Lewes Trail Map
Compass Buses compass-travel.co.uk 127 & 128 & 129: Lewes
Free parking throughout Lewes on Sundays.
Please note that this is for reference and not to scale.
Artist window installations
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Animal: New Paintings by Philippa Cannan
The Studio, 10 Windover Crescent, Lewes, BN7 1DP sarahokane.co.uk
Philippa’s paintings are inspired by the natural movement, energy and freedom inherent in animals. Plus small-scale and garden sculpture by Keith A Pettit.
Cake at Kate’s
Sparrow House, 1a Windover Crescent, Lewes, BN7 1DP sparrowworks.co.uk
You are warmly invited to meet the artists: Kate Baker-Brown, Nicky and Nigel Ashford, Lisa Jansen and Deb Rae Smith, who will be showing their prints, textiles, sculpture and books. Tea and cake in the garden.
South Way Collective
41 South Way, Lewes, BN7 1LY Woodturning, paintings, aromatics, crafted up-cycled textiles, jewellery. Come browse and enjoy the garden. We are on a hill so quite a few steps.
Eva’s Poetic Imagery
41 Meridian Road, Lewes, BN7 2TL instagram/evas.poetic.imagery
Wall art and cards displayed in three showrooms in our beautiful animal garden. Come over for a relaxing afternoon and play with some materials with artist Eva Marschan-Hayes. Children are welcome.
Art at Christ Church
Christ Church, Prince Edwards Road, Lewes, BN7 1BL
This exhibition includes Brian and Ann Wignall, Diana Swann and visiting Ukrainian artist Alla Mosiyevyck.
Sarah Jane Moon
28 Leicester Road, Lewes, BN7 1SX • sarahjanemoon.com
A selection of work from celebrated contemporary painter Sarah Jane Moon, whose practice explores identity and gender. Also showcasing dynamic work by renowned stone sculptor Guy Stevens in the garden. Email info@sarahjanemoon.com for additional appointments.
Liv & Dom: Pottery & Paintings
31 Western Road, Lewes, BN7 1RL • livanddom.com
Artworks by twins Liv and Dom Cave-Sutherland. For their second year of Artwave they’ll be debuting a collection of late summer inspired hand-built tableware, alongside miniatures of all the pieces!
Graham Sendall
134a High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS grahamsendall.co.uk
After a career in graphic design, I now create stylised-realist paintings reflecting the quirkier aspects of Sussex. A recent move to Lewes has provided added inspiration. Paintings/prints/cards.
Art & Ale
Lewes Con Club, 139 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS lewesconclub.com
Paintings by figurative artist Lucinda Wait, and sculpture in the garden. Cool down after your wanderings with a drink in our spacious bar. The Paddock Studios are accessible from our garden.
Carolyn
Trant Studio: Artists’ Books & Prints
Lewes Con Club, 139 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XS carolyntrantparvenu.blogspot.com
Bonfire of Vanities cartoneras - ecological political activism Latin American style; plus usual studio clear-out with new bargains surfacing! Drypoints, woodcut prints, artists’ books. Bar open afternoons.
Paddock Art Studios
Paddock Lane, Lewes, BN7 1TW paddockartstudios.co.uk/artwave-2023
Chris Reed: super colouristic art. Rowena Williams: ceramics. Lewes
Mosaic Makers. Louise Gorst: Mindfully Creative. Peter Messer: painter.
work.
Jenny Turtill Jewellery & Guests
27 Paddock Road Lewes, BN7 1UU jenny-turtill.com
Jenny Turtill will be showing original cuttlefish-cast jewellery in silver, bronze and unusual semi-precious stones. Marilyn Willis has a range of hand-embroidered gifts and fabric collage.
Marc Gooderham: Urban Landscape Paintings
3 Paddock Terrace, Lewes, BN7 1YX • marcgooderham.co.uk
Urban landscape paintings of Lewes, Brighton and London. Original works, drawings and limited edition prints for sale. A member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art. Happy to arrange revisits out of opening times if wanted. Visit website for contact details.
The Abinger Collective
6 Abinger Place, Lewes, BN7 2QA instagram.com/morganhels
Hels Morgan: ceramics. Sasha Howard: print, collage, textiles - ‘For the Love of Indigo’. Suzanne Morgan: landscape and floral abstract artist.
