Artwave Festival

20/03/2025

Tune in at 12.00 to hear all about this monster fun exhibition coming to Newhaven’s Marine Workshops in April. 🐙

Join us at 12pm tomorrow for a Leader’s Live Q&A!

Look Again Newhaven is returning in 2025, bringing new and existing works from contemporary artist Bruce Asbestos to Newhaven.

Cllr Zoe Nicholson and Joe Hill from Towner Eastbourne will be discussing the exciting exhibitions taking place from the 19 April to 7 June.

Available livestreamed on our page or on demand later in the day.

10/03/2025

Register now for Artwave 2025!

Now entering its 32nd year, everyone is welcome to host an exhibition in our open and accessible festival of artists and makers across the Lewes District.

Exhibit solo or as a group, in your home, your studio, in an ancient church or railway signal box. It’s entirely up to you. There is no jury selection and we encourage artists and makers of all ages, any discipline, and at all stages of their career to take part.

Spaces are limited and you don’t need to have all of your exhibition information and image ready at this stage, you just need to register your venue to confirm your spot. Register your venue by 11.59pm on the 27th of April and be a part of it.

Exhibitions held within the Lewes District are subsidised by Lewes District Council. We also welcome exhibitions within a 5-mile radius of the District boundaries.

Visit artwavefestival.org to register now.

Artwave is brought to you by Visit Lewes on behalf of Lewes District Council

07/03/2025

04/03/2025

26/02/2025

26/02/2025

19/09/2023

That’s all folks! ARTWAVE is over for another year.

Thanks to all our exhibitors, visitors, venue hosts and sponsors. We hope you had as good a time as we did exploring the trails, discovering wonderful artworks and meeting new people.

Shall we do it all again next year (after a cup of tea and a bit of a lie down)?

ARTWAVE returns 7th-22nd September 2024. See you there?

Visit Lewes Lewes District Council

17/09/2023

It’s the last day of Artwave 2023 and there’s still so much to explore.

Tick off the last trails on your list and meet and buy direct from artists and makers in their homes and studios.

Join us in our celebration of this wonderfully creative corner of Sussex.
Enjoy the day!

16/09/2023

It’s the final weekend!
Where are you planning to go?

Highlights this weekend include:

On the Lewes Trail:
In the Folly (venue 179) - a collection of artists and makers in a secret garden in Southover High Street.

In Their Footsteps (venue 159) - from the 1850s until now, the Reeves family open their archives.

On the Haven Trail:
Robinson House Studio Furniture School (venue 97) - an award winning and world renowned furniture school on the east side of Newhaven.

The Hillcrest Centre (venue 92) - the Newhaven Flea and Carboot market, free art workshops, open studios at Hospitable Environment and the Wood Creatives, and free bread-making around a wood-fired bread oven.

On the Seaford Trail:
Jo Sweeting, Sarah Burns, Jo Aylward & Studio Amos (venue 73) - fine craftsmanship, a beautifully crafted studio, and a stunning rural location.

Art at Bishopstone Station (venue 75) - 11 artists and makers in the recently restored Art Deco Old Parcel Room.

On the Rural trail:
Eyes to the Right, Nose to the Left: Art at Gun Brewery (venue 44) - see an exhibition of works by The Baron Gilvan and Isobel Smith in the splendid Gun Brewery Tap Room.

Thomas Gontar: Sculptural Blacksmith (venue 35) - visit Thomas at the historic Glynde Forge.

AND SO MUCH MORE!

Don’t forget to check the guide carefully as not all venues open for the last weekend, and please remember that venue 32 in Lower Stoneham will not be opening this weekend.

Enjoy this last weekend. Don’t forget to tag us in your stories for a re-share.

https://www.artwavefestival.org/
Hillcrest Community Centre Friends of Bishopstone Station

13/09/2023

Can’t wait until Saturday for more Artwave?
Did you know that more than 50 of our participating exhibitions are open on some weekdays too.
Check the guide for exact days and times and enjoy more ARTWAVE!

On the Rural trail:
Pruden and Smith (1)
Art at Artelium: Material Matters #2 (08)
Jo Cresswell Art Studio & Judy Dwyer (21)
Eyes to the Right, Nose to the Left: Art at Gun Brewery (44)
Anna McLeod (47)
Bethan Murray (61)
Donna Leighton (64)
Lucy Wirgman (65)
Sarah Colbourne (66)
Tess Zahn at Middle Farm (67)

In Seaford:
The BBC Beside the Sea (77)
The Lanes in Seaford (80)
Melissa Shatto (81)
Pathways at the Crypt (82)
Sussex Art Prints Gallery (84)
Sussex Arts Collective (85)
Onneke Sudio (86)
Celebrarte Cuckmere Haven (89)

On the Haven Trail:
Emma Carlow: Wunderkammer (99)

In Lewes:
Charleston in Lewes (103)
Art at Christ Church (108)
Liv & Dom Pottery & Paintings (110)
Bun + Bean + Art (118)
Depth of Field: Exploring Sussex in Photographs (121)
Mohamed Hamid: Star Brewery Potters (122)
Star Brewery Gallery: The Art of Biodiversity (124)
WIA Gallery: Reduce Speed Now (125)
Brandon Seedhouse (126)
The Needlemakers: Collection of Artists (129)
Chalk Gallery Lewes (130)
I Am SOS (131)
Tom Lewis (132)
Joe Webb (136)
Keizer Frames Gallery (138)
Emma Carlow: 365 Days of Whistling (140)
John Worth (145)
A Celebration of Making (149)
Olivia Horley Ceramics (151)
Kate Foster & Leonie Shearing (152)
Amber Elise: Colour Flex (153)
Rosie Good (154)
Ana Zoob (155)
The Makers Gallery of Lewes (157)
In Their Footsteps (159)
A Way from the Coat: Four Views (160)
Peter Chasseaud Artworks and Sussex Lustreware (161)
Treasured (164)
Julie Kuyath (167)
Danoush Lachman (148)
Beth Chaplin (168)
Art in the Twitter (169)
Sarah Grisewood (175)
Made in Lewes (176)
In the Folly (179)

Pruden and Smith The Open Farm at Middle Farm Sussex Arts Collective Cuckmere Haven Charleston House Lewes

10/09/2023

Looks like the middle Sunday is going to be a beautiful day.

🌞 🌞 🌞

Put on some sunscreen, grab a hat and a bottle of water, and hide out the heat of the day in a shady artist’s garden, or an ancient Sussex church. They’re all open for ARTWAVE today.

Where are you heading?

This is the final day of exhibiting for a number of venues, so check your guide carefully so you don’t miss out!

See you out in the trails.

https://www.artwavefestival.org/

08/09/2023

The middle weekend of ARTWAVE is almost here, with artists and makers showing their work in studios, churches, farmyards, and all sorts of unexpected places all across the district. Where are you planning to go?

Don’t forget that for some of our venues this is their final weekend of exhibiting, so check the guide carefully for opening dates and times. Pick up a copy at Lewes or Seaford Tourist Information offices, at the Hillcrest Centre in Newhaven, or at any of the participating venues. You can also see the trails online at artwavefestival.org

Don’t forget to tag us in your recommendations. Enjoy!