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MAGGIE SCOTT: Five Times More
28 January - 15 March 2026
Sussex Spotlight / Free entry

Discover the work of Hastings-based artist Maggie Scott and her textile series, Five Times More.

Maggie Scott’s work is shaped by lived experience: as a Black British woman, an activist, and as a mother.

This series, Five Times More, centres on the relationship between mother and child, drawing together personal reflections on motherhood and shared histories of pregnancy, childbirth and care.

Scott combines tapestry with digital imagery, transferring photographs onto silk before introducing colour through nuno felting – a process in which fine merino fibres are pushed directly into the fabric.

While birth is a universal human experience, it is not an equal one. Research shows that Black women in the UK are five times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than white women – a statistic that gives the exhibition its title and underscores its urgency.

Sussex Spotlight is a new series hosted in our public galleries, celebrating the vibrant creativity of local artists and the rich cultural landscape of our region. Supported by David and Sarah Kowitz.

Image: Maggie Scott, Five Times, 2021. Photo John Cole.