+ Bean + Art
8 Mount Pleasant, Lewes, BN7 2DH • bunandbean.com
Art inspired by the sea, nature and geometric forms. Landscape photography: @finncurry. Painting: @nataliefoster.art. Printmaking: @ gracedunford and @vickygcayon. Coffee, cake, veggie burgers, craft beer.
Fiona Robinson & Martha Theis Prints
37 St John Street, Lewes, BN7 2QD fionarobinson.co.uk
Printmakers Fiona Robinson and Martha Theis are exhibiting their etchings, monoprints, linocuts and printed ephemera.
Original Paintings & Design at Sun Studios
Sun Studios, 2 Mount Place, Lewes, BN7 1YH rueasher.co.uk
Original paintings, ceramics and ethical women’s fashion. Rue Asher: new original paintings and drawings. Jo Headland: ‘Sunday at the Villa’; re-loved textiles. Mary Fellows: makes pots and other stuff.
Depth Of Field: Exploring Sussex in Photographs
The Lewes Arms, 1 Mount Place, Lewes, BN7 1YH instagram.com/harwoodjonathan
From beach to beacon. Two photographers, two cameras and two subtly different views of the Sussex Downs, towns and shore. Images by Rudi Gnoyke and Jon Harwood on show upstairs at a Lewes landmark.
Mohamed Hamid: Star Brewery Potters
Star Pottery, Fisher Street, Lewes, BN7 1YJ • hamid-pottery.co.uk
The Star Pottery is a thriving and well-established community pottery in the heart of Lewes. Mohamed Hamid, potter of 43 years, will be exhibiting his work with four other local potters.
Liz Temperley: Artist & Illustrator
Blank Inside, Studio 10, Star Brewery, Castle Ditch Lane, Lewes, BN7 1YJ blankinsidedesign.co.uk
Liz’s work is inspired by the love and lore of the South Downs. A colourful response to the surrounding landscape. Expect beautifully illustrated animals too. Works on paper, original paintings and illustration.
Star
Brewery Gallery:
The Art of Biodiversity
Star Brewery, Castle Ditch Lane, Lewes, BN7 1YJ • starbrewerygallery.com
The Art of Biodiversity exhibition displays the beauty of nature in a variety of art forms to underline the urgent need to protect our natural environment in an age of climate change.
WIA Gallery: Reduce Speed Now
WIA Gallery, 3 Fisher Street, Lewes, BN7 2DG • wearewia.com
An exhibition of Nessie Ramm’s ‘Road Verge’ series, a rewilding of road signs presented alongside ‘Roadkill Cans’, a series of flattened drinks cans found in the road in Lewes and East Sussex.
Brandon Seedhouse
Sip Cafe, 4 Fisher Street, Lewes, BN7 2DQ • brandonseedhouse.co.uk
Brandon Seedhouse has had work shown in London, New York and Japan. On display is a curation of work influenced by natural forms, Japanese aesthetics and Sussex craft heritage.
Art Upstairs at Sip Cafe
Netwerks, 4 Fisher Street, Lewes, BN7 2DG instagram.com/dawn_darcy.b_art
Oil, graphite, wood and wool. Original paintings, drawings, prints, beautifully turned wood and Barcombe Romneys artisan wool. Bob Nye, Bronwen Smith, Dawn D’Arcy-B, Lorna Llewellyn and Susanna Steer.
Kindred Elements: From Soil to Sea
18 Fisher Street, Lewes, BN7 2DG instagram.com/rosiewooldridgephotography
Three Sussex artists explore the human journey in relationship to landscape, nature and conservation with photography, alternative photography, prints, text and installation.
The Needlemakers: Collection of Artists
West Street, Lewes, BN7 2NZ • faithrowanleeves.com
The Needlemakers, a hub of independent shops, studios and Squisito café. Throughout the building local artists will be exhibiting photography, fine art, jewellery, bespoke dressmakers and ceramics. Squisito opens late from Thursday to Saturday 18:00 - 11:00.
Chalk Gallery Lewes
4 North Street, Lewes, BN7 2PA • chalkgallerylewes.co.uk
An eclectic mix of emerging and well-established artists, Chalk always pulls out the stops with exciting and varied paintings, ceramics, glass and original prints. Enjoy our work, plus find out how you could see your work in the gallery.
I Am SOS
Kind Supplies, The Gallery, 32 North Street, Lewes, BN7 2PH iamsos.com
SOS celebrates a decade as a female street artist with immersive paintings, workshops, talks and live art. Her unique style is a blend of Basquiat and Beatrix Potter. Visit her website for event schedule.
