Eastbourne Artists

Welcome to Eastbourne Artists! Whether you are an artist or patron this is your one stop site to find out all about the visual arts scene in Eastbourne. Use the headings above to find out about practicing artists, galleries, groups, and the annual Open Houses event, with featured exhibitions in and around Eastbourne on our home page below. All artists living or working in Eastbourne are entitled to a free basic listing and you can follow us on facebook and Instagram.

Towner Gallery

Towner is an award-winning contemporary art gallery and museum for South East England, right here in Eastbourne. Please see their website for further events and details.

Brewers Towner Commission

The Brewers Towner Commission is part of a year-long programme celebrating ten years in the Towner building, which opened in 2009 after the gallery moved from its original home in Eastbourne’s Old Town.

Drawing on its unique architecture, angles and exterior recesses and alcoves, Lothar Götz’s mural – his largest to date – envelops the length and width of three sides of the award-winning building.

15 JUN - 31 MAY 2020
FREE ENTRY

TEN: Towner curates the collection

To celebrate Towner’s tenth anniversary in the Rick Mather designed building near Eastbourne’s seafront, a group of Towner’s team members who have worked and volunteered at the gallery since 2009 have curated this exhibition, choosing from works in the permanent Collection that have been acquired in the last ten years.

18 MAY - 10 NOV 2019

FREE ENTRY

Dineo Seshee Bopape: Sedibeng, it comes with the rain

Born and based in South Africa, Dineo Seshee Bopape addresses politics, race, spirituality, gender and sexuality in her ambitious large scale installations which are created with using sound, found objects and moving image.

Featured Artist

Caia Matheson

Caia Matheson is a contemporary oil painter based in East Sussex, UK. She was born in Johannesburg and educated in Tokyo and London. Matheson has exhibited widely in the UK as well as internationally and has been shortlisted for numerous awards.

Matheson is inspired by wabi sabi, or the beauty of imperfection.

See her artist page for gallery and full bio

Devonshire Collective

The Devonshire Collective is a creative and cultural hub based along Seside Road in the centre of Eastbourne. Comprising of: DC1 Gallery and Cafe; DC2 artists studios, pottery studio and print room; and DC3 multi-use workshop space.

Visit their website for details of current exhibitions, workshops and other events.

gnt gallery

Studio+Gallery (Seaford)

The Studio+Gallery, Seaford is a new addition to the art exhibition space in East Sussex. Showing contemporary and experimental work by new, emerging and older artists, we are dedicated to the promotion of work that is serious in intent – though not necessarily without wit or humour – and always of high professional standards. We show work that is insightful, aesthetically aware and sometimes challenging.

The gallery’s programme seeks to offer as wide a variety of approaches, form and materials as possible and will always be ready for new challenges.

Elsewhere:

De La Warr Pavilion

The De La Warr Pavilion is a pioneering centre for the arts. A place where everyone can experience contemporary exhibitions, events and entertainment in an iconic Modernist building. By the sea, on England’s south coast. Please see their website for details of current exhibitions.

Jerwood Gallery...

NOW HASTINGS CONTEMPORARY

Hastings Contemporary celebrates the best in modern and contemporary art in an award-winning building. Situated just a few steps from the pebbled beach, the gallery overlooks the largest fishing fleet in Europe, where you can see the town’s fishermen at work.

Ditchling Museum

Charleston Farmhouse and galleries

Martyrs Gallery

Martyrs’ Gallery and Project Space is a
visual arts venue situated in Lewes. Please see their website for more information and current exhibitions.

Coastal Culture Trail

The Coastal Culture Trail links 3 award winning galleries in East Sussex with 18 miles of coastline. The trail encourages visitors to enjoy their stay in the area by supporting local businesses, sampling local food, taking sustainable transport and enjoying contemporary art.