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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If you’ve ever visited Judy Stevens’ Open House at 6 Clifton Street, then you’ll be familiar with the work of Jonny Hannah. His screenprints, linocuts and quirky painted cut-outs on board, mostly featuring colourful hand-lettered text or a quotation linked to his many interests (jazz, country music, seafaring) are instantly recognizable, and his illustrations are [...]

So, the Artists’ Open Houses are now over for 2009 and 75 venues will be putting away the Art, getting ready for Christmas, and beginning to think about the run-up to the May festival. My weekend was less busy than the first two. With the Dragonfly House not open all three, there was no invigilation [...]

My name’s Harriet, and I have a jewellery problem. So it has been, is and will be for time immortal. For me, anchored happily in my magpie-like state, the highlight of the festival so far has been catching the work of silver jeweller Gil Stark at workhaus (18a Arthur Street, Venue 7). Using cotton and [...]

Changes are afoot at York Place Studios (usually part of the Beyond the Level trail) due to the departure to Hove of Woolfram Lohr whom with Sarah Gardner established the craft shop there eight years ago.
This is a rare opportunity for a person or group who wish to run a retail outlet, which can also be a workspace. [...]

New England House (AOH venue 49) has some of the best views in Brighton – a cynic might say that’s because you can’t see New England House from there! It may not be the prettiest 1960s towerblock building, but it houses no end of artists, makers and craftspeople on its many floors. The Open Studios [...]

Gary Goodman will be reading poems among his paintings and drawings at 6 Clifton Street (venue 24). This is the last weekend of the Christmas Open House and features the work of Gary, Judy Stevens, Ingrid Plum, Lizzie Thomas, Carola del Mese, Jonny Hanna, Joy Fox, Helen Cann, Peter Chrisp and Lisa Wolfe, etc – [...]

You may think you have to wait a whole week for the Open Houses to open again, but this week sees a real treat in the New England House Open Studios (venue 49). This is not just one Open House venue, but lots and lots, in this multistorey workshop of artists and makers. Insiders will [...]