Lindfield Arts Festival

Lindfield Arts Festival

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.

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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!

Lindfield's Got Talent - LAF Bursary Fund

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Our amazing LAF £1,000 bursary is once again up for grabs!

Applications are now open and we’re calling all villagers aged seven to 100 to apply via our website www.2019.lindfieldartsfestival.com. Judges will be looking for the applicant that demonstrates a clear desire to start or continue an arts discipline. The bursary was set up in 2018 to inspire creativity and give something back to the community.

Last year’s winner, Tom Mackewn, impressed judges with his passion to pursue a career in children’s book illustration. The 37-year-old Lindfield resident said: “It was a really lovely feeling to win and be validated for my craft. I’ve used some of the funds to further my illustrating skills at Chelsea College of Arts. I particularly enjoy character design and look forward to showcasing my work at the next Lindfield Arts Festival.”

Lindfield artists set to open their studio

Two Lindfield artists, who met while exhibiting at the Arts Festival in 2015, have joined forces to create what they hope will become a new village tradition. 

Brett Hudson and Georgina (George) Moir will be staging an Open Studio event for families over the Arts Festival weekend this September.

Brett and George were inspired after visiting the Open House Art Trail at the annual Brighton Festival.

“We had both visited open houses and agreed that they provided a lovely and relaxing way to look at art in different surroundings,” said Brett. “With so many creative people in the village and lovely buildings, Lindfield is perfect place for an art trail so we thought we would go for it and open my garden studio!” 

The hope their event will encourage other artists to open up their homes and studios to create an art trail in the village. “It would be great if other artists could join us and open their houses - if not this year, maybe next year,” added Brett.

[Full article in May's Lindfield Life magazine]