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THE MAKERS FAIR AT ALL SAINTS

All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove BN3 3QE

Saturday 7th December 11am - 5.00pm

 

This stunning grade I listed church was built in the thirteenth century French gothic style with beautiful stained-glass windows and carved choir stalls. This fair is in collaboration with ONE BREAD Café; a social enterprise serving locally roasted coffee, cakes and pastries, toasties and sandwiches made with the best of Sussex produce.

Join us for our last fair of the year! Packed with 65 talented artists & makers, this is the perfect opportunity for a spot of Christmas shopping.

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ART IN CLAY FARNHAM 2024

Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, FARNHAM GU9 7QR

Saturday16th November 10am - 5.00pm

Sunday 17th November 10am - 4.30pm 

Art in Clay Farnham is the perfect time to buy beautiful, unique pieces before Christmas. There will be a range of exhibitors from newly qualified and emerging ceramic artists, to established makers with many years of creative work behind them. The show offers a fantastic variety of work, all made in clay. From animal sculptures to pots designed for domestic use, with a vast range in between to interest anyone that appreciates ceramics.

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​​Standen House

West Hoathly Road

East Grinstead

RH19 4NE

The Maker's Fair at Standen House and Gardens
 

Friday 13th September 2024 10am - 4pm

Saturday 14th September 2024 10am - 4pm

Sunday 15th September 2024 10am - 4pm

The Maker's Fair at Standen House and Gardens is an eagerly awaited event highlighting the finest creative talent in the south. Set against the picturesque backdrop of the croquet lawns and housed under a large marquee, this fair is a celebration of contemporary craft, handmade wares, and Art. Expect to find luxury knitwear, ceramics, basketry, printmaking, textiles, contemporary jewellery and more.

Visitors can enjoy the opportunity to shop directly from the artisans themselves and discover unique pieces.

Throughout the event, guests can immerse themselves in artist demonstrations, where they can witness the magic of stone and wood carving, printmaking, ceramics and other captivating crafts first-hand.

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​One Garden

Lewes Road

Brighton

BN1 9SE

The Maker's Fair Summer Weekender
 

Saturday 13th July 2024 11.00 - 17.00

Sunday 14th July 2024 11.00 - 17.00

The Maker’s Fair at One Garden Brighton is one of our most popular events of the calendar, with a carefully curated display of up to 70 exhibiting artists and designers. This event showcases the very best creative talent in the South.

Visitors can also enjoy a schedule of practical demonstrations including wood carving, willow weaving, pottery wheel throwing and more. Come and ask questions, meet makers and hopefully become inspired to try something new.

One Garden Brighton is a regenerated historical walled garden nestled in the Stanmer Park Estate. The gardens have been expertly designed by modern-day landscape architect Dominic Cole, renowned for his work on the Eden Project. The Garden is free to enter and has a restaurant, café and market shop.

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OPEN STUDIOS 2024
Phoenix Art Space

10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton BN2 9NB

Friday 10th May 18.00 - 20.30

Saturday 11th May 11.00 - 17.00

Sunday 12st May 11.00 - 17.00

Explore the studios of the artists, designers and creative businesses who work inside Phoenix Art Space. The building is currently home to 120 professional artists at all stages of their careers including painters, photographers, filmmakers and designers. Learn about their practices, processes and ideas and gain insight into the surroundings that serve to support and inspire them.

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Artists Open Houses May Festival 2024
 

 STUART AND MARK AND FRIENDS

23 Cornwall Gardens, Brighton, BN1 6RH

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CHALK GALLERY
CHRISTMAS SHOW

13th November - 23rd December 2023 

4 North Street, Lewes BN7 2PA

Established in 2005, Chalk Gallery is one of the first artist-led cooperative galleries in the UK and is one of the leading contemporary galleries in the culturally-rich country town of Lewes

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Artist Open Houses December 2023

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ART IN CLAY FARNHAM

Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, FARNHAM GU9 7QR

Saturday18th November 10am - 5.00pm

Sunday 19th November 10am - 4.30pm 

Art in Clay Farnham is the perfect time to buy beautiful, unique pieces before Christmas. There will be a range of exhibitors from newly qualified and emerging ceramic artists, to established makers with many years of creative work behind them. The show offers a fantastic variety of work, all made in clay. From animal sculptures to pots designed for domestic use, with a vast range in between to interest anyone that appreciates ceramics.

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CELEBRATING CERAMICS

Waterperry Gardens, near Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1LA

Friday 14th July 10am - 5.30pm

Saturday15th July 10am - 5.30pm

Sunday 16th July 10am - 5.30pm 

Presented by Craft In Focus, this event gives visitors an opportunity to discover the very best in the world of contemporary ceramics from 150 exhibiting ceramic artists - all with the 'wow' factor!

This fine selection of diverse artistic talent includes outstanding work by well-known names as well as the best of emerging talent, including several contestants from TV's The Great Pottery Throw Down.

The event is set against the backdrop of Waterperry House and Gardens, home to Art in Action for  40 years.

Embrace the opportunity to meet, engage with and purchase directly from the artists, and take time to enjoy an exciting range of food, drink and live music on offer in the event's food village.
 

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OPEN STUDIOS
Phoenix Art Space

10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton BN2 9NB

Friday 19th May 18.00 - 20.30

Saturday 20th May 11.00 - 17.00

Sunday 21st May 11.00 0 17.00

Explore the studios of the artists, designers and creative businesses who work inside Phoenix Art Space. The building is currently home to 120 professional artists at all stages of their careers including painters, photographers, filmmakers and designers. Learn about their practices, processes and ideas and gain insight into the surroundings that serve to support and inspire them.

Artists Open Houses May festival 2023 Weekends, 6th –28th May

 STUART AND MARK AND FRIENDS

23 Cornwall Gardens, Brighton, BN1 6RH

Venue 5 on the Fiveways Trail

Visiting artists in their homes and studios, viewing art in domestic settings, meeting the artists and makers, hearing about how the work is made and what motivates its makers, is always inspirational. Artists Open Houses embraces the entire community, encompassing all generations, from school students to residents of seniors’ centres; from artists just starting out on their careers, to those with national reputations. Several venues include work of students, emerging artists, neuro-diverse and learning-disabled artists. Some offer workshops and events where you can get hands-on and involved.

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POTFEST SOUTH EAST
Glynde Place, Nr Lewes BN8 6SX

21st, 22nd & 23rd April 2023

9.30am - 4.30pm daily

Potfest South East - Glynde Place is set in parkland immediately in front of a grand Elizabethan country house on the doorstep of the South Downs and easy distance from Brighton, Eastbourne and Lewes.

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Over 90 makers have been selected to showcase a wide and diverse range of work that is guaranteed to delight and inspire.  Discover functional and decorative ceramics to suit all tastes and budgets and buy direct from the maker.

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