Tom Lewis: Paintings & Prints
Unit G1-5, The Waterside Centre, North Street, Lewes, BN7 2PE tomlewis.co.uk
Tom Lewis will be showing a number of new original paintings and a selection of limited edition prints from his extensive back catalogue.
Sold! At 37. Woodwork, Arts & Crafts
37 Queen’s Road, Lewes, BN7 2JG hawkswellwood.com
Debut year at Artwave for Sold! At 37. A new collective featuring five local artists and makers displaying woodwork, paintings, prints, jewellery and ceramics. Visitors are welcome to our house and garden.
Malling Mill
Malling Mill, Mill Road, Lewes, BN7 2RT instagram.com/mallingmillartwave
Come and visit our repurposed post mill on the edge of the South Downs. Artists exhibiting include Cellan Cox, Olivia Bullock, Belinda
Will Nash, Lisa Jones and Ellie Parry.
Gallery Fifty 50
GO-Fitness, 5 Atelier Court, Brooks Road, Lewes, BN7 2FX galleryfifty50.com
Prints by Paul Christien: pen and ink. Graham King: photographer. Graham Saxby: photographer. Also available for sale in a range of sizes and mat-mounted ready to frame. Opening times may be longer.
Joe Webb
Tigermoth Roastery, Davey’s Lane, Lewes, BN7 2BF • joewebbart.com
Joe Webb is well-known for his hand-made collages that convey profound messages. With an eye for re-imagining vintage imagery, he employs subtle edits to craft thought-provoking silkscreen artworks.
SID
4 North Court, Lewes, BN7 2AR sidyates.com
Sid Yates’ exhibition will showcase portraits of pop icons from the Mona Lisa to Oasis in a minimalist style. There will also be a series of political cartoons from 2016 to the present.
Keizer Frames Gallery
15 Malling Street, Pastorale Antiques Warehouse, Lewes, BN7 2RA instagram.com/keizerframeslimited
A group exhibition featuring landscape paintings by Volker Pajatsch; pastel drawings by Janine Shute; abstract mixed media paintings by Michaela Murphy; plus printmakers Karen Potter and Rachel Clark.
Exposed: Photography & Ceramics
Ochre, 5 Malling Street, Lewes, BN7 2RA instagram.com/davidshaw.bw.photo
Photography by David Shaw. Sculptural ceramics by Diane Jones. Both alumni of the RCA. ‘Exposed’ is a coalescence of work that unmasks hidden strengths and vulnerabilities, externally and internally.
Emma Carlow: 365 Days of Whistling
Meiklejohn Gallery , 1 Malling Street, Lewes, BN7 2RA
meiklejohngallery.co.uk
An exhibition of award-winning artist Emma Carlow’s folk art inspired ceramics. A creative challenge to make 365 ceramic whistles in a year has resulted in an inspiring collection that shouldn’t be missed.
South Street Garden Studio
68 South Street, Lewes, BN7 2BS • phoebejewellery.co.uk
Welcome to this woodland themed open house and workshop where you’ll find jewellery, art, sculpture, ceramics and smaller gift items, as well as homemade vegan cakes and tea, plus ring workshops (see website for details).
The Sussex Watercolour Society
The Linklater Pavilion, Railway Lane, Lewes, BN7 2FG sussexwatercoloursociety.com
One weekend... 22 artists! New work from our members with paintings, prints and cards, from figurative to abstract, traditional to modern. Our 46th annual exhibition opens Friday 1st, 14:00 - 20:00.
Darren Bedser: Wood Sculpture
The Signal Box, Railway Land, Railway Lane, Lewes, BN7 2FG
Collection of curiosities carved from wood. Exploring textures and natural forms. Set in the depths of Railway Land nature reserve.
John Worth
Fitzroy House, 10 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2AD
johnworth.co.uk
In historic Fitzroy House in central Lewes, John Worth’s mixed media artwork will combine musical influences with landscape inspired by downland and the Cornish countryside.
Wunderkammer
Continuum Studio, Fullers Passage, 19 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2LN continuumstudio.uk
Jacob (jacobcrivello.com), Martha and Marco Crivello offer a contemporary exploration of the Renaissance Wunderkammer, also known as Rooms of Wonder, through sculptures, dioramas, painting and installation.
Fabric Matters
Attic Studio, 19 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2LN instagram.com/bonniesouthwood
Fabric Matters is Bonnie Southwood and Sonia Crivello. Bonnie creates one-off pieces, re-fashions and repairs clothing to commission. Sonia exhibits embroidered handkerchiefs “stitching older voices.”
