DITCHLING

We return to Ditchling Barn for ArtWave 2025, extending it outwards with a hardstanding, temporary exhibition space. Jo has been developing innovative pop-up gallery walling to bring the Sussex Contemporary experience to this village of global creative importance.

Nestled in the heart of the South Downs, next to the Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft. The Barn is central to village life and community; we are delighted to return for a second time in 2025, showcasing a new and innovative way of using this historic space.

RESPONSE

A single size for all entries, created onto a supplied A5 canvas-covered board. All mediums have been welcomed and encouraged to participate.

The Land We Live Within asked the artists to respond to the way they live within the landscapes we occupy in this moment of time.

ARTWAVE

Community With Creativity Since 1993

Artwave is the annual festival of artists and makers in the Lewes District. Hundreds of creatives exhibit yearly in Lewes, Seaford, Newhaven, and the surrounding villages.

The event allows art lovers to discover new work, meet artists and makers, and buy directly from them. In 2024, an estimated 53,000+ people visited Artwave over the three weeks of the festival.

As part of the Rural Trail, the Barn is hosting two presentations: The Pond House, which had previously shown in Isfield, and The Land We Live Within.