Get Involved

Photo Credit: SYL OJALLA at Temple Group Open House

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 up to Christmas.

Artists Open Houses (AOH) May Festival 2024
Registration for the AOH 2024 May Festival. Registration closed on 28th February 2024.
The AOH May2024 Festival runs for four weekends.
May 4, 5 & 6 | 11 & 12 | 18 & 19 | 25, 26 & 27  

Find out more about how to register for May 2023

Follow AOH!
If you want to make sure you don’t miss registration then be sure to follow us  Facebook  (5k followers) Instagram (11.2k followers) and for reminders nearer registration time! You can also sign up to our newsletter to be kept up to date on all of the Artists Open Houses news.

Photo Credit: SYL OJALLA at Number 57 Open House

Benefits of Registering your venue as part of the Artists Open Houses
Included in the cost of registering your venue as part of the Artists Open Houses festival, you will receive the following benefits:

  • Your venue listed in the AOH Winter/May printed brochure (print run 50,000), distributed throughout Brighton Sussex, SE region and London
  • Your venue listed in the AOH printed leaflet map (print run 50,000), distributed throughout Brighton Sussex, SE region and London (May festival only)
  • Your venue listed in the AOH website: AOH May 2022 festival saw over 150,000 unique visitors in the run up to and during the festival period.
  • Artists Listing facilities for you and your guest artists
  • Venue, artist and media search
  • Year round social media campaign, including: FacebookInstagram , blog: 30K+ followers across our digital platforms
  • Regular digital AOH Visitor newsletters to 10,000 subscribers
  • PR campaign, offering extensive local and national media, press, TV and radio coverage
  • On street marketing campaign, including: Billboard and citywide poster campaigns, lampposts banners, chalk spray pavement stencils
  • Digital TV and print marketing campaigns with partners Rosa Magazine, Latest TV, Culture Calling (London and South East) Visit Brighton 
  • Reciprocal marketing with partners e.g Brighton Festival, Brighton Fringe, Brighton Art Fair
  • Reciprocal ads in Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe brochures
  • Personal, helpful and friendly support and advice offered to all venues
  • Online Guide To Opening Your House
  • Regular newsletters and information sent to artists and visitors
  • Reciprocal advertising in publications, e.g. Pallant House Gallery Magazine
  • Best Open House Award
  • The AOH Brochure Cover Artist Award
  • Gemini Print Award
  • AOH launch party
  • Invitations to attend discussion groups and take part in online feedback surveys
  • The opportunity to join a local art trail (May festivals only)