions Committee was established in 2024, made possible through funding as part of Art Fund’s Reimagine programme. The Committee provides career development opportunities for under 30s and increases accessibility to the Towner Collection through transparency of working processes and practices.
The aim of the Committee has been to encourage mutual learning and to create a collaborative environment through which Towner's founding ethos to be ‘an art gallery for the people’ can continue to be realised. Committee members' input has been invaluable in helping Towner to fulfil its commitment to furthering the diversity of its collection.
Events
Lunchtime Response: Blackout Poetry with Serena Cobbinah
Thursday 5 March, 1.30pm
Free drop-in
Film programme
The Collections & Acquisitions Committee has programmed four special film screenings at Towner Cinema to accompany their ground-floor exhibition:
The Florida Project
Saturday 7 February | 11.00am
Pay What You Can from £3
The Outrun
Sunday 15 February | 11.30am
Pay What You Can from £3
Our Land
Saturday 7 March | 2.00pm
£10 (£7)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Sunday 8 March | 11.30am
Pay What You Can from £3
This exhibition was made possible with Art Fund support
Sophie Barber, Meet me there, where the sun goes down and the moon comes up, Installation view at Towner Eastbourne. Photo by Rob Harris.
