Over the first four weekends of May more than 1,000 artists showed their work in over 200 venues spread over Brighton and Hove city and the surrounding area.

There were 15 trails in 2009, including the new trails of Ouze Valley in Lewes and surrounds and the Bristol Estate Studios Trail in the centre of town.

Entry to Open House venues is free and visitors have the opportunity to meet the artists and buy unique and affordable work directly from them. Seeing work in a domestic setting can make it easier to visualise how it would look in your own home and the environment can be warmer and friendlier than the stark white space of a gallery.

The festival was a truly inclusive community event. As well as houses showing the work of established artists and makers, this year the venues included exhibitions in schools, student houses and a centre for young homeless people. There were also two venues showing the work of artists with learning disabilities.

Xmas Venues

News

AOH sculptor shortlisted for Yale
Tue 02 Mar 10

Jill Tattersall writes: Peter Eugene Ball, who will be showing work in May at the new Hove AOH venue, ‘The Wolf at the Door’, has been shortlisted (with an American sculptor) for a commission for the Yale University Chapel.  You can see a film of Peter in his Nottinghamshire studio here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7U6RjS5xAQ
Peter, who has work in [...]

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Museums at Night
Thu 18 Feb 10

Museums at Night is a UK-wide programme of late openings at museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage sites, which this year takes place over the weekend of Friday 14 – Sunday 16 May. The idea behind it is to attract new audiences to try something different in cultural and heritage venues at night. Museums at Night events take [...]

Shop wanted for Festival urban art
Mon 01 Feb 10

A collective of young Brighton urban artists (spraypaint, stencils) are looking for shopfront windows to paint during the May festival. They are looking for a space such as a retail shop or ground/mezzanine floor area frequented by tourists and the curious and is accessible by public transport. To date, they have 12 confirmed artists, with [...]

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