Viva Brighton Issue #83 January 2020

ART
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Out of town...
200 Seasons, the expansive retrospective of work by
British sculptor David Nash continues at Towner.
With only a month left to run (the exhibition closes
on the 2nd of February), we highly recommend a visit
to see the galleries filled with Nash’s monumental
wooden sculptures. Brink – an exhibition of works
from the Towner collection curated by Caroline
Lucas – continues alongside.
Also coming to an end this month, Post-Impressionist Living:
The Omega Workshops continues at Charleston until the
19th of January. 100 years after the pioneering Workshops
closed their doors, the exhibition explores their philosophy
and beginnings and brings together a huge selection of their
decorative homeware, furniture and fabrics against a fittingly
Bloomsbury backdrop.
Teacup and saucer, designed by Roger Fry, made at the factory of Carter, Stabler & Adams for the
Omega Workshops, c 1914. © Victoria & Albert Museum
The Myriad First Graphic Novel
Competition 2020 is now open to submissions.
The competition is for a graphic novel-inprogress
and is open to all cartoonists, writers
and artists working as a team, who have not
previously published a full-length graphic work.
The winner will be offered the opportunity to
develop their work-in-progress with Myriad’s
creative and editorial team with a view to
publication. The deadline for entries is the 28th
of February. (myriadeditions.com)
OPEN CALL: Towner are inviting
submissions for Towner International, a
major new biennial exhibition of contemporary
art that will take place at Towner
in 2020. Submissions are welcome from
professional artists across the UK and
internationally, with at least one third of
exhibitors to be selected from the South
East. The deadline is the 17th of January.
(townereastbourne.org.uk)
The newly refurbished Chalk Gallery in
Lewes opens after their Christmas break on
the 6th of January. Their first show of 2020
is The Art of Temptation: a group exhibition
including pieces from all the Chalk artists.
Choose from a broad selection of original,
affordable artworks in a variety of media, all
offered at reduced prices for a limited period.
The exhibition continues until the 23rd of
February. (chalkgallerylewes.co.uk)
Nichola Campbell
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