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.

Christmas Open Houses - registration now open!

Go to our Open Houses page for more information and to register online.

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.
The Everyday and Extraordinary
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The notion of the found object as artistic material, content and subject-matter provides the inspiration for The Everyday and Extraordinary, an exhibition presenting a Wunderkammer of modern and contemporary artworks drawn from the Arts Council Collection. The show brings together a fusion of materials, processes and innovative ideas, celebrating the physicality of objects in this predominantly digital age.

29 SEPT - 6 JAN

FREE ENTRY
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​Film London Jarman Award

This exhibition brings together six artists at the forefront of experimentation in filmmaking – Larry Achiampong & David Blandy, Jasmina Cibic, Lawrence Lek, Daria Martin, Hardeep Pandhal and Margaret Salmon – who are nominated for this year’s Film London Jarman Award. Inspired by visionary filmmaker Derek Jarman, the Award recognises and supports artists working with moving image.

13 OCT - 28 OCT

FREE ENTRY
Simon Ling
Towner Art Gallery presents an exhibition of new and recent works by Simon Ling, the artist’s first solo presentation in a UK public institution. Best known for his vibrant, unsettling oil paintings of East London’s urban landscape and the disintegrating office blocks and shabby store fronts near his studio, Ling’s exhibition for Towner showcases a new series of paintings created over the last year alongside earlier works. These richly textured works are characterised, as in all Ling’s work, by a sustained and intense engagement with perception and the painting process.

13 OCT - 27 JAN

FREE ENTRY
FEATURED ARTIST
Julian Sutherland-Beatson
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Founder of Eastbourne Artists and organiser of the Open Houses and Studios, Julian's work is popular with almost everyone and is consistently executed to a very high standard. 
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.
Elsewhere:
New Galleries open at Charleston
Three exhibitions launch the new gallery spaces at Charleston.
All run from 8 September 2018 - 6 January 2019.
​See website for more details.
Wolfson Gallery: ORLANDO AT THE PRESENT TIME

South Gallery: ZANELE MUHOLI: FACES AND PHASES

​Spotlight Gallery: FAMOUS WOMEN DINNER SERVICE
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.
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Jerwood Gallery
​Jerwood Gallery sits next to the fishing beach in Hastings’ historic Old Town. The gallery became a charity in 2017 and is home to the Jerwood Collection of  Modern and Contemporary British art and a varied temporary exhibition programme championing the best of British painting. Please see their website for details of current exhibitions.
Ditchling Museum
Charleston Farmhouse
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. ​