The South Downs Open exhibits nearly 150 artworks by over 120 artist who are inspired by the South Downs region.
South Downs Open at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery
The South Downs, a range of chalk hills spanning across the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex, and East Sussex, is not just a landscape but a living testament to art, literature, history and culture. Join Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery in celebrating what it means to live, work and be inspired by this iconic landscape.
The South Downs Open exhibits nearly 150 artworks by over 120 artist who are inspired by the South Downs region. Celebrate the beauty of the South Downs with paintings, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, textiles and ceramics that draw inspiration from across the South Downs region, from Old Winchester Hill in Hampshire to Beachy Head, in East Sussex.
The artworks exhibited in this exhibition have been selected from an open call to artists. Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery was delighted to have received hundreds of submissions from artists from across the region, amateur and professional, which reflects the inspiration the South Downs has for so many.
South Downs Open is a selling exhibition and a chance to acquire high-quality, affordable art from artists across the region. Please note, artworks purchased from South Downs Open will not be available for collection until after the exhibition concludes in February 2025.
Join Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery as we spectacularly conclude our 25th anniversary year with the South Downs Open, continuing our commitment to history, art and literature and a celebration and engagement with our exceptional location within the South Downs.
Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery celebrates the history, landscape, and creative community of artists with the South Downs Open 22 October 2024 - 1 February 2025.
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