How do you plan your Artists Open Houses visits? Flicking through the brochure, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the variety of artists and houses on offer. Some people like to organise geographically – visiting all the Houses in Hove, for example. Some people seek out particular types of work, searching for ceramicists […]
Welcome back the Christmas Artists Open Houses! How many artists in how many studios will be taking part at New England House Open Studios Christmas? We have more than 38 artists exhibiting this year. Some stalls will be in the spaces around the lifts and wide corridors leading up to the open studios of the […]
Amanda Rosenstein Davidson tells us about her extraordinary exhibition at The Regency Town House: Portraits, Puppets & Performance is a collaboration of makers and artists who bring their exhibitions to life with performance and demonstrations. After their successful 6 month show last year at Hove Art Gallery & Museum, I approached the organisers of The […]
Welcome to the Artists Open Houses – is this the first time you have taken part? I have exhibited in a couple of group shows that were curated by Perdita Sinclair and another with Colin Day Your Open House is called A Journey From Hove to Sagra. Can you tell us more about this journey […]
What a great first weekend of Artists Open Houses. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Even the rain didn’t stop visitors – or the AOH team from – heading out and visiting you! There are some brilliant Open Houses and Artists and as ever we are blown away by the standard […]
Welcome back to the AOH Christmas festival – how many times has LittlePapa House taken part at Christmas? This will be the third LittlePapa Christmas Open House. Christmas is by FAR my favourite time of year, the excitement and pure joy that I get setting up the house always outweighs the hard work involved. I […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]