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This month, we’re excited to be celebrating Pride in Worthing with our Queer Creatives Art Market and exhibition. In collaboration with the People’s Proud Picnic, and with support from Adur & Worthing Trust and The Rainbow Fund, we’re highlighting some of the wonderful LGBTQ+ artists in our community. With another jam-packed month on the way, we hope you enjoy everything that Colonnade House has to offer this July.
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Queer Creatives Art Market & Exhibition
Exhibition // 02-07 July // 10.00 – 17.00
In collaboration with the People’s Proud Picnic and with support from the Rainbow Fund and Adur & Worthing Trust, we’ll be holding an art market and exhibition featuring the work of local Queer artists across Sussex. Throughout the week, you’ll be able to take part in free creative workshops, talks and film screenings celebrating all things queer.
Find out more about the exhibiting artists and the full programme of events taking place throughout the week here.
Durrington High School: Best of the Best 2024
Exhibition // 09 – 11 July // 10.00 – 17.00
Durrington High School returns for another year as they share the work of their talented students. An eclectic mix of paintings, collage, sculpture and photography will fill the gallery walls. It’s time to celebrate all of their hard work over the last year!
Michele Morrod: Shoreline
Exhibition // 09 – 14 July // 10.00 – 17.00
With the blue, green and earthy tones of Michele’s work, you’re given a glimpse of living life by the seaside. Through the seascapes of Worthing, Brighton and Hastings, you can explore Michele’s work that is inspired by her fascination with forms and patterns in nature.
Hercule Van Wolfwinkle: 24 Hours Till Sleep
Exhibition // 13 – 14 July // 10.00 – 17.00
Known for his humorous and iconic pet portraits, Hercule is embarking on his latest fundraising challenge to draw for 24 hours to raise money for Turning Tides and Street Vet.
Hercule will be completing his challenge at Colonnade House where you can see him drawing live and have a chance to see the exhibition evolve over the weekend.
Weald Contemporary Present: Modern Mud
Exhibition // 16 – 28 July // 10.00 – 17.00
Connected by a common thread of using the materiality of paint as a form of storytelling, artists Ben Westley Clarke, Leigh Curtis and Benjamin Prosser bring together their eerie and imaginative paintings based on the real and imaginary to the gallery this July.
Weald Contemporary is a gallery based in West Sussex. Believing that art should be for everyone, they provide both an exhibition space and tailored mentorship to emerging and mid-career artists, promoting connection and collaboration through art.
Nora Young: The Mark I Make
Exhibition // 16 – 28 July // 10.00 – 17.00
Local artist Nora Young has been exploring mark making as an essential form of making within her practice. Noticing marks that are both natural and human made, you can find out what Nora has been up to through the results of her adventurous collection of work.
Nora Young was awarded funding for this year’s Creative Commissions by Adur and Worthing Trust. The fund allowed Nora to create an artists support group where artists could frequently get together to discuss their work, attend exhibitions together and explore mark making in each of their practices.
Steve Gallagher: Looking Closer
Exhibition // 30 July – 11 August // 10.00 – 17.00
Looking at the world around us, and noticing the details in the beauty of the natural world, photographer Steve Gallagher is inviting viewers to take a moment to pause, look closer and reflect on the beauty around us as you immerse yourself in his intricate floral portraits and seascapes this summer.
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