Welcome to Lindfield Life’s Lindfield Arts Festival event page. Here you will find our most recent information for the event.

Lindfield Arts Festival is an annual art exhibition on a trail around Lindfield, featuring many talented local artists.

2025’s Lindfield Arts Festival annual art exhibition will be held on Saturday 27th September at King Edward Hall between 10am and 4pm.

By Hilary Kennett

The Lindfield Arts Festival annual art exhibition will be held on Saturday 27th September at King Edward Hall between 10am and 4pm, with more artists than ever exhibiting. More than 30 artists will be proudly showing their work, including some familiar faces and several new exhibitors.

It is a wonderful opportunity for visitors to get to know the artists and their work, and also for the artists themselves to get together in a relaxed informal manner. With such a variety of work including ceramics, painting, cards and printmaking, there truly is something for everyone. We are also thrilled to include Headway Sussex this year as both an exhibitor celebrating creativity and recovery, and also as host for tea and cakes.

Headway Sussex is a local charity providing life-changing support to adults living with acquired brain injuries and their families. Roxanne Thomas from Headway says: “Our services help people rebuild their confidence, skills and independence through counselling, one-to-one outreach sessions, social groups, support groups, hospital liaison service and Hubs. “For many people living with brain injuries, creative activities like painting, drawing and mixed media art offer far more than a hobby. They are a vital form of therapy – helping to improve cognitive function, fine motor skills, and emotional expression. “Art can unlock a sense of purpose, reduce anxiety, and support communication when words are hard to find. Most importantly, it allows individuals to share their stories and experiences in their own unique way. “We’re incredibly grateful to Lindfield Arts Festival team for warmly welcoming us to this year’s event and providing a platform for our clients’ voices to be seen and heard through art, and we hope you’ll come along to see their powerful and personal work.”

To find out more about their services or how to support them, visit: www.headwaysussex.org.uk Please do support this wonderful organisation by having a cuppa, some cake and a chat. We can’t wait to welcome you all on the day!

By Ayesha Gilani

Meet best pals James and Jensen. The dynamic duo - who attend Lindfield Primary Academy by day - are joint creators of Dumb Comics, a comic book series that has taken their school by storm.

Both boys - aged 10 - are avid readers, love drawing and relish time together creating comic adventures for their friends and family. “We love working together. James inspires me as we’re always making each other laugh,” said Jensen. James agreed: “We’re really good friends and like the idea of running a business and coming up with new comic ideas and merchandise ideas.”

The prolific pair have three comic titles to their brand name JJ Comix. Each edition is teeming with the escapades of amusingly quirky characters like Annoying Cat, Clueless Clown and Sir Fergus Bibble-Bottom. There is also a page dedicated to puzzles and games. Jensen said: “We draw as a team and enjoy making up the stories as we go along. We contribute eight pages each, every time. I’m inspired by a comic called The Phoenix.” James said: “I’ve always liked drawing and I’m inspired by Jamie Smart author of Looshkin and Bunny vs Monkey.”

So far the comics have been a huge hit, with the boys selling 128 copies to friends at school and clubs. A share of the profits from the first two editions were donated to Lindfield Primary Academy PTA and the NHS. They planned to donate more funds to the PTA and a charity of their choice by selling their third edition - Annoying Cat - at the school’s summer fair. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the fair could not go ahead.

Jensen said: “We already have copies of our third comic printed and will be selling them virtually again. We’ll also have JJ Comix hoodies, t-shirts and a website coming soon, and we hope to have a stall at Lindfield Village Day in September. We are proud that we can do something that is fun for our friends and raise money for the PTA.”

James and Jensen’s comics, priced at £1.50 each, can be bought by contacting: jjcomixinfo@gmail.com.