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Artists Open Houses - No Hard Shoulder

Thursday 1st -  Sunday 11th May
11:00am - 5:30pm
Admission free

Exhibition events

Artists

Rebecca Angel, Mixed Media
rebeccaangel.co.uk   @rebeccaangelcreative
Contemporary Collage award winner, fabric designer and paper collage artist working at the Red Herring Studios. Work explores the geometry of form and colour, the contrasts of resistance and the fluid.

 

 

Jo Delafons, Sculpture.
@jo_delafons
Delicately balanced mixed media sculptures reflect on our fragile relationship with nature. Emotional connections to the landscape, forged walking the South Downs and coast, are explored. The work acts as a siren call to discover, protect and nurture the fragile worlds around and within us.

 

Sarah Mitchener, Painting
@sarah_michener_art
Sunday Times Watercolour finalist. Sussex based painter and printmaker specialising in poetic landscapes and the landscape of poetry, dreams and recollections.

 

 

Keith Pettit, Sculpture
@keith.a.pettit
Versatile artist, painter, printmaker and sculptor . Working in wood exploring range of themes rooted in landscape, and rural myth . ‘Seeking the magic that survives.

 

 

Lucy Bristow, Painting
@lucy_bristow_paintings   www.lucybristowpaintings.co.uk
Jackson’s finalist 2024. The abstract landscape painter who explores light in and through nature and its interaction in meeting the borderlands of the urban environment.

 

Nick Gardner, Painting
nickgardnerart.com   @nickthepaint
A painter influenced by mythology, colliding ideas and a sense of the absurd - these evolving through oils, inks, pastels, grits and wax into works on canvas and paper.

 

Jules Allan, Painting
@Julesallan_art
Sussex based artist and art psychotherapist. Dual practice as an artist and psychotherapist inform one and other: both reflect an enduring passion for using art as a way of giving form to what is unformulated, expressing things that may feel impossible to put into words.

 

Barbara Gittings, Ceramics
www.barbaragittingsceramics.com   @barbaragittings
Work explores the line between order and chaos, the juxtaposition between control and spontaneity. The combination of the ancient techniques of Nerikomi and smoke firing, alongside unusual contemporary shapes, places the work in a unique position within the field of Nerikomi ceramics.

 

Amanda Sumpter, Sculpture
www.amandasumpter.co.uk   @amanda.sumpter.artist
Amanda Sumpter is a sculptor exploring themes of attachment and transformation through the slow, tactile process of carving organic, fluid forms that evoke fragility and resilience.

 

Artists Open Houses - DARKER

Tuesday 13th - Sunday 25th May
11:00am - 5:00pm
Admission free

DARKER brings together a collective of six artists, each pushing boundaries to explore the subconscious and the provocative.

Working across mediums such as paint, print, 3D sculpture, collage, film and music, the group channels a fusion of Pop Art, Surrealism, agitprop, and the avant-garde to create a visceral and electric atmosphere in the setting of a beautiful Regency-era townhouse.

Maxine Allan Maxine's work is a vestige, a trace or remnant of something disappearing or no longer existing. Her layering and found objects are like modern fossils of trophies from the past, where Surrealist conversations happen between the objects.

Website: www.maxineallan.com/

Billy Chainsaw A contemporary Pop Artist whose work uses a mix of pulp and the arcane to engage with ideas of mortality, magick and sensuality. Working with paints, screen prints, photographs, ceramics and decals, Chainsaw has developed a personal armoury of imagery and gestural approaches which are instantly recognisable yet open to infinite experimentation.

Website: www.koolkrakenincorporated.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/billychainsawhoulston

Girl Shit A multi-disciplinary artist whose work explores propaganda, subcultures and female narratives, often referencing art history and DIY cultures. There is a fascination in the work with rituals, agitprop, cinema and vintage imagery collected since childhood.

