“ . . . . and if we truly wish to use all our talent, offer opportunity for all, and increase social mobility, then  access to arts and culture must remain high on the agenda, whether in school or outside school.” Darren Henley (CEO ACE)

Latest News & Opportunities


The 2021 Autumn HRAEN meeting is on Thursday November 25th, 4pm at 'The Nest' - the new permanent home of Eggtooth in what was the Old Town Hall in Hastings.

For more information and to book a free place at the network meeting please email hraenoffice@gmail.com


​Hastings Museum & Art Gallery are really pleased to share some news with you about an exciting project for children aged 6 – 9 that they have developed with the generous support of Arts Council England Lottery Project funding.
​For more information go to our ​Latest News page

Barefoot Opera's new 'people's opera' - BLOOM BRITANNIA - will be unlike any opera you know, and tells the story of one extraordinary day in the life of a seaside town. Go to Latest News Page for more detail.
HRAEN has commissioned 6 new Career Insight Conversations from Culture Shift as part of our Schools Connect project.

The online conversations each include a professional introduction, Q&A session, top tips for being successful in a specific industry and a task-based creative challenge. They are designed to be an easy way for teachers to include creative careers into the curriculum.

You can find the films on our resources page or follow the link to the Culture Shift website.
The Hastings and Rother Arts Education Network seeks to help redress the balance of diminishing cultural resources in schools.

Established in 2013 the network brings together schools, cultural organisations and artists in meaningful, lasting relationships.

Working with partners in Hastings and Rother in East Sussex, the focus is on using local resources for local schools, creating sustainable projects that embed culture into the everyday lives of our young people.
 
We offer regular networking meetings for teachers and practitioners, information exchange including newsletters, opportunities for cultural engagement and bespoke cultural projects; supporting teachers in the classroom, artists working in schools and organisations offering cultural outreach.
HRAEN plastics project at Bexhill Museum for Coastal Currents 2019.
Thanks to artist James Byford, Chantry Community Primary School, King Offa Primary Academy and Bexhill College.