Date for your diary: Sunday 4 December 2022. Posters will be popping up in Kemptown soon. Use the QR code on the poster to see a preview of the art works available in the Auction on your phone, or type in the url shown in the image below to view on your desktop computer.

Kemptown Arts are holding an Artwork Auction from 2pm (pre-viewings) on Sunday 4 December 2022 at St George’s Church in Kemptown. The Auctioneer will be Paul Bott, from Paul Bott Estate Agency, and our local MP Lloyd Russel-Moyle will be kicking off the event at 3.00pm. A percentage of the proceeds will go to The […]

During the last Artist Open House festival in May, Derek Henry held a series of Encaustic Painting Workshops at the studio ‘One Sussex Mews’. They attracted many visitors who subsequently looked at and occasionally purchased artwork in the studio. On the BBC4 Today program, they recently announced that the government is encouraging drawing in schools […]

Members of the Kemptown Arts Association are getting ready for the Kemptown Arts Summer Exhibition at the lovely St.Georges Church in Kemptown. Monday 1st – Saturday 6th August. There will be painters, printmakers, ceramicists, jewellers and makers showing a variety of exciting work. Opening times are 10.30am – 4.00pm and it’s free. Pop in to […]

The World Reimagined will see trails of large globe sculptures in cities across the UK in August-September 2022, created by artists to bring to life the reality and impact of the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans. Serena Sussex’s design for a globe was chosen by this unique UK national project.  Serena says “I chose the […]

Over 100 visitors took part in Derek Henry’s Encaustic Painting workshops at One Sussex Mews Art on the Kemptown Arts Trail, which ran during the Artists Open Houses festival in May. Many who joined in were children who loved the process. The encaustic diptych painting shown was made from beeswax, damar resin and pigment, on […]

We’re happy to welcome Philip and Susana Brown, a creative husband and wife team both inspired in their work by nature and their love of travel.

We’re happy to welcome Kirsteen Adams who creates cyanotypes on vintage flags and pop art reflecting current culture. She also takes care of our instagram page @kemptownartists where you can follow our artists’ work and plug in to the latest art news and opportunities around Brighton.