Tressell’s Children Project: Hastings
Join us on Thursday 8th June for the first event in MSL‘s Tressell’s Children project – an evening of Robert Tressell, art, graphic novels and working-class history, in conversation with Sophie and Scarlett Rickard, about the graphic novelisation of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Held in the atmospheric surroundings of Hastings Museum, we will explore the resonance of the book and delve into the sisters’ creative processes in making the book, alongside local historians and museum items from Robert Tressell’s time in Hastings.
The Rickard sisters will also be running a free Digital Drawing and Comics Workshop the following day (Friday 9th June) at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery. To book the workshop click here.
Participants will use the format of a three-panel strip to create a short graphic story inspired by historical objects in Hastings Museum. The workshop will also teach skills in using iPads to produce digital artwork using the Procreate app. Participants must be over 18 unless accompanied by a parent/guardian. Booking essential.
Part of the Tressell’s Children project, a ground-breaking series of events and workshops running through Summer 2023 supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
An evening with the Rickard Sisters at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
