Venues and organisations we check

Arrival Gallery

Gallery · 18 Lower Rock Gardens

Gallery at 18 Lower Rock Gardens hosting pop-up art shows and exhibitions.

Atelier Beside the Sea

Gallery · Seafront

Seafront gallery and creative space in the Kings Road Arches with changing contemporary exhibitions.

Blank Studios

Studios · Hollingdean

Artist-run studios with a project space and regular open shows.

Blast Theory

arts_organisation · Portslade

Interactive art exploring social and political questions.

Brighton Artists Open Houses

Organisation · Citywide

Festival of artists showing work in homes and studios across the city.

Brighton Beach & Seafront Arches

Pop-up space · Seafront

Seafront arches and kiosks regularly host pop-up exhibitions and artist takeovers.

Brighton Beach Hut Gallery

Pop-up space · Seafront

Seafront pop-up showing work by local artists and photographers.

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Museum · Royal Pavilion Garden

City museum with fine art, photography and decorative art collections and a changing exhibition programme.

Brighton Open Air Sculpture

Public art site · Parks and seafront

Outdoor sculpture and public artworks across Brighton parks, seafront and streets.

Corridor

arts_organisation · Citywide

Lens-based socially engaged projects and artist development.

Dorset Place Gallery

Gallery · Kemptown, 1 Dorset Place

Small Kemptown gallery showing changing exhibitions, including Photoworks Festival shows.

Dreamy Place

festival · Citywide

Free festival of large-scale immersive digital art installations in Brighton landmarks and public spaces.

Dynamite Gallery

Gallery · North Laine

Independent North Laine gallery showing contemporary and urban-influenced art.

Ellipsis Prints

Gallery · Citywide

Prints by women and non-binary artists.

Enter Gallery

Gallery · The Lanes

Fabrica

Gallery · North Laine

Contemporary art gallery in a former Regency church, known for large-scale commissioned installations.

Gallery 19a

Gallery · Hollingdean

Community art space and gallery in Hollingdean showing local and national artists each month, with studios, a darkroom and a volunteer-run wholefoods shop.

Gallery 99a

Gallery · North Laine

Small independent North Laine gallery showing contemporary painting, print and photography.

Gallery DODO

Gallery · Phoenix Art Space

Artist-run gallery inside Phoenix Art Space, viewings by appointment.

Gallery Lock In

Gallery · The Lanes

Independent gallery showing contemporary painting and printmaking.

Gallery40

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Contemporary photography gallery in central Brighton.

George Gallery

Gallery

Contemporary art gallery in Brighton with a changing exhibition programme.

Helm Gallery

Gallery · North Laine

Two-floor contemporary gallery and bar in North Laine.

Hidden Gallery

Gallery · North Laine

Ink_d Gallery

Gallery · North Laine

Commercial gallery showing contemporary prints, street art and painting.

John Marchant Gallery

Gallery · Kemptown

Contemporary gallery showing established and emerging artists, including photography and painting.

Jubilee Library Gallery

Gallery · Jubilee Street

Free exhibition space in the city's central library, often showing photography and community projects.

Kellie Miller Arts

Gallery · The Lanes

Contemporary gallery with a rolling programme of themed temporary exhibitions.

Koop Projects

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Artist-run project space and gallery for contemporary work, editions and artists' books.

Liberation Art Gallery

Gallery · The Lanes

Gallery and art event space in the Lanes hosting themed temporary exhibitions with a wellbeing focus.

Lighthouse

Gallery · Kensington Street

Arts organisation presenting digital art, moving image and visual arts commissions.

Lucy Bell Gallery

Gallery · Citywide

Photography-focused gallery showing documentary and fine art prints.

Mid Street Lab

Gallery · Kemptown

Artist-led gallery and creative space in Kemptown with regular exhibitions and events.

Outside In

arts_organisation · Citywide

Platforms for artists facing exclusion and marginalisation.

Phoenix Art Space

Gallery · Waterloo Place

Artist studios and galleries presenting contemporary exhibitions and open studio weekends.

Photo Fringe

festival · Citywide

Biennial open photography festival with exhibitions in galleries, shops and public spaces across Brighton and Hove.

Photoworks

Organisation · Citywide

Photography organisation producing commissions, the Photoworks Festival and city-wide photography exhibitions year-round.

