Get Involved Thinking of registering for Artists Open Houses? Then take a look below at how you can register for our next festival and the many benefits you will receive. How to Register The Artists Open Houses (AOH) has two festivals each year: one during the city’s May festival season, the other in the lead […]
Looking for Guest Artist to join your Artists Open Houses venue? Open Houses Seeking Artists to exhibit work in their Open House can browse the AOH directory of Artists Seeking Open Houses – a gallery of artists currently looking for venues to show in. Each listing includes an image, contact details and links to artists’ […]
Be a Guest Artist in the Artists Open Houses Festival Do you live outside the (01273 telephone code) area but want to participate in AOH? Or would you like to exhibit and sell your work but are not able to open your own house? You can join the AOH directory of Artists Seeking Houses and […]
Red Brick House – Kemptown What could possibly possess anyone to consider opening their front door to the public for the month of May? Who would put themselves and their family through the upheaval of turning their home and lives upside-down in the name of art? I have to admit, until recently I would have thought […]
Last Wednesday’s AOH Awards Night, held at My Brighton, was a festival highlight. Eighteen brilliant artists and Open Houses were shortlisted for five awards generously supported by our wonderful sponsors. Marc Tulley and Suzanne Heaven, from Gemini Print, selected and presented the Gemini Award for Painting & Printmaking and the Gemini Award for Photography. A […]
The Artists Open Houses May festival is over for another year –and what a festival it’s been, with fantastic weather throughout the four weekends. For the second part of our festival round-up blog, we went to visit the truly amazing Open Houses in the Ditchling trail. We also saw a few more great in-town venues […]
Art that gives a voice to Brighton and Hove’s ‘invisible’
Here is a ‘gallery’ roundup of some wonderful Open Houses we’ve visited over the last three weekends. Don’t miss out on the last chance to this visit these and many more this weekend. View all Open Houses All the way from Portslade to Rottingdean and out to Ditchling, Hassocks and South Heighton, Artists Open Houses […]
This week we follow up with part two of our blog talking to AOH venues who offer support to ‘outsider’ artists; these may be artists with learning disabilities, mental health issues, those who have experienced period of homelessness or are in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. This week we talked to Beth Shepherd from […]
We are really delighted that several venues offering support to homeless and vulnerable artists, such as those in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, are taking part in the AOH festival this year. They are: St Luke’s Church (Martin Poole: MP) Pavilions and Cascade Creative Recovery (Helen Begg: HB) http://storisse.com/ Justlife Creative Studio (Simon Gale: SG) We […]
Hi Melodie and Imogen – it’s great to have you back in the Artists Open Houses for a second year. Congratulations, Imogen, on being nominated for AOH Best Newcomer last year and to Melodie for being selected as AOH Brochure Cover Artist for 2018. AOH: Is your Open House, Bright Moon Studios, very different this […]
AOH: Hi Patsy I think you’re taking part for the first time in the AOH festival this year, exhibiting your underwater paintings PM: Yes, I’m opening my studio for the first time this year and exhibiting some of my underwater oils and ink studies as well as some charcoal drawings. AOH: Would you like […]
AOH: Hi Amanda – your Open House sounds really fascinating this year! AD: Thanks, yes as soon as I moved into this flat my neighbours were full of tales of the old movie stars who had stayed here when Tudor Close opened as a hotel in 1930. AOH: Would you like to tell us a […]
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Entertainment was provided by the amazing Ed Briggs, artist-musician-scientist, Renaissance Man… who, via his specially created decks, turned paintings into sound! Many thanks to the Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Brighton Fringe’s Julian Caddy and Val Birchall, BHCC Arts and Culture Programme Director, for their great input. Thanks also to The Old Market for hosting […]
Homeless Centres Join In Brighton Festival Open Houses
In The Other House you will encounter a haunted home – haunted by social and economic exclusion, wars, gender discrimination and environmental disasters. SEAS (Socially Engaged Art Salon) and Counterpoints Arts offer an exhibition with dark tones and social consciousness. Twenty five local and international artists exhibit work in photography, painting, installation, performance and talks, including […]
See two fascinating solo exhibitions from two very different Open Houses artists… Theatre Designer Ryan Dawson Laight at Studio 17A says: This is the first time I have displayed work in the AOH festival. I’m hoping my house will add a new and exciting flavour to the rich blend of eclectic work already on offer. […]
