Chichester Cathedral was founded in 1075, which makes 2025 its 950th anniversary, for which the diocese has organised an exhibition celebrating the Christian faith in Sussex since the Norman Conquest. Expect to see jewel encrusted ornament, staffs and croziers, a simple Medieval crucifix and a pocket-sized WW1 Bible, and to learn about The Society of […]
Ditchling Museum was set up with the remit of celebrating the artistic legacy of the Sussex village it’s situated in. And it’s undoubtedly true that Eric Gill played an important role in that narrative, as the co-founder of the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic, which attracted artists and craftsmen to Ditchling over a […]
21 jewellers were invited to respond to a brief by curator-jeweller Kathie Murphy. She paired off the participants (plus herself) and asked them to commission each other to make a one-off piece prompted by a non-precious object or text. She likens the project to a daisy chain or chain letter. This exhibition showcases the process […]
A return exhibition by artist-illustrator Jonny Hannah (see ROSA #7) inspired by a lifelong love of cinema. Hannah, in his inimitable blocky, colourful style, presents an immersive experience, featuring movie-related prints, original works, 3D constructions and ephemera, as well as screenings of his favourite films. The show is ‘set’ in Dark Town, the imaginary home […]
Commons is a new film by award-winning artist David Blandy, commissioned by The Amelia Scott and Film and Video Umbrella as part of the programme for The Open Road. The film blends archive and local history in an exploration the ancient woodlands and shared spaces of Tunbridge Wells Commons.
Towner is celebrating Eric Ravilious’s Eastbourne roots with a permanent gallery dedicated to his work. Over 100 works will be on view, including the recently discovered Mackerel Sky (1938) and much-loved pieces such as The Long Man of Wilmington and Cuckmere Haven (both 1939). The gallery will also display work from collaborators such as his […]
Sophie Barber’s ‘cushion’ canvases don’t just hang – they slouch, bulge, and whisper secrets from the Sussex countryside. Barber, a native of Hastings, enjoys her first major exhibition in this seaside gallery, riffing on repeated motifs, notably sunflowers and birds. The curious title references a slice of old Sussex weather lore. Get between the folds […]
Isabel Rock's Things Fall Apart, The Centre Cannnot Hold, one of three brilliant shows running concurrently at Hastings Contemporary, can perhaps best be described as an exuberantly psychedelic doomsday cult. There’s lots of fun to be had with Rock’s giant rat in an open-top sports car and her replica prison cell with a giant slug […]
There are three concerts this autumn to kick-start the BPO’s new season, opening with A New World, featuring rising star Junyan Chen on piano, playing Rachmaninoff’s ‘Everest of piano concertos’ No. 3, as well as renditions of Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin, and Ravel’s La Valse. The other performances include works by Benjamin Britten, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, […]
Spanning the autumn months, this group exhibition at the fabulous Gallery57 in Arundel features work made from ceramics, wood, textile, works on paper, bronze, fibre and found materials assembled to form various collections.
Betty Parsons is best known as an influential New York gallerist who championed the work of Abstract Expressionists, such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, and Clyfford Still, long before they gained worldwide recognition. But she was also a prolific painter, sculptor, and poet in her own right, and this exhibition (the first survey […]
The most intriguing of the three operas staged this autumn is a world premiere adaptation, by composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and librettist Rachael Hewer, of Edith Nesbit’s classic The Railway Children, transposed to the Cold War era. There are also re-runs of Peter Hall’s 1981 staging of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Floris Visser’s 2022 […]
