Sussex Craft Week - Studio Safaris: Jump aboard a Studio Safari and join a guided tour of the legendary craft village of Ditchling along with studio tours to see top makers at work and gain insight into their working practice. You will be taken in a small minibus group with a knowledgable guide, and a […]
Sussex Craft Week - Studio Safaris: Jump aboard a Studio Safari and join an exclusive tour of top Sussex makers at work in stunning rural studios. The two specially curated safaris for Sussex Craft Week offer unique opportunities to meet an all-star cast of artists and gain insight into their working practice. There are multiple studio […]
Repurposing old jewellery into new designs, Pruden and Smith, a jewellers famed for its bespoke luxury pieces, preserve both memories and materials. Just pop in to its central Ditchling shop, where you can explore how a precious legacy is created, and get a unique behind-the-scenes look at the creative process. Make a day of it […]
Olly Smith, TV presenter and wine expert, will compere this very special evening which will include;• An English cocktail on arrival, specially created by Rebecca Alley from Plumpton College.• A delicious seasonal menu by Field Food• Festive long sharing tables • Tastings of at least four different of local English Wines to pair with the meal, including; Breaky […]
Tom Surgey, author and presenter, will be your host and guide on this wine tasting tour of three amazing local vineyards: Everflyht, Ridgeview and Artelium The Minibus tour will leave Charleston Lewes at 10.30am, returning 4pm: £85 per personAlternatively on your bike (route by CycleLewes) or your own transport: £50 per person
The TURPS/HASTINGS end of year exhibition will be held at the Rye Creative Centre from July 2-6. Gallery is open from 10am- 4:30 pm. PV Wednesday July 2, 5-8pm.TURPS/HASTINGS is a mentoring programme for painters whose studios are based within the geographical triangle between Brighton, Tunbridge Wells and Rye. Throughout the past year Turps mentors […]
Money’s work dances through thresholds of representation and abstraction, where figures and flowers emerge and dissolve into layered, tactile surfaces. Sculptures embody a similar sensibility – gestural yet deliberate, imbued with a quiet, introspective tension. Saturday 5th July to Sunday 13th July 202511.00am to 4.00pm (excluding Mondays) PV Friday 4th July 6-8pm
PIPPINGFORD, EAST SUSSEX: Heritage crafts in a ROSA curated marquee ROSA Magazine has been invited to curate a special marquee for Sussex Heritage Craft (or crafts inspired by Sussex Heritage) at England’s Medieval Festival in Pippenford Park this August bank holiday. This is a selling event with workshops and some mediaeval magic. Please get in […]
Join ROSA to celebrate the launch of our autumn magazine at Oxmarket Contemporary in Chichester.
Composer Tobias Wheal and artist Geoff Hands began collaborating in 2023, exploring connections between music, drawing, and text. Their first shared project grew from a drawing walk on Highdown Hill, where Geoff’s sketches and Tobias’s writings evolved into a concertina book, later used as a musical score. This exchange of sound and image has since expanded through studio-based paintings, […]
'Between Air and Earth' is an exhibition focusing on the personal narratives formed through a sense of place. A fascination with the natural world, a passion for colour, form and shape, and a poetic interpretation is a common thread uniting the works on show. From delicate intimate details to larger more expansive perspectives, the artists […]
Geoff Hands joins Nadine Feinson to present talks about their visual art practices in a Spotlight event at the Phoenix Art Space in Brighton. Geoff has a keen interest in psychogeographical drawing and how it evolves into studio-based practice. His works are typically abstract, gestural, and richly coloured, while maintaining connections to landscape. He is […]
