Hen Weekend in Bexhill on Sea




The Hen Weekend in Bexhill on Sea was the pilot event. It took place from Friday 30 March - Sunday 1 April 2007 at De La Warr Pavilion (pictured above). The pilot was used to tryout the event format and to gain feedback from participants to help develop further events. It was also a lot of fun!

For the pilot event the weekend's activities began with a reception at the Camden Arts Centre in London. After a meet-and-greet, refreshments and a look around the exhibitions at the centre, the group embarked on a mini bus trip down to the coast.

Details about the 16 artists, writers and curators who took part in Hen Weekend in Bexhill on Sea can be found in the artists section. Four of the attending artists were also commissioned to document the event in some way. These four works by Jeannie Driver, Jeanie Finlay, Karen Lubbock and Sally O'Reilly are now published in the artworks section.

There are also photos from the event published on Flickr.

Below is the programme for the pilot Hen Weekend event.

Friday 30 March 2007
13:30 - 15:00	Reception at Camden Arts Centre (refreshments provided)
	View Aernout Mik exhibition and receive Participant's Packs
15:00 - 17:00	Depart on 16-seater mini bus for Bexhill on Sea
	On board entertainment provided by the Hen Weekend playlist
17:00 - 19:30	Meet De La Warr Pavilion staff Polly Gifford and Natalie Trimby
	Check-in to accommodation
	Accommodation is provided in twin rooms at Hotel Dunselma and
	Park Lodge Hotel, two adjacent B&Bs (participants will be
	required to share a room with another participant)
19:30 - 21:00	Evening meal at Trawlers Fish & Chip Restaurant (provided)
21:00 - 23:30	Evening entertainment at The Ice Cube
	Pub quiz compered by Joanna Spitzner (drinks not provided)
Saturday 31 March 2007
09:00 - 10:00	Breakfast at B&B (provided)
10:00 - 10:30	Walk to De La Warr Pavilion, view A Secret Service exhibition
10:30 - 11:00	Introduction by Head of Education Polly Gifford
	Tour of A Secret Service exhibition
10:00 - 11:00	Technical set-up for artists' presentations in the Auditorium Foyer
11:00 - 13:00	15-minute presentations by Ellie Harrison, Diann Bauer,
	Michelle Deignan, Emma Leach, Kirsten Dunne,
	Hilary Jack, Amanda Beech and Roz Cran
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch at De La Warr Pavilion restaurant (provided)
14:00 - 16:00	15-minute presentations by Jeanie Finlay, George Mogg,
	Lorelei Stewart, Sally O'Reilly, Julia Alvarez,
	Karen Lubbock, Joanna Spitzner and Jeannie Driver
16:00 - 16:30	Tea and coffee break
	Scheduled individual photo sessions with Jeannie Driver
	for Relationships With Work commission
16:30 - 18:00	Informal group discussion introduced by Ellie Harrison
18:00 - 19:30	Free time!
19:30 - 21:00	Evening meal at Trattoria Italiana (provided)
21:00 - 23:30	Evening entertainment at The Mistral
	Sing Star Karaoke competition hosted by Jeanie Finlay
	(drinks not provided)
Sunday 1 April 2007
09:00 - 10:00	Breakfast at B&B (provided)
10:00 - 11:00	Check-out of accommodation
	Store bags at De La Warr Pavilion
11:00 - 12:00	Tour of Bexhill Museum with curator Julian Porter
12:00 - 13:00	Mini golf and boating in Egerton Park
11:30 - 13:00	Scheduled individual photo sessions with Jeanie Finlay
	for Different For Girls commission
13:00 - 14:30	Lunch at De La Warr Pavilion restaurant (provided)
14:30 - 16:30	Depart on 16-seater mini bus for London
From 17:00	Trains and other transport from London onwards