Sip, swirl (and spit, if you want) to celebrate English Wine Week in Lewes, where top winemakers, exclusive tastings, and gourmet pairings take centre stage. Charleston in Lewes hosts a grand tasting, featuring the best of Sussex vineyards and expert-led discussions.
Showcasing creative talent in the region since 1996, South East Open Studios (SEOS) returns in June to once more bring together the work of contemporary artists and makers (nearly two hundred of them this year) who open their working studios to welcome the public. Every type of work is on show – sculpture, ceramics, glass, […]
Ever wanted to get beyond the blond fright wig, dark sunglasses and enigmatic statements of Andy Warhol, and find out the true personality of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists? Professor Jean Wainwright did, and spent 30 years interviewing his friends, family and entourage, listening to his private tape recordings, and studying his […]
LEWES: A private view and talk by Gorringes textiles specialist Annie Hartnett ahead of a sale on 9 June of heritage and antique craft textiles. If you make or have a passion for textiles, then you are in for a real treat. The pieces on view for this sale are eclectic, and many are of […]
2025 is already shaping up to be a landmark year for Sussex craft, and it just got even better; Towner Eastbourne has announced the programme for its popular Makers' Fairs. Be sure to pay a visit and enjoy fine crafts from talented local makers and small business, as well as craftspeople from further afield. Ceramics […]
Meet 52 local artists, watch demonstrations, and purchase unique artworks at 16 venues throughout the streets of the historic West Sussex market town.
ROSA was delighted to visit Julian Le Bas, at work in his Seaford studio for this show, in April. We met a painter possessed by landscape’s primal forces: his canvases pulse with earth, sea, and sky, rendered in deep, gestural strokes that capture not just place but movement, the slow yet relentless erosion and renewal […]
Chichester Art Society will be joining us at Oxmarket for their annual show in the John Rank and Wilson Gallery. Chichester Art Society was founded in 1939 and is at the heart of the community in Chichester and surrounding area. Chichester Art Society says - ‘Artists of all abilities are very welcome to join the […]
Led by Gilbert Whyman, you will learn modelling techniques to create a small figure and a portrait head. Working from a life model, you will develop skills in looking and observing, exploring form and structure, using a plumb line and negative space. There will be discussions and demonstrations of different tools and the marks they […]
Led by celebrated printmaker, Rod Nelson, you will learn the techniques and processes of woodcut printing, gaining familiarity with the tools and materials in order to create successful black and white woodcuts by hand and with a press. You will leave West Dean with the skills to cut a block with a degree of artistic […]
A showcase of contemporary craft by the twelve finalists of the Sussex Craft Awards 2025. These are the leading designer-makers in the region, nominated by the public and then selected by a panel representing West Dean College, Newlands House Gallery, Tutton & Young and The Makers Directory. Vote for a winner yourself. Newlands House, Pound […]
This course takes the plants and flowers of the magnificent West Dean gardens as inspiration. After getting familiar with stencilling techniques you will go outside to draw and get ideas before transforming your sketches into a layered design. Then you will print your design onto fabric to take home. Suitable for both beginners and artists […]
