Autumn 2026 Imogen Lycett Green meets Abdollah Nafisi Henry Moore at Kew Wakehurst Tom Hasson on Sussex’s hidden treasures: Carolyn Trant’s Keep frieze Events Calendar My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyOpens: 06/07/2026Chichester Festival TheatreChichesterGuerrilla Girls / Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth PressGuerrilla Girls / Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth PressOpens: 01/04/2026CharlestonLewesSummer Colour 2026Summer Colour 2026Opens: 11/07/2026Cameron Contemporary ArtBrighton and HoveMarc FishMarc FishOpens: 25/07/2026Newlands House GalleryPetworthPaula Rego: Visions of English LiteraturePaula Rego: Visions of English LiteratureOpens: 22/05/2026Newlands House GalleryPetworthWorthing OPEN26Worthing OPEN26Opens: 28/03/2026Worthing Museum & Art GalleryWorthingLeo Stevenson - Finding the CentreLeo Stevenson - Finding the CentreOpens: 01/09/2026Oxmarket ContemporaryChichesterTo Improvise a Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye CuratesTo Improvise a Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye CuratesOpens: 27/06/2026De La Warr PavilionBexhillJanaina Tschäpe: Conversations with the SeaJanaina Tschäpe: Conversations with the SeaOpens: 13/06/2026Hastings ContemporaryHastingsTalismanicTalismanicOpens: 23/07/2026Farleys House & GalleryChiddinglyEarthworkEarthworkOpens: 08/08/2026Gallery57ArundelArtists at OakbankArtists at OakbankOpens: 19/09/2026Oakbank, StorringtonStorringtonAll Things Fungi FestivalAll Things Fungi FestivalOpens: 18/09/2026The Art of Rural LifeThe Art of Rural LifeOpens: 05/09/2026All Saints Church, LaughtonLaughton, LewesArtwave Group ShowArtwave Group ShowOpens: 05/09/2026Natasha O’Kane Contemporary Fine ArtLewesBrighton Open Air Theatre 2026 SeasonBrighton Open Air Theatre 2026 SeasonOpens: 01/05/2026Brighton Open Air TheatreBrighton and HoveLandschapLandschapOpens: 15/09/2026Oxmarket ContemporaryChichesterArtists at OakbankArtists at OakbankOpens: 26/09/2026Oakbank, StorringtonStorringtonExpressions in Blue: Monumental Porcelain by Felicity AylieffExpressions in Blue: Monumental Porcelain by Felicity AylieffOpens: 23/05/2026Petworth HousePetworthLucy MarksLucy MarksOpens: 21/08/2026Arundel ContemporaryArundelThe Presence of AbsenceThe Presence of AbsenceOpens: 24/09/2026Regency TownhouseHoveWalter Sickert / Gladys HynesWalter Sickert / Gladys HynesOpens: 02/05/2026Charleston LewesLewesHorsham Artists Contemporary Art Fair 2026Horsham Artists Contemporary Art Fair 2026Opens: 17/10/2026Comrades in Art: Artists Against FascismComrades in Art: Artists Against FascismOpens: 07/05/2026Towner EastbourneEastbourneTom HammickTom HammickOpens: 10/09/2026Julian Page ProjectsChichesterGeoff Hands: In the LandscapeGeoff Hands: In the LandscapeOpens: 05/09/2026Meiklejohn GalleryLewesLee's Surreal MenagerieLee's Surreal MenagerieOpens: 02/04/2026Farleys House & GalleryChiddinglyGrim Glory: Lee Miller's Britain at WarGrim Glory: Lee Miller's Britain at WarOpens: 30/07/2026Farleys House & GalleryChiddinglyI Remember the MirageI Remember the MirageOpens: 17/09/2026Farleys House & GalleryChiddinglyShipley Arts Festival 2026Shipley Arts Festival 2026Opens: 03/05/2026Nancy HoltNancy HoltOpens: 02/05/2026Goodwood Art FoundationGoodwood, ChichesterAmy Dury: Silent CompanionAmy Dury: Silent CompanionOpens: 21/10/2026Regency TownhouseHoveBritish Landscapes: A Sense of PlaceBritish Landscapes: A Sense of PlaceOpens: 30/05/2026Pallant House GalleryChichesterThe Art of Illusion: The Theatrical World of Oliver MesselThe Art of Illusion: The Theatrical World of Oliver MesselOpens: 13/06/2026NymansHaywards HeathCommon GroundCommon GroundOpens: 05/11/2026Regency TownhouseHoveGlowing + AliveGlowing + AliveOpens: 13/02/2026Chichester CathedralChichesterSculptural CeramicsSculptural CeramicsOpens: 24/10/2026Gallery57ArundelEdgeEdgeOpens: 26/09/2026Hastings ContemporaryHastingsGordon Matta-Clark: Discrete ViolationsGordon Matta-Clark: Discrete ViolationsOpens: 10/10/2026De La Warr PavilionBexhillQuentin Bell / Olivia SterlingQuentin Bell / Olivia SterlingOpens: 19/09/2026CharlestonLewes Visit our calendar of events across Sussex Features COVER ARTIST Imogen Lycett Green meets Abdollah Nafisi ART OF THE GARDEN Lulah Ellender is captivated by Henry Moore – and more – at Kew Wakehurst HISTORY Comrade Pablo Picasso’s five days in England, November 1950 SECRETS OF THE SOUTH Tom Hasson on Sussex’s hidden treasures: Carolyn Trant’s Keep frieze ART AND ABOUT Christy Edwall on sticker art in Brighton SUSSEX WEEKENDERS A day out in Bognor MY SUSSEX Events organiser and rustic flaneur, Matthew Clayton AND DID THOSE FEET A yew-logy UNDER THE HAMMER What price Hockney? The Collector On political art WINE The three D’s: buying wine at auction, by SommDom poetry What You Find There by Rachel Playforth MUSIC Hugh Philpott on peace and love in music NIKKAN WOODHOUSE On Ditchling, glass cases, and what museums are for REVIEWS Recent Sussex-related publications ARTIST INTERVIEWS Alex Leith meets Marc Fish SPEND IT ON ART Politically charged art STUDIO VISIT Photographer Jim Holden visits artists and makers inspired by the natural world LEAP THEN LOOK Different ways to communicate a message DAVID JARMAN A story of art without two women HISTORY Alex Leith visits Tom Paine’s Lewes home OPINION Open calls aren’t the problem. Magical thinking is, says Greg Rook CARTOONS Harry Venning, Zebedee Helm, and Joe Decie INSIDE LEFT Harold ‘Hal’ Piffard’s lofty ambition