A Celebration of Making
207, 207 High
Directory will be running ‘A Celebration of Making’ during the festival - a changing programme of taster sessions, talks and
The
Well-Being Tree & Friends: Connecting with Land & Sea
Lewes House, 32 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2LX
New Beginnings
Amber Elise: Colour Flex
The Old Bank, 190 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2JP • amberelise.com
Amber Elise brings a kaleidoscopic blast of colour to the windows of The Old Bank, an exciting new venue in the heart of Lewes. Using an abstract language of shape and pattern, she translates her life experiences into striking formations.
Rosie Good
Covet, 40 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2DD rosiegood.co.uk
Exhibition of recent paintings, drawings and prints based on the Sussex Landscape. Rosie specialises in recording structures that have been abandoned or damaged by time.
Ana Zoob
Jigsaw, 60 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XG • anazoob.com
Ana combines abstract oil paintings with surreal etchings to create intricate pieces that celebrate and explore urban, coastal and imagined landscapes. Exhibition supported by the Jigsaw Foundation.
Watercourt, 65 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XG adelegibson.co.uk
Award-wining artist Adele Gibson will be showing ‘Visions of Elsewhere’ at the Blue Room Gallery. This unique, beautiful work references the climate crisis and sublime wilderness of the High Arctic.
The Makers Gallery of Lewes
71 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XG instagram.com/71lewes
Abby Mosseri: jewellery. Torz Dallison: photography. Lucy Williams: woven form. Dan Johnson: scrap metal sculpture. Joe Beecham: jewellery.
Adele Gibson & Pippa Burley at Castle Lodge
Castle Lodge, Castle Gate, Lewes, BN7 1YS adelegibson.co.uk
At stunning Castle Lodge, in aid of Homelink, Adele Gibson is showing her beautiful impressionistic paintings together with Pippa Burley’s graceful sculpture. One weekend only, don’t miss.
In their Footsteps
Edward Reeves, 159 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XU edwardreeves.com
From the 1850’s to now: an engaging collection of modern and historic portraits by Tom Reeves and his ancestors. Fascinating photomontages by Isaac Reeves. Also images from the Edward Reeves archive.
A Way from the Coast: Four Views
Edwards & Todd, 154 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XU instagram.com/edwardsandtodd
This year our artists all live and work close to the sea; that proximity is reflected in their art. Raku jewellery from Cornwall, linocuts from North Wales, and ceramics from two East Sussex potters.
Peter Chasseaud Artworks & Sussex Lustreware
Tom Paine Press & Gallery, 151 High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XU tompainepress.co.uk
Landscapes, figurative paintings, letterpress prints and artists’ books by Peter Chasseaud, and ceramics by Sussex Lustreware.
Art at Westgate
Westgate Chapel, 92a High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XH westgatechapel.weebly.com
Westgate Chapel Cafe will show work by artists Annabel Laister and Felicity Cassin. Good coffee and cream teas served in a pretty sun filled courtyard. Expect to feel uplifted. May also open on Sundays.
WeedyForm Ceramics
15 St Swithuns Terrace, Lewes, BN7 1UJ • Access via Paines Twitten weedyform.com
Handcrafted contemporary designs by Joann Weedon. The pieces are functional, sculptural and intended for everyday.
Treasured
Sussex Guild Shop, North Wing, Southover Grange, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1TP • thesussexguild.co.uk
Beautiful jewellery, ceramics, textiles, metalwork and leatherwork created by our talented craftspeople responding to the theme ‘Treasured’. Special pieces for yourself and loved ones to treasure.
V&E ArtWall Designs
Antioch House West, Rotten Row, Lewes, BN7 1TN instagram.com/victoria.cerdeno
V&E ArtWall produce bespoke wallpaper, art and fabrics which are one-off original designs. The art work is produced locally and by hand with traditional silk screen printing methods.
Charleston in Lewes: Jonathan Baldock
Charleston in Lewes, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1AB charleston.org.uk
In this exhibition, leading contemporary artist Jonathan Baldock brings large-scale sculptural pieces to Charlston’s newly opened space in Lewes, for a colourful and rich immersive experience.
St. Andrews Place Art School
1 St. Andrews Place, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1UP instagram.com/nicmaxgum
Nicola Maxwell: figures in oils. Julian Treyer-Evans: paintings in ink and watercolour. Vicky Mappin (vickymappin.com): botanical paintings. Debs Treyer-Evans: bespoke jewellery.
