Karen Holbrook from Silver, Ceramics and Paintings tell us about her Eastbourne Open House: I grew up in Brighton and have exhibited my work across the South East.  I have collectors in Spain, Switzerland and France. My work in silver or clay is whimsical; I like art to make you smile. I am mainly inspired […]

Would you like to tell us a little bit about what you do at William Collier House? At William Collier House, we support people with multiple complex needs in high medium supported housing to overcome trauma and live more fulfilling lives. On the ground floor, our new, floating support and coaching service EVOLVE is based. […]

Welcome to the Artists Open Houses – is this the first time you have taken part? Hello and thank you for having us! As a group, we’re newbies! But Bry, Sarah, Kate and I all have our own different experiences to add to the pot. Bryony, my cousin, used to frequently take part in the Brighton […]

Welcome to the Artists Open Houses – is this the first time your Open House Northern Lights has taken part ? I’ve been a big fan of Artists Open Houses for years, but this is the first time I’ve taken part. Friends have been urging me to get involved for ages and this year I […]

Welcome to the Artists Open Houses – is this the first time Rose Hill Rebels have taken part? Yes this is the first time that Rose Hill has been involved in Artists Open Houses. We’re very excited to be taking part and have the opportunity to showcase to a wider audience the artwork being created […]

BHPS is open for one day of the AOH Christmas festival only  – we need to make sure no one misses you! Which day is it? We are open on Sunday November 25th FOR ONE DAY ONLY , from 10am until 5pm. Some of Brighton’s finest artists , potters , ceramicists and jewellery makers will […]

Hi Jo, where are you exhibiting your work in the Christmas Open Houses? This winter I’m really excited to be selling scarves, gloves & cushions at three Christmas Open Houses: Firstly at Milton House at 72 Clyde Road Brighton, which is offering mulled wine and a chance to meet the new open house kitten Percival […]

Welcome back, Cat-arzyna! How many years have you been taking part in the Open Houses at Christmas now? This will be my fifth or sixth time of  opening my house Cat-arzyna, at 11 St Keyna Avenue, Hove during the Christmas Artists Open House The first year I didn’t expect too much from it, but I […]

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’ […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]