2025 Press Coverage
Life
“On May 15, during the London Craft Week, which attracted the attention of the global handicraft community, an event focusing on Chinese county culture and international craft ecology was launched at the V&A Museum in London, UK…” read more
China Academy of Art
“The third stop of the Beautiful China overseas special exhibition opens in London, UK …” read more
People’s Daily
“This tour takes “global localization” as its core theme, focusing on how Chinese local crafts can achieve cultural innovation and contemporary expression in the context of globalization and technological change….” read more
V&A
“Featuring speakers from both China and the UK, the forum will present case studies and host roundtable discussions that explore how local heritage can drive innovation, and how craft intersects with design, industry, and sustainability…” read more
Brighton Journal
“Celebrating excellence and craft heritage, the first Sussex Craft Week kicked off last weekend across East and West Sussex with a glittering ceremony at Newlands House Gallery …” read more
Sussex World
“In partnership with Sussex Craft Week, The Bell in Ticehurst will celebrate summer Solstice with a folk art exhibition and craft fair, storytelling by the fire, and exhibitions and events throughout Ticehurst….” read more
Selvedge Magazine
“Curated by ROSA Magazine in partnership with West Dean college, and supported by a host of creative collaborators, Sussex Craft Week highlights the region as a powerhouse of contemporary craft and a custodian of centuries-old making traditions…” read more
The World of Interiors
“Honouring what has become the beating heart of the contemporary craft revival in the UK …” read more
House & Garden
“Debuting this year, the festival celebrates the wealth and variety of craft in Sussex….” read more
Sussex Life
“The county’s impressive craft scene, and its long history, is being celebrated in this new festival…” read more
Wealden Times
“Sussex Arts and Culture Magazine ROSA has launched Sussex Craft Week with an exciting programme of exhibitions, workshops and events across the region …” read more
Muddy Stilettos
“The Bell Ticehurst and The Star in Alfriston are both gorgeous venues who are hosting craft events over the week….” read more
Society of Designer Craftsmen
“West Sussex highlights would be The Sussex Craft Awards at Newlands House Gallery, a whole range of Craft Week courses at West Dean, Tadek Beutlich in Ditchling, exhibitions in Arundel, Petworth Art & Antiques Trail and wonderful open studios with demonstrations across the region …” read more
Ingenue Magazine
“Sussex’s geographical location, with its chalky coastline, rolling Downs and fertile lands has for centuries provided both the natural resources and inspiration for a thriving craft scene …” read more
The Art Newspaper
“An exhibition at the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft untangles the life and work of the Polish-born artist who reinvented craft weaving as an art form….” read more
Country Life
“The threat to fishing communities and the mysteries of life below the waves are explained in two new exhibitions at Hastings Contemporary, East Sussex….” read more
Dezeen
“Curated by the Review of Sussex Arts, Sussex Craft Week is a 10-day festival celebrating craft and creativity in the British county…” read more
A-N
“A new initiative from ROSA Magazine – Sussex Craft Week – encourages people to take part in crafting activities to boost mental and physical wellbeing and to celebrate local heritage. A huge variety of workshops are available to book now…” read more
SUSSEX EXPRESS
“A new week-long event to celebrate historic and contemporary Sussex makers will launch this summer …” read more
THE ARGUS
“The Review of Sussex Arts (ROSA) has announced the introduction of Sussex Craft Week, which will take place from June 14 to June 22, 2025. The event will feature a series of exhibitions, courses, demonstrations, and open studios…” read more
THE TIMES
“The art historian James Russell curates with a light touch, eschewing excess text and liberating the visitor to make thematic and visual connections between the ways we view this enigmatic universe. Dive in, the water’s lovely…”
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ROSA Magazine
“The show at Charleston in Lewes of the multi-media work of Grayson Perry, and the outstanding Tadek Beutlich exhibition at Ditchling Museum reflect the growing prestige of the ancient art of textile making …” read more
ROSA Magazine
“When I look at the vast range of works produced by visionary textile artist Tadek Beutlich, over his lifetime, it doesn’t just conjure always-busy fingers, it reveals a mind, and a body, that was constantly on the move…” read more
Sussex Craft Week
20-28 June 2026
Tel: + 44 (0)1273 473227
office@sussexcraftweek.com
ROSA (Review of Sussex Arts CIC)
Lewes House, 32 High Street,
Lewes BN7 2LX
Company number 13431217