A new art gallery in Eastbourne, East Sussex is opening in early 2009, and hopes to become a leading centre for the visual arts. And the gallery is hoping to recruit a pool of artists to work on education projects.

Towner will present a programme of major exhibitions of contemporary and historical visual art alongside displays from the important Towner art collection.  The gallery will also offer a range of programmes so that everyone can take part in the new organisation.

As part of the enlarged Artists Open Houses (AOH) festival in May, any artist whose name is listed in the 2009 Open Houses brochure is entitled to register for the �Selectors Choice� exhibition. Work by selected artists will be shown in an exhibition at the Regency Town House in Brunswick Square throughout May. Last date for submissions is 26th February.

The exhibition will be part of �House� a curated festival running alongside the Open Houses. It will be given coverage in the AOH brochure and website.� Eligible artists are invited to submit work on the theme of �House� which can be interpreted literally or metaphorically, with the selectors looking for a wide interpretation of the theme.

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Artist-run organisation Moogie Wonderland are looking for knitters.

A Sussex artist is looking for more students to join a friendly art class held on a Wednesday morning in West Worthing. 

Youth and community groups in the South Abingdon area are looking for an artist to help them to create a series of pieces for a permanent installation on a public wall.

The pieces will replace existing artworks first created and installed by young people from The Abingdon Bridge (part of Abingdon Young People�s Drop-in Centres) and the people of South Abingdon in 2002. The new works will reflect the dynamic make-up, interests, inspirations and aspirations of the local community.

Brockwell Lido is seeking an Artist in Residence for August, September and the first weekend in October.

The artist will run a site-specific participatory art project in collaboration with the Heritage Education Co-Ordinator.

A new group has been started with the aim of organising and promoting arts events in the rural area local to Arlington.

The rural area around Arlington, Wilmington, Upper and Lower Dicker, Selmeston and Berwick, falls outside the areas covered by the bigger arts festivals such as Lewes Artwave, Eastbourne Arts Festival and Hailsham Arts Festival so Arlington Arts Group are setting up their own events to put rural areas on the arts map.

Are you an artist, designer, craftsperson, gardener, collector or somebody with an interesting Worthing house?
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Would you be interested in opening your Worthing house, studio or garden to the public in mid July 2009?
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The End of the Pier International Film Festival is hosting a new event in Worthing which features the best films made by young film makers. 

This new �Young Film Makers� Event�  will take place at the stylish  Ritz cinema in Worthing on Sunday 26th April 2009, with doors opening at 2pm.