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Page last updated 3rd September 2026

Current & upcoming events & exhibitions

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS

Heritage Open Days, events at the Town House
Exhibition: "Is there a doctor in the house?"

Open for two weekends:
Sat 12th, Sun 13th & Sat 19th, Sun 20th September, 12:00noon - 4:00pm
admission free

Members of our Research Group bring this exhibition.

Medical doctors have lived and worked in Brunswick Town from the very beginning. Come along to our exhibition to find out about some interesting characters and what they got up to. We also briefly cover some of the changes in medical practice over the last 200 years.

Black and white photograph of Dr William Withers Moore
Dr William Withers Moore, a Brunswick resident during the19th century*

The exhibition draws on material from the records of the Brighton and Sussex Medico-Chirurgical Society, some of whose archives are kept at The Regency Town House.

*There's more about Dr Moore in our house history for 18 Brunswick Square

More on the Heritage Open Days website

Heritage Open Days, events at the Town House
Talk: Women in the Arts in Brighton & Hove

Sun 13th September, 12:00noon - 4:00pm, talk at 2:00pm
admission free

The Brighton and Hove Women’s History Group will be giving a talk on some of the women who will appear in our latest book.

Sylvia Bluck will introduce us to some of the local women who over the last 200 years have written novels, poetry, memoirs, hymns and a wide range of non-fiction. Some are still in print, like the novelist, Georgette Heyer (1902-1974), credited with inventing the Regency romance genre. Others have been forgotten, such as the diarist Evelyn, Princess Blücher (1876-1960), married to a Prussian aristocrat, who became a controversial chronicler of life inside Germany during WW1.  Many others combined their writing with conventional domestic lives, while others were mired in scandal.

Early photograph of an art studio where a group of women are sat at their easels and drawing
Brighton School of Art, photo courtesy University of Brighton Design Archives

Clare Hughes will be looking at women artists who lived and or worked in Brighton and Hove. Brighton has a rich history of being home to artists. Women have played their part in this story and they need to shine! She has uncovered otherwise unheard of local women artists.

Two old photos: on the left, Laura Bayley as a shoeshine woman, on the right, Nell Emerald wearing a plumed hat and holding a sword.
Laura Bayley, left, and Nell Emerald, right.

Gerry Holloway is researching women involved in the stage and screen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She focuses on women who as well as being stage actresses became involved with the early Brighton and Hove film industry. This will include actresses and film makers Laura Bayley and Nell Emerald.

More on the Heritage Open Days website

Free tickets for Clare Hughes' talk here on Ticket Source

Heritage Open Days, events at the Town House
Talk: Regency Remedies

Sun 19th September, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
admission free TEA ROOM OPEN

Join Penelope Bateman for a living history display and talk on health and remedies in the late 18th and early 19th century. Penelope's display includes simple homemade herbal remedies which are based on recipes and ideas from the period.

Photo of an old medicine chest with three bottles standing in front

She will be showing various methods of using and preserving herbs and plants and demonstrating the practical uses of some of the equipment that might be available in the home - along with some rather more unusual items!

More on the Heritage Open Days website

Free tickets for 'Regency Remedies' here on Ticket Source

Heritage Open Days, events at the Town House
Talk: “Death and Mourning in Georgian and Victorian England: Fascinating Rituals and Customs”

Sun 20th September, 11:00am - 11:45am & 1:00pm - 1:45pm
admission free TEA ROOM OPEN

Explore the fascinating rituals and customs of death and mourning in Georgian and Victorian times with this illustrated talk by Sarah Tobias.

Victorian print of four women in mourning dress

Lengthy and elaborate rituals associated with death, grief and mourning played an intricate and symbolic role, especially in Victorian life. There is nothing macabre and the customs are fascinating and intriguing.

More on the Heritage Open Days website

Free tickets for 'Death and Mourning…' here on Ticket Source

 

Exhibition - The Presence of Absence
Four very different artists explore space, memory, loss and connection

Fri 25th September - Sun 4th October, 11:00am - 5:00pm

See also exhibition events:
Thursday 1st October, 7:00pm - 9:00pm, 
The Changing Face and Taste of Tequila
Friday 2nd October, 7:00pm - 9:00pm, 
Film screening of 'Unrelated'
details below…

Photo of a Regency drawing room. In the centre of the floor is a deconstructed armchair and in the background there are three large windows

An upholsterer, a contemporary surrealist, a painter and a photographer will come together for a two-week interactive exhibition.

