Brighton is well-known for being a city of dog lovers, and that will be reflected in true Brighton style during this year’s Artists Open Houses Festival.
THE Artists Open Houses festival takes place throughout Brighton, Hove and various towns and villages across Sussex.
Around 200 artists homes and studios open their doors to the public, offering a unique exhibition of over 1,000 artists and makers. Last year’s festival attracted more than 200,000 visitors, and this year that number is set to increase as this year the festival is to host a special open house The Dog Show, dedicated to dogs and open to four-pawed visitors.
The dog-friendly exhibition is an open house dedicated to all things canine, exhibiting the work of artists whose work is exclusively themed around dogs.
The Dog Show is the brainchild of Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir, who have both made a career from their love of dogs.
Award winning authors of the Best In Show series of knitted dog books, the pair have been broadcast to millions on the Martha Stewart Show in America, in front of an audience of dogs and Jonathan Ross also commissioned a pair of knitted ear protectors for his beloved pug dog Mr Pickles.
Joanna will be opening her Grade II listed house in the centre of Brighton to display the work of ten artists, all of whose work is centred on our canine companions.
Participating artists include sculptor Gemma Rees, who makes delicate sculptures out of clay, paper, hay and wire; Dominic Gubb, who makes life-sized sculptures using found materials; Lorraine Corrigan, who makes elegant, arresting small sculptures from wire, papiér maché and old books; Robin Parker who sketches in wire, giving his sculptures a wonderful aura and Felted Fido who make beautiful miniature life-like felted dogs.
Holborn Portrait Prize-winner Sally Muir will also be taking part in the exhibition, and she will also be offering individual on-the-spot dog drawings on Saturday May 16. Proceeds from the drawings will go to the Dogs Trust, and booking is essential.
The Artists Open Houses is the largest event of its kind in the UK, beginning on May 2 and continuing during each weekend in May.
Entry to The Dog Show and the rest of the Artists Open Houses festival is free to the public.
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