Viva Lewes Issue #159 December 2019

ART
Out of town
Look At This, the festival of contemporary printmaking, continues
at Phoenix Brighton until the 15th. As well as visiting
the exhibition, join Glug Brighton for an evening of talks with
Anthony Burrill, Jim the Illustrator & Kelly Anna on the
6th (book via Eventbrite); or bring the family along to a free
print workshop on the 7th & 8th of December (11am-1pm &
2pm-4pm). (phoenixbrighton.org)
Hello Marine
Also in Brighton, the Christmas edition of Artists Open Houses sees artists
and makers opening their homes and studios at weekends until the 8th
of December (aoh.org.uk). And the annual Burning the Clocks celebration
returns on the 21st to see out the old year and welcome in the new. Watch the
family-friendly procession aglow with illuminated lanterns as they make their
way through the streets of Brighton and down to the beach for a bonfire and
fireworks organised by Same Sky. The event is free to attend but, if you’d like to
make a contribution, or want tickets to get up close on the beach, visit crowdfunder.co.uk/burningthe-clocks-2019.
Merrily! A festive exhibition by the
Sussex Arts Collective featuring
jewellery, printmaking, ceramics, wood,
textiles, glass and sculpture is at Crypt
Gallery in Seaford until the 22nd of
December (gallery open 10am-4pm,
Sundays 12pm-3pm). Just along the
road, the Stanley Spencer exhibition
continues at Studio Plus gallery until
the 15th, raising funds for a local charity
benefiting children and families.
‘Eyes’ Preparatory drawing by Sir Stanley Spencer
Maxine Dodds
A panel of judges
from Sussex
Wildlife Trust,
headed up by the
acclaimed wildlife
photographer
David Plummer,
selected 12 finalists from over 600 entries for the
SWT online photography competition. A public
vote deemed this wonderful image – of a Vole in a
Foxglove, taken by Maxine Dodds of Rudgwick,
Horsham – the ultimate winner. All the finalists’
photographs will feature in the Sussex Wildlife
Trust’s 2020 online calendar (available to download),
and in an upcoming exhibition at the Booth
Museum of Natural History, in Brighton.
Brink, an exhibition curated by Caroline Lucas MP, opens at
Towner gallery on the 14th of December (see page 64 ). David
Nash: 200 Seasons, a major retrospective of the sculptor’s
50-year career continues in the next-door gallery, with the two
exhibitions sharing an environmental interest.
Tirzah Garwood, Hornet with Wild Roses, 1950. © Estate of Tirzah Ravilious.
DACS 2018. Towner Collection
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