Julie Kuyath
30-31 Station Street, Lewes, BN7 2DB juliekuyath.co.uk
Artist and designer, Julie Kuyath will be showcasing her elaborate and decorative collage assemblages along with her opulent interior design lines of wallpaper, fabrics and interior design accessories.
Danoush Lachman
Riverside Flowers, 2 Station Street, Lewes, BN7 2DA instagram.com/danoush_l
Danoush Lachman is a fibre artist working with traditional craft methods to create contemporary nature themes. Some of the work can be seen from outside the shop at all times.
Beth Chaplin: New Willow Jewellery
Caccia & Tails, 15 Station Street, Lewes, BN7 2DA • rose-honey.co.uk
View and shop jeweller Beth Chaplin’s full willow collection, hand-cast in eco-silver, at Caccia & Tails, where you can also attend one of Beth’s popular jewellery carving workshops, with cocktails.
Art in the Twitten
5 Walwers Lane, Lewes, BN7 2JX instagram.com/sally_galloway_art
A new venue hidden in a Lewes twitten. Our colourful work, inspired by where we live, includes abstract landscapes, mixed media collage and mirrors, photographs, and an array of textiles.
Lewes Creatives Artwave Show
All Saints Centre, Friars Walk, Lewes, BN7 2LE lewescreatives.co.uk
Celebrating a wealth of local talent, for one weekend only. Meet Lewes Creatives, plus guests; includes ceramics, jewellery, printmaking, textiles, photography and more. Seven Sisters Spices’ cafe too!
The Unity Centre: Walking Through Walls
35 Friars Walk, Lewes, BN7 2LG • being-in-unity.com/artwave23
Art transcending boundaries and obstacles. Featuring female Iranian artist Anita Zarei and other artist collaborations. In a beautiful former Turkish baths – challenged to exhibit without using the walls.
Beadwork: Wearable Woven Wonders
22 Friars Walk, Lewes, BN7 2LF instagram.com/ms_kitka
Back by popular demand, Ms Kitka’s wonderful woven beadwork. Wearable art, handmade in lovely Lewes. Beaded tapestry bracelets, collars, pendants, earrings and beads to bedazzle.
Sarah King & Tory Gordon-Harris
Rear 3 Lansdowne Place, Lewes, BN7 2JT sarah-king.co.uk
Sarah King opens her studio showing her award-winning sculptural mixed media jewellery, and is joined by Tory Gordon-Harris exhibiting her new pressed leaf mandalas.
Black & White: Depot Open Call Exhibition
Depot, Pinwell Road, Lewes, BN7 2JS lewesdepot.org/artwave
Depot’s annual show will explore the world in ‘Black & White.’ Artworks from artists of all ages and experience exploring a monochrome palette.
Sara Grisewood: Entangled Lines
Lewes Railway Station, Station Road, Lewes, BN7 2UP instagram.com/saragrisewood1
Sara Grisewood displays a colourful banner depicting wildflowers growing in profusion by railway lines, made with recycled and reused fabric and cardboard. Enquire at the ticket office for access to platform 2.
Made In Lewes: East Sussex College
1 Mountfield Road, Lewes, BN7 2XH • escg.ac.uk
Showcasing a broad range of stunning work from A level fine art, graphic design, fashion and textiles, and photography students, as well as art and design and creative media extended diploma students, who recently completed their studies at East Sussex College, Lewes.
Chapter House Art Group
9 Tanners Brook, Lewes, BN7 1RU
The Chapter House Art Group welcomes you to a varied display. Original paintings and prints, craftwork, and a wonderful selection of hand-painted and printed greetings cards.
12 Mount Street
12 Mount Street, Lewes, BN7 1HL hannahcope.co.uk
Decorative and useful ceramics for the home and garden. Hand-felted sculptures of British wildlife. Lighting and original illustrations.
In the Folly
22 Garden House, Southover High Street, Lewes, BN7 1HT instagram.com/in.the.folly
Through the iron gate to the folly of the walled garden for Sarah Walton: sculptures. Vivien Halas: prints. Lisa Hamilton and Kathie Murphy: jewellery. Emma Johnson: ceramics and Chalk Woven textiles.
Sarah Blackaller
28 Cranedown, Lewes, BN7 3NA instagram.com/sarah_blackaller
A new body of work inspired by coastal warehouses in East Sussex and West Cornwall.
