22 exhibitions to see in East Sussex
Discover the best of East Sussex's art scene, from vibrant installations to insightful retrospectives, in our pick of the county's unmissable exhibitions.


Art installations
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Mar 2027
Dreamland Margate

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
5 Nov 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)

Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism
11 Nov 2026 – 30 Sept 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)

Current 93 - Hallucinate, Children
4 Nov 2026 – 4 Apr 2027
Resident Music (Brighton)

Discover, Celebrate, Grow
12 Nov 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
Devonshire Collective (Eastbourne)

Growing up at Charleston
12 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Charleston (Lewes)

inPRINT Open Show
14 Jan 2027 – 7 Feb 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

inPRINT open show submission
14 Jan 2027 – 7 Feb 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)

Jenine Marsh: New Wishes
12 Nov 2026 – 31 May 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)

Mad Bloomsbury
5 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
Charleston (Lewes)

Ocean Futures
9 Nov 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
Hastings Contemporary

On Being Ill
5 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
Charleston (Lewes)

Open Call 2027
31 Oct 2026 – 29 Mar 2027
Kellie Miller Arts Gallery (Brighton)

Our Monthly Window Exhibition Is Open for 2027
1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027
Starling Studio (Brighton)

Outside
11 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)

The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion
11 Nov 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)

The Ravilious Collection
15 Jan 2027 – 30 Jul 2027
Towner (Eastbourne)

The Royal Garden Restoration Begins
12 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)

Tschabalala Self: Seated
12 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)

Where are the lesbians? Searching for lesbian lives in museums
11 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)

The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unravelling the Norman Conquest
13 Feb 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)

The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry
21 Feb 2027
Brighton Dome