London Art Fair 2024 carries the sweet scents of the South Downs and the Sussex seaside as England’s most culturally sophisticated region makes its presence ever more known in the British art world. Visitors will get a Sussex hit as soon as they walk in the doors. Every year since 2014 the organisers have selected a ‘Museum Partner’ to showcase […]
Fresh from the West End, a production of Michael Frayn’s 1982 behind-the-scenes farce is one of the big highlights of the Congress Theatre’s winter programme. The Daily Mail call this production ‘Pure Comic Bliss’. Full programme at eastbournetheatres.co.uk.
A showcase of design-led contemporary craft by both leading and emerging makers from across Sussex and the surrounding area. The exhibition highlights Sussex’ long association with craft and presents an exciting range of new works in all the disciplines: ceramics, glass, wood, print, metal, textiles and basket weaving. It is curated by Gael Emmett, herself […]
DakhaBrakha at ACCA! This Ukrainian quartet, who subtly fuse traditional Balkan folk with world instrumentation, is our highlight of a strong winter season at the Brutalist University of Sussex venue. Other acts include Lau’s Ivor Novello-winning composer Martin Green, and the riotous Figs in Wigs, ‘treading the line between beige and gold’ and hosting the […]
A science-based audiovisual installation with a feminist message. This work celebrates the discovery by 18th-century astronomer Caroline Herschel that 560 stars were missing from the British Star Catalogue. These were reproduced on glass plates, and in Laird’s piece represent the many women whose research, knowledge and wisdom have been overlooked.
New works by Arundel artist Andy Waite whose contemporary landscapes and seascapes are essentially expressionistic in form and energy. Waite's paintings are a poetic celebration of the English sky and weather in all their elemental power and their abstracted quality offering a slowly unfolding dialogue. Although his paintings take inspiration from the Sussex countryside, his […]
ROSA members are invited to a talk at Oxmarket Contemporary byDeborah Harwood - The Power of CraftSaturday 27th January 2.30pmDeborah Harwood, will be presenting a talk - The Power of Craft, in the John Rank Gallery on Saturday 27th Jan 2024 at 2.30pm. Deborah is part of the Modern Makers Exhibition which is exhibiting from 23rd […]
Original Exhibition Posters, a selling show at Hidden Gallery, offering you the chance to buy a piece of art history. Posters that have survived in such excellent condition as the ones in the show grow scarcer as time goes on, so it's exciting to see so many original posters in one place. There are rare […]
After the current show Unearthed finishes on Dec 23, this fine gallery takes a month off before presenting its first 2024 exhibition, featuring ceramics and textiles from artists and makers including Patricia Kelly, Victoria Meadows, Katherine Swailes and Momoka Gomi. Admire the craftsmanship at gallery57.co.uk
The elegant Petworth gallery launches Chapter Three of photographer Brandt’s The Day May Break series, exploring environmental degradation. This latest work focuses on South Pacific Islanders impacted by rising seas, following Chapter One, which was photographed in Zimbabwe and Kenya (2020), and Chapter Two in Bolivia (2022). For SINK / RISE, local people were shot […]
This exhibition showcases ten Bloomsbury works sourced exclusively from private collections. These works include a recently discovered portrait of Vanessa Bell painted by Duncan Grant, and an experimental portrait by Bell of her friend Molly MacCarthy. These works will only be on display for this ten week show, and tickets are limited, so book ahead […]
It might have been the vodka talking, but when Modest Mussorgsky went to an art exhibition his imagination went into overdrive. Talking skulls, dancing chickens, ancient castles and a hut with hen’s legs: Pictures at an Exhibition is a riot of colour. Going to an art gallery was never meant to be this much fun, […]
