One of the biggest UK festivals of artists' open houses takes place throughout May every year in Brighton, East Sussex. Other similar events happen in other areas of the UK, including Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, Leicester, Manchester, Oxford, Stroud, Somerset and Worthing.The website Artists' Open Houses aims to promote the Artists' Open House movement and the wider art world in which many open-house artists exhibit.
An Artist's Open House is usually just that – art exhibited in a private house, but can sometimes have a wider meaning and include open studios, exhibiting cafés or galleries.
The Open House movement began in 1981 when Ned Hoskins turned his house into a gallery for that year's festival. Thirty years later, 250 houses are opening, showcasing the work of many more artists, makers and craftspeople. Read more of this post
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