Major Tom Supports Artists & Makers Festival

Worthing’s mayor Major Tom Wye surprised artists and guests by visiting open houses during the annual Artists & Makers Festival.

A regular visitor to open houses, Tom joined the queues of people admiring the exhibited works of creative professionals, expressed his support and chatted to artists and guests. He was treated to an exciting mix of paintings, ceramics, sculptures and textiles. The Mayor expressed his delight at the growing artistic community in Worthing, and visited a number of houses.

This is the sixth year in a row that the town has hosted open houses as part of the Artists & Makers Festival. The event sees artists open their homes, studios and gardens to the public in order to display and sell their work. The Festival is a showcase for artists across West Sussex with nearly thirty houses across Worthing and the Horsham district, and other events this year including theatre, film and a Textile Arts Trail. The future for the festival looks promising as visitor numbers grow.

“It was great to get recognition when tom visited our house,” Belinda Stephenson, award-winning artist, said, “as we have a growing number of vibrant artists in West Sussex. The Artists and Makers Open Houses are a fantastic opportunity to show the public who we are and how much talent there is in the county.”