• PREVIEW | Sarah O’Kane : Christmas Show

    Natasha O'Kane Contemporary Fine Art The Studio, 10 Windover Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    ROSA Members are invited to the preview of leading Sussex curator Sarah O'Kane's Christmas Show featuring paintings by Julian Bell, Nick Bodimeade, Philippa Cannan, Linda Felcey, Julian Le Bas, Jo Lamb, Kate Montgomery, Julian Sutherland-Beatson, The Baron Gilvan, Nick Bush, Jonathan Smith and Charlotte Snook and sculpture by Keith A Pettit.

  • Slynde: Tales from a Sussex Village

    In a wry, playful take on Sussex folk traditions, painter Jo Lamb, sculptor Isobel Smith and artist/maker Emma Carlow present their second flight-of-fancy group show, inspired by the imaginary village of Slynde. Pick up some unique Xmas gifts here, too.

  • ‘Celestine’ – Andy Waite’s Christmas Open House Exhibition – Arundel

    Andy Waite 54 Tarrant Street, Arundel, West Sussex

    Friday - Sunday only 11-4 (until 8pm, Friday 8 December) See a selection of new paintings in the main studio with other work in the second gallery. A collection of icons from the summer will also be on show with some new ones added. Fireside chat, refreshments and gentle music composed by the angels and their earthly friends will all […]

  • Open 23

    Worthing Museum & Art Gallery Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    The biennial exhibition of Worthing Museum’s equivalent of the RA Summer Show, after an open call to local artists, both amateur and professional. Also, until Feb 11, there’s an exhibition of exiled Ukrainian artists’ work, Ukrainian Renaissance.

  • Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2023/2024 Concert Season

    Various venues

    From Arvo Pärt’s haunting Winter Solstice to Wagner’s Dream (the Ring Cycle in just 65 minutes), there’s something for every musical taste in the BPO’s winter season, at venues including Brighton Dome Concert Hall and St George’s Church. Oh, and why not see 2023 out at the New Year’s Eve Viennese Gala? Get attuned at […]

  • The Call from Things – ceramics by Olivia Horley

    Meiklejohn Gallery 1 Malling Street, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Horley’s new collection of ceramic vessels has been made with the following question in mind: How do we hold onto objects and how do objects hold onto us? The Call from Things speaks of her experience growing up in a family that saved and preserved objects over centuries, handing on letters and artefacts from one […]

  • Talk & Book Signing by Roly Allen at Emma Mason, Eastbourne

    Emma Mason 21 Lushington Lane, Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    A talk and book signing on 7th December 6-8pm 'Notebooks, Sketchbooks, Diaries: 800 Years of Amazing Stationery' Roly Allen, the author of: The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. (Published by Profile Books November 2023) will talk about his new book, over a glass of wine followed by a book signing. This event is in partnership with the […]

  • Press + Play: A Festival of Print

    Phoenix Art Space 10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    From wood engraving to inkjet printing, via lithography, drypoint and linocuts (and many more techniques), the art of printmaking is thriving. This annual showcase, curated after an open call in the autumn, includes a Tabletop Print Fair. Discover and purchase original prints, cards and handmade items direct from a variety of makers. £2 entry which […]

  • Empathy Museum: A Mile in Your Shoes

    Brighton Dome Church Street, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    Walk a mile in a stranger’s shoes, while listening to their life story. Enter EM’s giant roaming shoebox-shaped HQ, slip on some preloved footwear and a pair of headphones, and, on the hoof, listen to an intimate tale, whether from a sex worker or a Syrian refugee, a war veteran or a neurosurgeon. Find out […]

  • Hastings Philharmonic Christmas Gala Concert

    Christ Church St Leonards-on-Sea Silchester Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom

    Artistic conductor and principal conductor Marcio da Silva (see ROSA magazine #3) leads the orchestra into a programme of Christmassy faves, such as Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite, Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Anderson’s Sleigh Ride. Plus audience participation carols. Full programme at hastingsphilharmonic.com.

  • Elena Cruz: Meat Market

    WIA 3 Fisher Street, Lewes

    A compelling collection of Elena Cruz’s paintings, prints and installation shots is currently on display at WIA Gallery in Lewes. Through her vibrant and thought-provoking work, the American-born and Peckham-based street artist explores humanity’s place within complex political and economic systems, providing original commentary on timely topics such as living costs, life as a young […]

  • London Art Fair 2024

    Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street, London, London, United Kingdom

    We are proud media partners with the 2024 London Art Fair. Every year the Fair gives a regional museum its own pavilion: this year it’s Charleston, to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Trust. Read our guide to the Sussex galleries, artists and features that make up London Art Fair 2024. Sussex at London […]