Arts & Culture in East Sussex

Gallery openings, art trails, and workshops where you'll surprise yourself. Creative stuff that doesn't require a beret.

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Shadow Puppet Making Workshop

A shadow puppet making workshop at Willingdon Park in Eastbourne

Fri 16 OctIdolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Shadow Puppet Workshop

A shadow puppet making workshop held at Willingdon Park.

Fri 16 OctIdolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

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Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Shadow Puppet Workshop: Willingdon Park

A shadow puppet making workshop for the local community.

Fri 16 OctIdolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Around £60

'Painterly Wildflower' - 3½ Hour Painting Workshop

Expressive brush-led grasses and seedheads, enriched with textured sponging and sculpted impasto flowers This workshop focuses on creating a soft, painterly wildflower landscape using acrylics on board. You’ll begin by building a gentle, atmospheric background with sponged layers of textured acrylics, before developing flowing grasses, stems and seed heads using expressive brushwork to create movement, rhythm and structure across the painting. In just 3½ hours, you’ll learn the techniques and materials I use in my own work to create a richly textured floral painting of your own. Working with acrylics on board, you’ll be guided step by step to produce a unique little masterpiece — a piece of art to take home and be proud of. Your painting will be created on 3mm MDF board; a beautifully responsive and durable surface that works perfectly with layered acrylic techniques and is ideal for framing, which many participants choose to do after the session. Run from the comfort of my Studio in Ditchling, in a supportive and nurturing environment with an intimate group of up to six people, allowing one to one tuition. This workshop is suitable for all artistic abilities, even if you’re a complete novice, the methods we’ll be using are easy to learn and apply. The cost is £60 per person, including quality artists’ paints, boards, and a range of inspiring materials to experiment with. You don’t need to bring a thing, just come along and create your own little work of art.

Sat 17 Oct11:00V Pilates Studio Burgess Hill

via V Pilates Studio Burgess Hill

Arts & Culture

Women@Welcome: Ladies Pottery Painting Afternoon

The Holmes Hill Estate, Holmes Hill, Whitesmith BN8 6JA, UK

Sat 17 Oct15:30Welcome Baptist Church

via Welcome Baptist ChurchLocal gem

Arts & Culture

Brighton Racecourse Antiques and Vintage Fair

There will be 120+ indoor sellers bristling with all variety of unique and unusual items.

Sun 18 Oct10:30Brighton Racecourse

via Brighton Racecourse

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Full Day Landscape Painting Workshop - October

Full Day Landscape Painting Workshop – October ‘Woodland Light’ 10-5pm Step into the beauty of an early autumn woodland and learn how to create a landscape filled with atmosphere, depth and luminous light. Inspired by the soft golden sunlight filtering through the trees, this immersive full-day workshop will guide you through the process I use in my own landscape paintings. Working on a 42cm x 36cm board, you’ll explore how to build a convincing woodland scene using layered acrylic techniques, creating a sense of space, light and natural movement throughout the composition. Throughout the day, you’ll learn how to simplify complex woodland forms, create depth through colour and tone, and capture the magical shafts of light streaming through the trees. We’ll focus on balancing detail with expressive mark-making, helping you develop a painting that feels both realistic and atmospheric. With a maximum of five participants, this workshop offers plenty of individual guidance in a relaxed and supportive studio environment. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a well-developed landscape painting and a deeper understanding of how to create light-filled, atmospheric countryside scenes using acrylics. Many paintings will be complete by the end of the day, while others may continue to evolve afterwards — just as my own work often does.

Sun 25 Oct10:00V Pilates Studio Burgess Hill

via V Pilates Studio Burgess Hill

Arts & Culture

Mrs Mantell’s Tooth

A stimulus event for the Mantell-Lyell Legacy scheme.

Sun 1 Nov14:00Idolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureHistory & Heritage

Mrs Mantell’s tooth stimulus event

The first stimulus event for the Mantell-Lyell Legacy scheme.

Sun 1 Nov14:00Idolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureHistory & Heritage

Mrs Mantell’s Tooth: 1st Stimulus Event

The first stimulus event for the Mantell-Lyell Legacy scheme.

Sun 1 Nov14:00Idolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Shadow Puppet Making Workshop

A shadow puppet making workshop at Coppice Court in Eastbourne

Wed 4 NovIdolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Shadow Puppet Workshop

A shadow puppet making workshop held at Coppice Court.

Wed 4 NovIdolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Shadow Puppet Workshop: Coppice Court

A shadow puppet making workshop at Coppice Court.

Wed 4 NovIdolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureMarkets & Fairs

Eastbourne Farmer's Market, Towner Gallery Square, College Road

Broadditch Farm Christmas Market, New Barn Road, Southfleet

Sat 7 Nov09:00Mini Mouthfuls

via Mini Mouthfuls

Arts & Culture

Hove Record Fair

dig through thousands of records from lovely local dealers while enjoying a dj set of sweet tunes from j.d. o'kill.

Sun 8 Nov11:00The Brunswick

via The BrunswickCurated

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Mantell-Lyell Legacy Afternoon Workshop

The first afternoon workshop event for the Mantell-Lyell Legacy scheme.

Sun 15 NovIdolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

Arts & CultureWorkshops & Classes

Mantell-Lyell Legacy Workshop: 1st Afternoon Event

First afternoon workshop event for the Mantell-Lyell Legacy scheme.

Sun 15 NovIdolrich Theatre Rotto Productions

via Idolrich Theatre Rotto ProductionsLocal gem

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