Instagram: www.instagram.com/girlshitgirl
Facebook: GIRL SHIT

Gavin Jay Influenced by figures such as Max Ernst and Joseph Cornell filtered through Pop Art, Victoriana, the occult, pulp sci-fi, antique toy theatres and anatomical models, Jay brings a unique approach to his surrealist collages. Drawing on a wealth of esoteric imagery harvested from the libraries of the world his work is both nostalgic and quietly disturbing, conjuring scenes from impossible narratives that exist suspended in Lynchian dream spaces.

Website: http://monodada.com/

Rob Rinn For his ‘Warzone’ series, Rinn sought to resolve a series of pictures he started, and put on hold, some time ago. Taken directly from an out of print book on WWII the pictures combined black and white photo cut-outs with black and white acrylic paint. Rinn believed that revisiting these pictures could be like revisiting a dream - trying to piece together the fragments and make sense of them.

Mal Troon A professional musician, sound artist, lecturer and writer who explores sonic and auditory cultures. Through his newly designed umbrella concept called ‘Sound Tenses,’ he seeks to excavate and organise notions of auditory permanence, permanences that challenge traditional tropes of sounds as confined to ephemerally brief timescales. 

Email: mt368@sussex.ac.uk

Download extended artists' biographies here.

 

Art and Theatre: The Leonora Banquet -
The Writer's Mark in honour of Leonora Carrington

Surrealist Exhibition

Wed 28th, Thurs 29th, Sat 31st May, Sun 1st June,
10:00am - 4:00pm (45-minute slots)
Tickets £5.00 / £4.50 conc.

Evening Theatre Performance: Leonora's Banquet

Wed 28th, Thurs 29th, Sat 31st May, 6:00pm & 8.00pm
Sun 1st June, 5.30pm & 7.45pm
Tickets £13.00 / £12.00 conc.
Book your tickets here: The Leonora Banquet - Brighton Fringe

For Brighton Fringe Festival 2025, The Regency Town House will be taken over by The Writer's Mark - a Company that celebrates the work of surrealist writers and artists through the mediums of art and theatre.

This year, they celebrate the esteemed Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) through the power of art and performance. Local artists, actors and theatre makers have united to honour the female surrealist through art installations and an immersive theatre - performance not to be missed!

Book tickets here: The Leonora Banquet - Brighton Fringe

Please ensure you book your tickets for the correct event (Exhibition AND/OR Theatre Performance).

Surreal Exhibition - Running time 10.00am - 4.00pm, in 45 minute slots

You are invited to enter the Regency Town House and engage with a curated collection of stimulating art installations. The works presented are inspired by the surrealist movement and celebrate the life of Leonora Carrington.

AND / OR

Leonora's Banquet - Evening Shows (See times above)

An immersive promenade experience awaits, wherein Carrington's short stories are reimagined through a compelling blend of physical theatre, puppetry, art and mime.

*On Friday 30th May The Writer's Mark will be running surreal workshops for adults and children - more information will follow soon for this day and tickets for the workshops will be sold on Eventbrite.

 

Brunswick Town: Regency Tour & Tea

Sun 8th June
Time: 3:00pm - about 5:20pm,
tickets, to include walk, tea and scrummy home-made cakes are £20.21 and available from Eventbrite.

Take a step back in time with our unique walking tour of Brunswick Town, led by a knowledgeable guide dressed as a Regency gentleman from Brighton in 1831.

Mr Henry Adams in full stride

As you stroll through the streets, you'll hear tales of how the town came into being and learn about its most colourful characters. Your guide will bring the era to life, based on extensive research, transporting you back in time to the bustling, vibrant world of Regency England.

After your walk, you'll be invited back to The Regency Town House, where you can enjoy an authentic afternoon tea in a stunning period setting.

Sip on delicious tea and nibble on homemade cakes, scrumptious sandwiches, and delightful scones with cream and jam, all while basking in the ambiance of a bygone era.

