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You tell us what you liked best in this year’s AOH festival!

Portland Place – Kemptown Trail  Visitors to this May’s AOH festival tell us what they liked best about this year’s Open Houses: I liked exploring Brighton and Hove, discovering new areas and seeing talented people and their work. A lovely way of connecting with the creative community, meeting new people and, on sunny days, those […]

AOH 2024 Awards shortlists announced!

  Gemini  Print  – Artist of the Year Award  Tony Mills Sussex Nightstop’s Community, Kindness & Resilience,  Cardinal Newman School,  Dyke Road trail Bonnita Apperley Dyke Road trail Ruth Waters The Annex, Ditchling Trail  Gemini  Print  – Photographer of the Year Award Lynette Slight  Sea Lanes, Kemptown Trail Emma Harris The Nature House, Fiveways Trail Nick […]

Open Houses celebrating anniversaries this year!

Cecil Rice – Photo: Syl Ojalla Cecil Rice: This is my 25th year opening as part of Artists Open Houses, showing my originals and prints in my Edwardian house in Seven Dials. I’ve been painting in watercolour, dare I actually say it, for 50 years ?  I became a painter, exhibiting regularly through  art galleries […]

Open Houses open this Bank Holiday Monday – 27th May

At Night In Dreams – Matt James Brown Hove trail Houses open this Bank Holiday Monday: Beyond the Level Glass in Fusion Milton House Brunswick Town Joy Imaginarium Ateleir Alejez Art and Barry’s Artefacts Cuba Libre Dinah Dufton Central Unlimited The Open Studios Wildlife Crossing Jules Emporium I Drew This Shop Matt Noir Giclee Express […]

Sussex Nightstop affordable art auction and Meet the Artist talks

Tony Mills – The Man Who Sold the World AOH Festival and Sussex Nightstop Affordable Art Auction 2024 Our fundraising partnership with AOH continues to raise money for our work supporting young people experiencing homelessness. An online art auction this year features an incredible 49 artworks – all donated by local artists in aid of […]

Art, tea, cake and events in gardens!

The Little Picture Palace garden (see end of post) Hinterland, at Ovoid on the Coastal trail, is a show curated by ceramic sculptor Simon Fell in a shed at the end of his beautiful garden in the lee of the South Downs at Ovingdean on the eastern edge of Brighton. He explains his intent by […]

AOH Artists Mid Street Lab – exhibition continues until 21st June

**Mid Street Lab (Kemptown) Shines with Debut Brighton Fringe Award** Brighton, UK – June 12, 2024 – Mid Street Lab, a vibrant creative hub since December, proudly wins the prestigious Brighton Fringe Exhibition Award with Artist Open House 2024. “Reflecting on the community’s support, we’re thrilled by this recognition as the exhibition essentially showcases local […]

Open House Hidden Gems

Imaginarium Atelier  Our jewellery workshop Imaginarium Atelier on the Brunswick Town trail is nestled in a little street on the east side of Brunswick Square, next to the Old Market and The Bottom’s Rest pub. Many are surprised to discover our treasure trove here, but our cozy studio boasts a truly unique atmosphere! Little Lane […]

AOH artist Gavin Peacock’s cycle tour of French water towers

  Hi Gavin – it sounds like your exhibition is a great reflection of your twin loves of making art and cycling. First, can you tell us about your involvement in the world of long-distance cycling? About 10 years ago I was writing a blog for a cycling apparel website and one of the guys […]

Art in Open House gardens… and cake! Part 1

Guy Stevens – Cats Creep – Beyond the Level trail Photo: Syl Ojalla Dog in Sheep’s Clothing at  The Dog Show – Brunswick Town trail. Photo: Syl Ojalla   The Secret Garden – Kemptown trail  Photo: Syl Ojalla The Secret Garden – Kemptown trail  Photo: Syl Ojalla The Secret Garden – Kemptown trail  Photo: Syl Ojalla […]

Still time to visit Sussex Nightstop’s online affordable art auction!

  Didn’t get to visit all the houses you wanted to? View and buy selected pieces online. Although the Artists Open Houses festival is over for this May, AOH  fundraising partner Sussex Nightstop’s art auction continues, selling affordable art to raise money for their work with young people experiencing homelessness. Take a look at  sussexnightstop.org.uk/aoh2024 […]

Artelium Open House: celebrating exceptional wine and art

Walter Bailey and ‘Wood, Earth, Hoop’ redwood We’re really pleased Artelium is taking part in AOH again this May. You are definitely our favourite Wine Estate! You describe Artelium as celebrating exceptional wine and art. Can you tell us a bit about how the idea came about to make the connection between wine and art? […]

The May 2024 festival gets off to a ‘feverish’ start at the AOH Launch Party!

The Bad Robot starts off the Moon Fever! DJ Matt Lee Joanna and Orlando introduce ‘The Voice of the Dog’ AOH artists and guests: The Portable Open House … with artist Bryony AOH Brochure cover artist and Fever Club’s Sarah Arnett! AOH artists Joe and Kay… …and many others have a wild night!   What […]

The Artists’ Window

Nick Gardner Three of the Seven Dials Trail Artists are currently doing a special showcase as a pre-cursor to the Artists Open Houses in May at 1-2 North Street, Brighton. Thanks to ‘The Artists Window’ (an organisation sourcing free retail space for artists and reviving empty retail space for communities) the trio are showing their […]

AOH and Sussex Nightstop fundraising partnership

Image: Alfie White ‘Untitled 2024’ Artists Open Houses fundraising partnership with homeless charity Sussex Nightstop continues and in an exciting development for 2024 the charity is co-hosting an Open House with Cardinal Newman School, to showcase art donated by AOH artists for their charity auction. Augmenting the superb range of art kindly given by AOH […]

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 – […]

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