A VISUAL arts festival has confirmed it will go ahead this year, with more than 1,000 artists set to take part.
The Artists Open House festival will take place across Brighton and Hove over five weekends, starting on the bank holiday weekend of May 29 and running through to June 27.
The festival usually takes place during weekends in May, but last year the organisers decided to move the festival dates back to align with the Brighton Fringe festival.
Organisers say they hope the move will make June “a giant month of culture for the city.”
Judy Stevens, the festival’s director said: “In our new June slot, alongside Brighton Fringe, the Artists Open Houses will be a central part of the cultural recovery for our city.
“Following on from the May Brighton Festival, the Artist Open House Festival will offer the first glimpse of brilliant new work from artists and makers emerging from the months of lockdown.”
Free to visit, the Artists Open Houses festival will see more than 1,000 artists open the doors to their houses or studio spaces to exhibit and sell their artwork direct to the public.
The houses are grouped into one of 14 trails around different areas of the city and beyond.
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Each house will display its own unique character and atmosphere.
Participating houses include the Regency houses in Brunswick, the colourful fishermen’s houses of Hanover, the urban warehouse spaces of the North Laine and cottages in the South Downs village of Ditchling.
The free festival dates back to 1981 when an artist from the Fiveways area of Brighton, Ned Hoskins, opened his house to the public to view his work, and other artists followed suit.
Last year's winter festival was held online, with virtual tours of Open Houses available online alongside individual virtual galleries.
The main registration for the June festival is now closed, but visitors can still take part as an online only Open House.
Full listings can be found at www.aoh.org.uk
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