“Your absence is a presence. Who knew an empty space could take up so much room.”
Jacqueline Simon Gunn

At the heart of this exhibition are 4 vintage chairs, a collaboration between Frances Bloomfield and Emily Beaumont. The chairs will explore the concepts of memory; healing; secrets and retreat.

The exhibition has been created to explore the impact of an individual presence, the spaces created where someone or something used to be.

A photo close up of a deconstructed armchair and an abstract painting in blue and black

Jo Hathaway’s work on memory and reflection bring colour and light and the internal, abstract experience of the theme; Nick Bowman’s photographs each tell their own story of time and motion, alongside additional work by Frances Bloomfield and Emily Beaumont.

The exhibition invites you to be part of the visual conversation between the artists about how to interpret individual experiences of the past, present and future through the space we leave behind and the memories it holds of us whether it involves happiness, sadness, joy, loss, beauty, grief or hope. Visitors are encouraged to be actively involved by discovering secrets concealed around the space and by leaving their own memories and experiences written down and hidden inside a chair.

Jo Hathaway is creating a ‘Book of Words’ a collection of writings that explore the theme.
Nick Bowman will be including a photographic installation ‘We are not a number’ in the exhibition.

The artists:

Emily Beaumont, Upholsterer emilybooupholstery.co.uk
Frances Bloomfield, Contemporary Surrealist francesbloomfield.com
Jo Hathaway, Painter johathaway.com
Nick Bowman, Photographer @iamnotabene
Find out more about the artists johathaway.com/about-the-artists

Download Press Release here

Exhibition events:

Private View
Thursday 24th September, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
A preview peek at the show plus an opportunity to meet the artists.
Tickets here on Eventbrite

Thursday 1st October, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Changing Face and Taste of Tequila
Join us for a fun and relaxed dive into the evolving world of tequila! Discover how this classic spirit is transforming in flavor and style. Local distributor, Proof Drinks will take you on a journey and offer some amazing cocktails to try all in this incredible setting surrounded by The Presence of Absence exhibition. We hope you can join us.
Tickets here on Eventbrite

Friday 2nd October, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Film screening of 'Unrelated'
Joanna Hogg’s incredibly accomplished, subtle and utterly involving first film. The screening will take place on the first floor and is only accessible by stairs. Wine is being supplied by the fabulous Beacon Down Vineyards. The doors open at 19.00, the film will start promptly at 19.30 - running time is 1hr 40mins. 
Tickets here on Eventbrite

 

 

Exhibition - PhotoWorks

Frid 2nd - Sun 18th October 

Times and more information to follow.

 

Exhibition - Jungle Harpies and African Vistas
'A collaborative art exhibition celebrating life, origings, folklore and rite.'

Tue 13th - Sun 18th October, 10:00am - 6:00pm

Live tattoo installation
Wed 14th - Sat 17th, 10:00am - 6:00pm

Artists: Inma Vila Solfire & Seth Solfire

Exhibition events: (booking links and prices to follow)

Wednesday 14th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Welcome event; drinks, music and a surprise or two.

Sunday 18th, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Closing reception; drinks, cake & last chance to view.

Husband and wife artists Seth and Inma Vila Solfire announce the opening of JUNGLE HARPIES AND AFRICAN VISTAS, a deeply personal multi-disciplinary exhibition.

Spanning painting, storytelling, and live performance, the exhibition explores origins, rituals, and human transformation. The collection brings together two distinct artistic visions born from family life and a shared five-decade legacy in the tattooing industry—the craft that originally brought the couple together. 

Exhibition flyer with graphic image of the face of a woman morphed into the body of a bird, decorated with geometric designs and border.
 

Inma: ‘Jungle Harpies is inspired by the folklore around harpies as strong female characters and my love for bird’s delicate beauty. A tribute to family and the transitional nature of life, and to the importance of rite and celebration as we oscillate, sometimes perilously, its in between stages.’ 

Seth: 'African Vistas is inspired by growing up in South Africa these paintings depict abstract themes of creation and the earth through bold but intricate patterns and graphics, reminiscent of the art of Southern Africa, traditionally found on rondavels (a traditional conical dwelling with a grass thatched roof), pottery and fabrics.’  

At the core of the exhibition is an exploration of the 'mark' - how humans use patterns and symbols to communicate identity. Blurring the line between fine art and living ritual, the gallery will host live tattooing sessions throughout the event, turning the physical act of marking the body into a witnessed, communal artwork. 

