One of the best-loved artists of his generation, and most influential to the next, conceptual/pop art guru Michael Craig-Martin depicts everyday objects with precise graphic outlines in vivid, psychedelic colours. Expect Nokia phones, swivel chairs, Italian coffee pots and kitchen utensils. You can enjoy a tour of the show, featuring a variety of his prints, […]
Sara is a Saltdean-based painter who started painting portraits during the first lockdown in March 2020. She mainly paints people and was a semi-finalist on Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year series 10, and has since presented two episodes of Artist of the Year Masterclass for Sky which aired in December 2024. Sara’s work […]
"Form, Frame & Fire" Crypt Gallery, Seaford, 21st - 25th May An exhibition of 4 Sussex artists working in 4 different mediums - ceramics, jewellery, painting & photography. @jan.beesley is.a photographer who embraces both traditional and experimental techniques to oreate abstracted images inspired by the Sussex landscape from the Ashdown Forest to the sea. @jayne_luscombe […]
A real treat for Sussex art-lovers, this exhibition takes in work from the late nineteenth century all the way through to the present day and showcases those not normally included in discussions about modernism. These artists include those who opposed modernism, those who came before or after it, and artists from the 1960s and 1980s […]
A new look at the influences/influencers of modernism Curator Dr Hope Wolf’s show, drawing on work from the late 19th century to the present day, examines a recent history of complex and compelling art created in Sussex, rejecting lazy assumptions about provincialism, and introducing the concept of ‘new regionalism’. There will be works by names […]
You’re invited to our Summer 2025 launch. Join us on the first night of Hastings Craft Weekend to celebrate the launch of our Summer 2025 edition. RSVP below.
Thirty-five heritage craft and contemporary makers selected by renowned curator James Thomas showcase their work at the inaugural edition of Hastings Craft Weekend. Demonstrations, workshops and a first-rate selection of handmade Sussex craft for sale, Read the ROSA interview with organiser James Thomas on page 103 of the spring issue. For updates on Insta follow […]
This event has grown year on year since its inauguration in 2001 and the 2025 edition sees 147 artists and makers opening their studios in 112 different venues in and around Chichester, in six distinct areas both in the city and the surrounding villages.
Oxmarket are delighted to welcome Janine North to the John Rank Gallery for a 2 week exhibition. From an early age, Jan’s world has been shaped by creativity. With a natural talent for arts and crafts, she has spent over six decades exploring different mediums and techniques, finding joy and expression in each piece she […]
Oxmarket are delighted to display a collection of work by Elizabeth Jane Lloyd (1928-1995) in the Wilson Gallery. A colourist in the grand tradition of English colourists, her bold brushstrokes lay together to build dappled images in oils of luminous flowers against subtle ceramic and soft fabrics. She was a contemporary of Mary Fedden and […]
Hélio Oiticica, the Brazilian radical, turned colour into architecture. His Magic Square, shown in Europe for the first time at the Goodwood Art Foundation from July, is no mere installation: it’s an experience, a structure that demands participation, a riot of tropical geometry that pulses with life. Reason alone, you’d think, to visit the new […]
This exhibition in Arundel’s always elegant Gallery57 is a birthday celebration for two local craft legends, Alison Crowther and Ann Symes. Crowther (who is featured in Sussex Craft Week’s publicity) will be showing 60 wood sculptures, one for each of her years, while Symes will show 80 woven artworks to mark her eight decades on […]
