23 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.


Amartey Golding: Bring Me to Heal
11 Nov 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)

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
11 Nov 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
Devonshire Collective (Eastbourne)

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

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

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

inPRINT open 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)

Pay What You Can, everyday at Charleston in Lewes
11 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
Charleston (Lewes)

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
11 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)

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