Ditchling Artists’ Open Houses event

From hand crafted bags to jewellery and fine art - Ditchling offers an inspirational trail in keeping with its artistic heritage.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th May 2013, 16:43 BST
One of Grant Dejonge's striking paintingsOne of Grant Dejonge's striking paintings
One of Grant Dejonge's striking paintings

Ditchling Artists’ Open Houses event continues through every weekend in May as part of the Brighton Festival.

There are several locations on the trail, including the Half Moon pub at Plumpton where artist Grant Dejonge has an exhibition of paintings showing poppies set against the snow capped Downs.

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The event at The Half Moon, which includes sculptures by Rosie Jones, runs from 11am to 6pm for the remaining weekends in May.

Turner Dumbrell Workshops in Ditchling offer an eclectic mix of arts and crafts from Jane Hopkinson’s distinctive bags in unusual colour combinations to Geoff Plant’s paintings, drawings and woodcuts and Natasha Caughey’s contemporary gemstone and freshwater pearl jewellery at Auricula.

You can see further details and a full list of all the venues by going to the ‘Open Houses’ website: http://artinditchling.wordpress.com