Please let us know if you have any food allergies or special dietary needs when booking.

The guided walks will commence from The Regency Town House, 13 Brunswick Square, Hove BN3 1EH at 1.15 pm prompt and the walk will last approximately seventy-five minutes.

Tickets are just £18 per person, so book your spot now and prepare to step back in time with us.

We look forward to welcoming you to discover Brunswick Town with new eyes.

Reviews:

"I did this tour today. It was fantastic, I can thoroughly recommend it. The Gentleman from the 1830s really knew his history and what a star he was. Thank you for a wonderful afternoon."

"I was thoroughly entertained and learnt so much. Grand afternoon. I'd recommend it to anyone."

"A wonderful experience with Mr. Adams - most informative."

Please note:

Mr. Henry Adams, a gentleman, will be in 1831 and will remain so throughout the walk!

Mr. Adams can be contacted via: MrHenryAdams@hotmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/regencydelights/

 

Talk: Dr Matthew Morgan, 
Constable in Brighton: 
'There is nothing here for the painter'

Wednesday 11th June
Times & Admission TBA

The great landscape painter, John Constable, was inspired by nature; the dappling of light on green leaves, clouds blowing across a sky, the play of sunshine on moving water. So, when he came to the fashionable seaside town of Brighton for his wife's health, he found little to like, describing it as "only Piccadilly by the seaside".

Chain Pier, Brighton, 1826-7, by John Constable, courtesy Tate

In this talk we will look at Constable's time in Brighton and ask whether it is possible to be inspired in a town for which you have little regard.  

Dr Matthew Morgan is a freelance art historian, educator and museum professional. He has been the Museum Director of Turner’s House, and he is also an Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London. He has worked at the Royal Collection, the National Gallery, the Wallace Collection and the V&A. He has contributed to TV documentaries, podcasts, radio shows and can be found on YouTube.

 

Exhibition: Wedding Dresses, a history

Thursday 12th - Sunday 15th June
Times TBA
Admission free

More to follow.

 

Talk: Dr Matthew Morgan,
Turner and Brighton:
'The fascination of land and sea'

Wednesday 25th June
Times & Admission TBA

JMW Turner was an inveterate traveller, both in Britain and on the Continent. But his journeys were all business trips, made to gather material for engravings, watercolours or oil paintings.

Brighthelmston, Sussex, c.1824, by JMW Turner RA, courtesy Royal Pavilion & Museums

In this talk we will look at the aspects of Brighton that fascinated Turner: modern engineering in the Chain Pier, fashionable society in the bathing machines and the Pavilion, shipping struggling against the power of the sea and the effects of sunlight through the clouds and over the water.

Dr Matthew Morgan is a freelance art historian, educator and museum professional. He has been the Museum Director of Turner’s House, and he is also an Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London. He has worked at the Royal Collection, the National Gallery, the Wallace Collection and the V&A. He has contributed to TV documentaries, podcasts, radio shows and can be found on YouTube. 

Exhibition: 
A TBOY solo show

Thursday 4th - Saturday 6th September
11:00am - 5:00pm

TBOY returns to Brighton this September with TOWNHOUSE, his most ambitious solo exhibition yet.

Renowned pop artist TBOY is set to take over Brighton’s Regency Town House with TOWNHOUSE, his largest and most ambitious solo exhibition to date.

Spanning two floors, the show will feature an electrifying collection of brand-new, innovative pop art pieces alongside TBOY’s iconic Keith’s 12” album covers and an extensive series of never-before-seen currency artworks.

Don’t miss this bold and unforgettable showcase from one of Pop Art’s most exciting contemporary voices.

web: artbytboy.co.uk
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artbytboy

For more about TBOY, download the short biography here.

 

Exhibition: Lost Property
an exhibition exploring public spaces and private conversations

Tuesday 23rd - Sunday 28th September, 11:00am - 5:00pm
Admission free

An exhibition of ceramics by Alice Mara and photography by Phillipa Stanton.