Artists social media links:

www.inmatattooartist.com
www.instagram.com/inmatattooartist

www.setharcane.com
www.instagram.com/setharcane

Link to Press Release: Press Release

 

Exhibition - Silent Companions
A solo show of work by Amy Dury

Wed 21st October - Sun 1st November, 11:00am - 5:00pm, or by appointment

With solo shows in the UK, New York and Berlin and a major commission for Hermès in Paris that saw her work displayed along the length of the Champs Elysée; the last few months have confirmed Amy Dury as one of the country’s most exciting and in demand young artists. 

Amy Dury in her studio

Her new show, Silent Companions, continues Dury’s fascination with figures from the recent past. She writes;

“Looking back into our recent past is an act of remembering and nostalgic misremembering, with photographs and film becoming the vehicle which constructs stories about ourselves.  Our history instructs, seduces and tethers us, and I look to use paint to examine these emotive memories which reflect current themes and tensions in contemporary life.”

The setting of The Regency Town House gives her both inspiration and scope to create large scale work and promises to be a show not to be missed.

 

Exhibition - It's Alright: The Permission Project, by Caroline Oleron
Because you're allowed to feel that way

Wed 28th October - Sun 1st November, 11:00am - 6:00pm

Sat 31st October: workshop, 11:00am - 2:00pm (details TBA)

It's Alright is a participatory exhibition built around hundreds of voices responding to a single question: "It's alright that I..."

No response is too small, too trivial, or too big to be included. Every voice carries equal weight.

The exhibition unfolds across two rooms. The first presents twelve artworks exploring the themes that connect us all — relationships, self-worth, hopes and fears. The second room invites visitors to immerse themselves in the collective responses. Following a path through the voices of others, they may discover that we are not as alone in our thoughts and feelings as we imagined.

A loose watercolour portrait painting of a woman with dark hair, it has typography across the lower part reading: It's alright that I…

It's Alright is an invitation to give yourself permission to feel exactly what you feel — and to know that somewhere, someone else feels it too.

Visitors are invited to add their own voice to the project.

Artist biography:
Caroline Oleron is a painter based in Hove. She trained at Penninghen in Paris and West Surrey College of Art and Design in Farnham (now the University for the Creative Arts), and is currently completing an MA in Creative Practice with the University of Plymouth. Her work is driven by an intuitive approach to layering and colour, rooted in a deep connection to the natural and botanical world. Her paintings explore themes of hiding and concealment.

It's Alright: The Permission Project is her first solo exhibition.

Social media:
Instagram: @caroline.oleronart
Project Instagram: @its_alright_that_i
Website: www.carolineoleron.co.uk
Facebook: Caroline Oleron

 

Exhibition - Common Ground
An exhibition by six artists

Thurs 5th - Sun 8th November, 11:00am - 6:00pm,
admission free

Two painters, a stone sculptor, a jeweller and two ceramicists are exploring Common Ground in the pared-back splendour of The Regency Town House in Hove. 

“Exhibiting together previously has allowed us to develop a combined aesthetic and mutual kindness in the works we choose and their curation, exploring our collective relationship between abstraction and colour, adornment and function in 2 and 3 dimensional work…

Composite image showing six different artworks

…The Regency Town House provides the perfect setting to develop this further, demanding, as it does, a strong dialogue and coherence between the elegance of pared-back Regency architecture and the works we exhibit in this glorious space.” 

Artists:

Paintings: Kate Scott
Paintings and drawings: Susanne Winter
A sculpture & stone carvings: Davina Colmer
Ashdown Pottery: Anthea Stewart and Bill Gowans
Handmade sustainable jewellery: Emma Stanton

 

Exhibition - Works by Charmaine Evans

Sat 28th & Sun 29th November
admission free

Paintng showing nine people seated around a table. They are in dark clothing with white faces, set against a black background.

Times and details to folllow. 

 

Event - The Daddy Long Legs 130th Anniversary

Sat 28th November, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Two sessions, 2:00 - 3:30 & 4:00 - 5:30.
Tickets are £6.13 from Eventbrite

This is the same date the inaugral departure of the train from Banjo Groyne to Rottingdean. Join us to celebrate Daddy Long Legs’ epic 130-year launch with a seated historical talk and indoor immersive projected art event.

Photograph of Volk's 'Daddy Longlegs' electric railway. A two storey cabin on long metal legs trundling through the waves off Brighton beach.

Come celebrate with artist Luciana Haill, seeing 'Pioneer' (The Daddy Long Legs) in different ways using augmented reality and projected visuals - it’s going to be one for the books!

The first session is 2:00pm to 3.30pm, second session from 4:00pm - 5.30pm will be added if tickets sell out. Talk will last 30 minutes, then various exhibits made by the artist can be interactively engaged with by the audience, including a mixed reality room, seated inside the train carriage with souvenir photos.

 

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