Dion Salvador Lloyd- Hove trail Many Open Houses will be open this Bank Holiday Monday (26th) Take look below at all houses you can visit that day: Beyond the Level Milton House Glass in Fusion Make it 11 Rugby Road Brunswick Town JML Temple Street Cuba Libre Art Milton House -Beyond The Level trail Central […]
Sebastian Pedley: Boy with a Paper Crown Hi Seb, You’ve taken part in AOH many times before as part of Ditchling trail, but this is the first time you have opened your own home. What lead you to make that decision?! I have moved from a top floor flat to a cottage which has made […]
Hi Ruth – Can you tell us about the venue you are exhibiting in this May? This year, I’m really excited to announce that I am exhibiting at Saltdean Lido – described by English Heritage as “One of the Seven Wonders of the English Seaside”! How did this come about? And has it led you […]
Nagasaki Dog – Preludes Hi Lea – This is the first time Preludes has taken part in the Open Houses – how did you choose your name? ‘Preludes’ is the name of one of my favourite poems by TS Eliot. Though the themes of the poem don’t have too much relation to the work in […]
Welcome to the Artists Open Houses – you are new to the festival; would you like to tell us how long you have lived in Brighton? I moved to Brighton in 2022 but really didn’t ‘live here’ till the start of 2023. My partner and I were trying to find our feet and renovate […]
Artist: Nola Adelaide Salon is having a two-part Open House this May. First of all, we’d love to learn a little about the exhibition taking place over the first two festival weekends. Artist Open Houses Festival is always such an exciting month for The Adelaide Salon. This is our third year taking part in the […]
Mood and Pose – Ruby, Year 6 – St Christopher’s Prep School Open Houses in schools: (N.B. some schools are open this weekend only – make sure to check opening dates and times of individual venues) St Christopher’s Prep School 33 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AD (Open Saturday 10th May only) No.9 in the […]
Hi Sea – welcome to AOH! Have you ever taken part as a guest artist before? Last year was my first involvement in Artists Open Houses. I was part of a group exhibition at the Wellbeing Hub at Preston Park, which showcased artwork by local artists with mental health difficulties. It was a really powerful […]
Hi Linda – Welcome to AOH! Thank you! I’m excited to be opening my house for the first time this year! Have you ever exhibited as a guest artist in an Open House previously? I was a guest artist at Encounters Open House in 2022Linda Burris Webster – China Can you tell us about […]
Hi Emma – This is the first time you have opened your house. Have you taken part in AOH previously? I run a graphic design studio in the Laines and we held an AOH there a few years ago. At the time we had a few illustrators renting desk space from us and we […]
The May 2025 Artists Open Houses got off to a great start at last night’s launch event at The Old Market Performance artist Isobel Smith entertained Open House artists with her musical teapot The May 2025 AOH brochure was launched today! Liz Wakefield from Sussex Nightstop offers information on their AOH artists’ art […]
Hi Sarah – This is your third year of taking part in AOH. How are preparations going for your Open House/studio? It’s always hectic this time of year with a few gremlins in my machine literally, physically, and emotionally but I’m getting there! These last two weeks are going to be a bit crazy […]
The Fragility of Cut Flowers. Pink peonies Fade to White Hi Claire, Can you tell us about your paintings; what inspires and influences you? I have always drawn inspiration from the natural world and felt a strong connection to it since I was a small child. It is a theme that I explore continually through […]
Hi Abigail, Can you tell us about your paintings; what inspires and influences you? I paint large abstract oil paintings. Inspiration comes from other art forms, mostly literature or music. If I read or hear something that touches me emotionally, I will jot it down and see if I can imagine how that feeling […]
You are both mural painters; can you tell us a bit about some of the murals you have worked on and what commissions you have received? Amber: I’ve had an exciting summer painting murals. I was involved in an amazing mural festival in Newhaven called Look Again which involved 14 artists painting various pieces in and […]
Hi Frances, Brighton Art Space is quite a recent arrival on the Brighton art scene. Can you tell us a bit about it and your future plans? Hello! I founded BAS last year primarily because I was looking for studio space and couldn’t find any. It made me realise the real and pressing need […]
The Adelaide Salon is moving from Adelaide Crescent this Winter, can you tell us when it is and where it will be located – or is it a secret?! It was… but now it is a time to share!! It starts at 1pm this Saturday (7th December) and finishes at 4pm on Sunday (8th […]
Iona Scott against a backdrop of chalk seabed and cliffs containing fossils of plankton First of all could you tell us about the name of your open house and the meaning of the word Discosphaera? ‘Discosphaera tubifera’ is the name of a type of phytoplankton or marine micro plant that lives in the sea. The […]
First of all, can you tell us about your name Twofolde and how it came about? The use of stitch lines and seams is central to our practice, with the abstract graphic lines and seams in our paintings suggesting folds and overlays. ‘Folde’ is also an old English word for earth & land which […]
Mule Deer- Jim Naughten Hi Jim, your work is really beautiful and fascinating. Can you tell us little about the inspiration and ideas behind the work? I’ve tended to find inspiration in all aspects of life, childhood obsessions with natural history museums, history, archaeology, for example. My images are a way of exploring some of […]