PREVIEW TICKETS A limited number of free Preview tickets are available for Thursday 28 November 6.00pm – 8.30pm. To claim your free ticket go to the MADE Brighton ticket page, after putting your ticket in the basket, before the checkout use the promo code: MADE24-AOH. Proceed to checkout. You will be sent a QR code. Tickets will be […]
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Winter 2023 festival highlights
What a great festival it’s been! Thanks to all our wonderful artists and visitors who made it such great event – despite the weather! Here are a few highlights from Open Houses exhibiting this year: Helen Twigge-Molecey Open House Kate Jenkins Open House 11 Kings Gardens Open House Sarah Jones – […]
We talk to Dave Ratcliffe at House of Pop!
Hi Dave, it’s great to have you as part of AOH – how many times have you taken part? I have done the May AOH about 3 times, but this is my first time at Christmas , which works perfectly for me as I always go for it with the decorations. Can […]
We talk to Karl Allen at Haus of Kaka
Hi Karl, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself and your own work? My work dives into the tangled emotions around sexuality, the heavy shadows of shame, and the liberating truth of queer life. The work allows for a tactile exploration of identity and memory, layering the old with the new, […]
AOH artist Catherine Grimaldi – Behind the Door
I’m Catherine Grimaldi, an artist working in painting and textiles. This winter I am excited to be sharing a new body of work called ‘Caves of the Imagination‘ abstracted paintings drawing on inspiration from travels to the cenotes (swimming sink holes) in Mexico as well as the famous Dordoyne Valley of caves in France. […]
Behind the Pink Door
Walking into a stranger’s house can be scary, especially if you feel like you might not belong. Maybe you feel like you aren’t qualified to enjoy good art, or that you don’t run in the same social circles as the creative home owners. Whatever the reason, our Open House is designed to make you feel […]
ARTIST INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Artists are invited to submit an Expression of Interest for an exciting new public art opportunity located at St Aubyns Community Field, Rottingdean. Rottingdean Parish Council are seeking an artist(s) to propose a creative scheme which will integrate with and enhance this new public open space. The commission aims to Provide a welcome and inspiration, […]
Outside In’s ‘Humanity’ is part of Artists Open Houses this winter
Christopher Catto – The Beach Award-winning charity Outside In’s national open exhibition, which features 80 artworks on the theme of ‘humanity’, opens at Hove Museum of Creativity on 25th November 2023 and runs until 21st January 2024, as part of Artists Open Houses this winter. This represents the final leg of a national tour for […]
Meet The Artist – Clara Wilkinson
Over the next couple of weeks we will be introducing some of the artists and houses who are taking part in the AOH Winter Festival! Make sure you check out our website for full listings and to plan your route. Clara is opening her seaside Regency home and studio for a third year this Christmas, […]
AOH 2023 Award Winners announced!
All photos: Syl Ojalla The winners of the AOH 2023 Awards were announced on Thursday night at the AOH Awards Night. The event was generously hosted by the Old Ship Hotel AOH Best Open House Award – Sponsored by Latest TV: The nominations were: Vida Active Artists – Hove trail The Red Door – Fiveways trail Art […]
AOH Artist Sarah Bagg: why Artists Open Houses is about so much more than purely art!
‘If I could speak to a younger version of me, the one that left university with less confidence in her creative ability than when she started. I’d tell her, ‘It’ll be ok. Your passion for art will come back, you just need a little time, the right set of circumstances and a few inspiring ‘mentors’ […]
Visitors tell us about their favourite Open House
All photos: Syl Ojalla You tell us what you liked best about your favourite Open House: Vida Active Artists Open House: ‘Great variety of colourful, lively work, friendly welcoming artists, surprising garden with refreshments and live music. Loved it! ‘ ‘Really friendly mix of multi cultural and international artists from as far afield as Mongolia!’ […]
What you loved best about visiting Artists Open Houses!
Ceramic House (photo: Syl Ojalla) We asked you to tell us what you loved best about visiting Artists Open houses – and here is the really wonderful feedback: ‘I love to see Brighton from different viewpoints and to see the amazing work of artists and artisans that we have locally.’ ‘All of it! Definitely coming […]
Sarah Arnett tells us about her first sight of sea, snow and the Royal Pavilion… and hosts a Sunday Fever Club in her garden!
Image credit: Francine Kay (all other images: Syl Ojalla) Hi Sarah, You home is like amazing and exotic installation, reflecting yourself and your work. Can you tell how you came to be doing an Open House this year? I have always admired artists who open their homes, and honestly never thought I had what it took […]
Wondering what to do this Bank Holiday Monday – visit Open Houses!
No 35 Meryl Stringell – Still Life with Silver Pot – Ditchling trail Why not have a day out in the historic Downland village of Ditchling? Located at the foot of Ditchling Beacon and nestled within the South Downs National Park, Ditchling village plays host to a selection of contemporary artists, craftspeople, and designers/ makers, showcasing […]
David Parker at Figment Arts show us the amazing results of their collaborative paintings project, produced over the last three weekends
Hi David, the Figment Arts project A Room of Our Own in Hanningtons Lane has been so exciting! Can you tell us about the outlines and aims of the project? A Room Of Our Own is an exhibition and ‘Open Studio’ where we invite the public to join us in creating large-scale artworks, which in turn become […]
Take a look at the Sussex Nightstop and AOH artists’ auction!
Lucianna Whittle – Great White AOH talks to Liz Wakefield of Sussex Nightstop: Hi Liz, can you tell us a bit about Sussex Nightstop? Nightstop was a community response, started in Leeds to address homelessness by opening up volunteer homes to young people in need. It started small, but has now become a national movement, […]
And the five Treasure Hunt winners are…!
Last Sunday’s AOH and Brighton Fringe Treasure Hunt was a race tracking clues leading to six Open Houses. The five winners made it round the trail in super quick time – the winner running much of the way between all six houses! And the first prize winner is: Emma from Brighton! Second prize went to: Eleanor […]
Sam Hewitt tells us about his working practice, time travel, telepathy and looking for the simplest form of things
Hi Sam Your work is really intriguing and, on the surface, may be seen as purely about people and their shadows. First of all, can you tell is how you photograph and select the people you paint? Ha, I wonder if that is the hardest and most pertinent question you could ask. I have […]
Matt Henry tell us about Southern Gothic, 60s innocence and dreams of an exploding watch…
Matt Henry: Phone call Hi Matt, Your photographs are compelling because we’re not quite sure what we’re seeing. They are like stills from films that never existed; can you tell us how you came to work in this way? I began life as a magazine journalist with novelist ambitions. I’d always been a big reader of fiction as […]