Hidden Histories Part II: Yellow Teapot Cafe and Evening Cabaret

Hidden Histories is a DIY exhibition celebraring the Rising Sun Arts Centre and its place in Reading, the world it sprang from and the people that made and make it happen.

The Rising Sun Arts Centre is 25 years old this year. This independent arts centre is part of the town’s rich world of alternative arts, music, festivals and events. A tradition of people doing things for themselves, making things happen and protesting at things they don’t want.

Exhibition 12 - 5pm
Cabaret 8-10pm

The RSAC is asking people to come along and help create the exhibition in the morning so it can open at 12 noon. There will be two floors of the exhibition, one for the wider world of alternative arts and cultural activity in Reading, one for the life and times of the Rising Sun. It will be a celebration in film and video, photos, chats, sounds, posters, talks, artwork and more. To follow the exhibition in the evening there will a ‘cabaret’ featuring celebrating the town with local artists including the singer songwriter Terry Clarke, who has written a beautiful suite of music about his hometown.

The exhibition will stretch back to the 1960s and beyond, a fascinating glimpse of aspects of the life of the town and its people. We will be creating a great timeline of the centre’s history and possible futures too.

If you have memories, thoughts, posters, photos, films or anything related please contact us. We will be putting the exhibition together in the morning so lets us know if you can join in.