PHILIPPA STANTON

Philippa Stanton is an artist, photographer and author of the 'Conscious Creativity’ books which have now sold over 25,000 copies.

Philippa has created synaesthesia paintings and photographs for clients including The Crown Estate, TUI, Green and Blacks, Fortnum and Mason, Barclays, Spotify, The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, Illuminum Fragrance, Boutiquey Gin and Domino’s Pizzas.

She has given talks and demonstrations for UCL London, Vogue London, Instagram, the Royal Society Summer Exhibition and at both the Cheltenham Literary and Science Festivals where she painted live on stage to a pianist playing Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures At An Exhibition’.

Her work has been featured on BBC's Radio 4 and The World Service as well as on television in the Horizon Special: Is Seeing Believing?, SmArt, and The One Show with Michael Mosely.

As a synaesthesia voice and taste artist, Philippa has been artist in residence at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, exhibited her solo show of celebrity voice portraits ‘PerSona' at Brighton’s Theatre Royal, her ’Seeing Sense’ exhibition at The Hop Gallery, and other exhibitions at The Orange Tree, Richmond, Taylor St Baristas, Mayfair, Ten Green Bottles, Brighton, Symposium, Lewes, ArtatFive and 35 North.

Philippa has held an obsession with telephone kiosks since dropping out of her History of Design Degree at Manchester Poly in 1992. It took her over 30 years to take this artistic dog leg, give in to her obsession, and exhibit some of her telephone kiosk photographs for the first time at The Halpern Pop Gallery in Rochester last September. She still takes voice portrait commissions for private clients, but is currently focused on telephone box portraits before they all get taken out over the next 3 years.

Philippa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ftinf

ALICE MARA

Alice Mara is a ceramic artist with over twenty years’ experience and is widely acclaimed for her skilled craftsmanship and innovative designs. She is confident and ambitious in her work and has won industry awards including the Ella Doran Award for Best New Designer, the Queensbury Hunt Award for innovative use of ceramics, and the Royal Academy of Scottish Art Award for Best Female Sculptor.

Alice’s work has been exhibited at The Royal Academy, Christies and Fortnum & Mason in London, at the New York Print Fair, and in galleries in Paris and Italy. She has undertaken commissions for museums and galleries including The Hayward Gallery, The William Morris Museum, Sheffield Museum and Brighton Pavilion, and has created work for clients as far afield as Beijing and Aberystwyth. Her work is featured in numerous publications including You Magazine, Elle, Ceramic Review and Printmaking Today.

Alice has a Degree and Masters in Ceramics and taught pottery for over ten years to University students across the South East.

Alice’s commercial success has meant she now concentrates on what she loves most, undertaking unique commissions for individual clients looking for distinctive pieces of art. Alice has spent her career developing the relationship between form, function and decoration, and has an insatiable appetite for new challenges. When she is not busy working in her studio, Alice loves to travel, and finds inspiration in foreign architecture and urban patterns.

Alice Mara on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alicemaraceramics

 

Cameron Contemporary present:
Exhibition of work by Victoria Kiff

Wednesday 1st - Sunday 12th October
Times TBA
Admission free

More to follow.

 

Exhibition: Design Nation

Wednesday 1st - Sunday 12th October
Times TBA
Admission free

More to follow.

 

Exhibition: Group Show, details to follow

Wednesday 29th October - Sunday 2nd November
Times TBA
Admission free

Gina-Marie Cincinnati curated group show. More to follow.

 

Cameron Contemporary present:
Winter Show 2025

Wednesday 19th - Sunday 23rd November
Times TBA
Admission free

More to follow.

 

Exhibition of work by Sarah Shaw

Wednesday 26th - Sunday 30th November
Times TBA
Admission free

More to follow.

 

Town House Open Weekend

Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December
Times TBA
Admission free

More to follow.

 

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