Post

Gallery · North Laine

Independent Brighton gallery showing contemporary photography and fine art.

Rock Up Gallery

Gallery · Kemptown

Small Kemptown gallery showing prints, painting and illustration.

The Ledward Centre

Gallery · North Laine

The Vault - Brighton Contemporary Art

Gallery · Seafront, Kings Road

Seafront arts hub and gallery with a changing programme, sister space to Mid Street Lab in Kemptown.

Towner-adjacent public art: Valley Gardens

Public art site · Valley Gardens

Public sculpture and temporary outdoor commissions along the Valley Gardens corridor.

University of Brighton Galleries

Gallery · City centre

University gallery programme of contemporary art and design.

Urbanflo

arts_organisation · Citywide

Multi-media cultural experiences centring marginalised voices.

videoclub

arts_organisation · Citywide

Artists' film and digital culture exhibitions, festivals and residencies.

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft

Museum · Ditchling village

Museum of art, craft, lettering and sculpture at the foot of the South Downs.

The Jointure Studios

Gallery · Ditchling village

Renovated gallery in Ditchling, formerly Frank Brangwyn's workshops, holding themed exhibitions of professional artists and makers.

Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts

arts_centre · University of Sussex

Arts centre connecting Sussex with global creative communities.

Charleston in Firle

Museum · Firle, near Lewes

Bloomsbury group house and galleries with a major changing exhibition programme of modern and contemporary art.

650mAh

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Artist-run project space inside a shop on Western Road, showing artists across career stages.

Cameron Contemporary Art

Gallery · Western Road

Hove gallery showing contemporary painting, print and sculpture.

Hove Library Gallery

Gallery · Church Road

Free community exhibition space in Hove Library, often showing photography and painting.

Hove Museum of Creativity

Museum · Hove

Museum of craft, film and creativity with a rotating exhibition programme.

Hove Plinth

Public art site · Seafront

Contemporary public sculpture commissions on Hove seafront.

Katherine Richards Art Gallery

Gallery · Portland Road

Maureen Paley: Morena di Luna

Gallery · Hove seafront

Hove outpost of the London gallery Maureen Paley, showing major contemporary artists.

Studio 106

Gallery

Hove gallery and studio space with a changing programme of contemporary exhibitions.

The Adelaide Salon

Gallery · Adelaide Crescent

Experimental art, performance, talks, film and exhibitions.

The Regency Town House

Organisation · Brunswick Square

Heritage house and arts venue hosting exhibitions, installations and artist projects.

Chalk Gallery

Gallery · North Street

Artist-run gallery in Lewes showing painting, print, ceramics and sculpture.

Charleston Lewes

Gallery · Southover Road

Charleston's Lewes galleries, showing modern and contemporary art exhibitions.

Depot Lewes Gallery Space

Organisation · Pinwell Road

Community arts venue whose foyer and spaces host visual arts shows and photography.

Martyrs' Gallery

Gallery · Star Brewery

Contemporary gallery and project space showing emerging and mid-career artists, with an emphasis on political, cultural and social ideas.

Meiklejohn Gallery

Gallery · Malling Street

Contemporary gallery on Malling Street showing painting and works on paper in monthly shows.

Star Brewery Gallery

Gallery · Castle Ditch Lane

Independent Lewes gallery and studios with a changing exhibition programme.

Newhaven Creative Hub

Organisation · Town centre

Artist studios and pop-up exhibition spaces in Newhaven town centre.

Newhaven Fort & Harbour Public Art

Public art site · Harbour

Outdoor sculpture, murals and temporary art commissions around Newhaven fort and harbour.

The Grange Gallery (Rottingdean Heritage)

Gallery · Rottingdean

Curated temporary exhibitions of current and historic artists in the West and North Galleries, run by Rottingdean Heritage.

Ropetackle Arts Centre

Gallery · Shoreham

Gallery space showing photography and fine art exhibitions alongside its wider programme.

Shoreham Art Gallery

Gallery · High Street

Artist-run collective gallery in Shoreham-by-Sea with monthly guest artist exhibitions and a sculpture garden.

Town Quay Studios

Gallery · Town Quay

Contemporary riverside gallery and studios in Shoreham-by-Sea with a rolling programme of exhibitions.