Hi Caroline, first of all would you like to tell us a little about who you are and what you do? Hello my name is Caroline Pendray, and I am a qualified art psychotherapist, and founding director of Liberation Art Gallery. I am HCPC-registered in Art Therapy, and my work sits at the intersection […]
Adelaide Salon Open House Visitors tell us what they enjoyed best about visiting Artists Open Houses: I absolutely love the amazing variety of artists and their creations. Welcoming and friendly. Beautiful variety of homes opening their doors for the community to enjoy discussing and discovering the gifts of talented artists, in our community. Big thanks […]
Take a look at our list of venues that are also open on Bank Holiday Monday – one or two are even open on the following weekend. Open Bank Holiday Monday: Beyond The Level Brighton Open Market https://aoh.org.uk/house/may2026/brighton-open-market/ Milton House https://aoh.org.uk/house/may2026/milton-house-19/ Glass In Fusion https://aoh.org.uk/house/may2026/glass-in-fusion-20/ Brunswick The Dog House https://aoh.org.uk/house/may2026/the-dog-show-4/ Land and Sea Gallery […]
Painter of the Year shortlist Sponsored by L&S Printing Antonia Thompson Bonnita Apperley Kate Scott Photographer of the Year shortlist Sponsored by L&S Printing Andre Lichtenberg Rudi Gnoyke Xavier Young Open House of the Year shortlist Sponsored by Latest TV West Hove: (#10) 50 Pembroke Crescent https://aoh.org.uk/house/may2026/50-pembroke-crescent-2/ Beyond the Level: (#8) 32 […]
Hi Roberta and Xavier, Cats Creep has been an Open House for several years now, but this is the first time you have partnered with Avant Garden. Would you like to tell us how this came about? Roberta and Xavier: We’ve always known about Daisy’s extraordinary garden but only got the opportunity to really appreciate […]
Artist: Catrin Edwards-Jones Hi Kitty and Judy – your Open House is, in part, a homage to your mothers, both of whom sadly died in 2025. Can you tell us a little about your mothers and their previous experience of taking part in Artists Open Houses? Kitty: My Welsh Mother, Catrin Edwards-Jones was renowned especially […]
Written by Sarah Bagg. Artists Open House Coast to Countryside. Every May, when I open my home for Brighton & Hove Artists Open Houses, I’m reminded that what happens here is about far more than the art on the walls. When I first became involved in Artists Open Houses around eight years ago, it was […]
Shadow Light: Songs My Brother Taught Me is your first solo exhibition in nearly two decades. It touches on themes of brotherhood, grief and connection – and was inspired by a very personal and tragic event in your life. I wonder if you would mind telling us more about this? My brother Stephen tragically took […]
Hi Sachiko – you are doing a pop-up above Taylor’s Tobacconist’s in Bond Street for the Open Houses this year – sounds very intriguing! It is a very different milieu from the gallery space you occupied last year. Did it entail any special considerations when setting up the exhibition? Hi Dee – the Bond […]
Image: Art In the Purple House A few Open Houses are open for the first time this weekend, some for this weekend only, and some open for the last time this weekend. Take a look and find out where there are: First weekend for: Ink, Oil and Mud https://aoh.org.uk/house/may2026/ink-oil-mud/ Open this weekend only: Swimscapes https://aoh.org.uk/house/may2026/swimscape-musicpots-4 […]
Hi Louise, This year you are opening your garden studio in Ditchling to exhibit your work along with your daughter, Emily’s. First of all, could you tell us a little about both your own and your daughter’s background as artists. After being persuaded to follow a first career as a doctor, but always making […]
Hi Karla, we’re delighted you and your Lobster Shop are taking part in Artists Open Houses this year! First of all, would you like to tell us a little about your background and how you became interested in lobsters and lobster fishing? My father grew up on a small island off the coast of […]
Hi Tony – The Adelaide Salon is presenting an exhibition of your work entitled The Male Gaze, as part of the Open Houses this year. Can you tell us how it came about and what you will be showing? I met Paulina and Pascal from the Adelaide salon about 2 years ago after I […]
Recycled t-shirt with screenprinting 2026 Hi Ju – this is your first Open House after leaving Blast Theory. I imagine it represents an important moment for you in the development of your individual practice? Can you tell us a little bit about the pieces you will be showing? How they relate to your well-known […]
Firstly, welcome to Brighton, Mandeep. I gather you have moved here recently after having lived in the West Midlands and London. How are you finding the transition? Has it affected your practice? The transition to Brighton after living in the West Midlands and London has been a significant shift, and I’m finally coming up […]
Plunge Creative Director, Tim Simpson, with some of this season’s Masked Singer favourites Plunge Creations is an award-winning studio, crafting all manner of props, costumes and installations for TV, film, theatre and events, showing for one weekend only at Artists Open Houses. Can you tell us a little bit about how the company evolved? Plunge […]
Little Dog – Himalayan paper, ink: ali Stringell Hi Ali – We are delighted that this year will be the tenth anniversary for you and your mother exhibiting together in the AOH festival! Would you like to tell us a little about both of your artist practices and what resonances they have with one another? […]
Anna Dumitriu in Khiva Uzbekistan (photo: Alex May) Hi Anna, we’re delighted you are taking part in Artists Open Houses this year. You describe yourself as a bio-artist, working as much in the lab as the studio – could you give a brief description of what this means in relation to your practice? Yes, firstly […]
Buy superb art from AOH artists and help us raise money for young people experiencing homelessness in our city. Art with Heart runs online until Tuesday 9th June, showcasing AOH artists who’ve donated art to support Sussex Nightstop’s work…. the charity plays a vital role bridging the gap between homelessness and a new place to […]
Hi Emma, For this May’s AOH, you are holding an exhibition showing work from three generations of your family: you, your mother and your grandmother. Can you tell us how this came about? ` We started painting together as a family after my Grannie (my Mum’s Mum) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular […]