Artwave Festival
5th - 20th September 2026
Support Your Local
Artists & Makers
Now in our 33rd year, Artwave continues to be one of the largest visual arts festivals in the South East, connecting hundreds of artists and makers with tens of thousands of appreciative viewers and visitors each year.
Use our online guide to browse and search the exhibitions, or view guides for separate trails here. You can also pick up a free printed copy from Gorringe’s, Lewes, Seaford, Newhaven Tourist Information Centres and from Charleston Lewes.
We are delighted to have more than 170 venues in the 2026 festival, with free-to-visit exhibitions in private homes, artists studios, potteries, dis-used windmills, farms and churches, many of them opening their venues for the first time.
When you have chosen which exhibitions you want to see, don’t forget to check when they are open and what facilities they offer. All exhibitions are free to visit!
Celebrating Artists & Makers Across The Lewes District
Join us in championing artists and makers, shopping local and supporting our brilliant artistic community. Follow our trails around Lewes, Seaford, Peacehaven, Newhaven and the surrounding villages this September.
Art at Gorringe’s
We are delighted to be supported by Gorringe's as our Headline Sponsor again this year. Gorringe's is a Lewes-based family business that has been selling fine art, furniture, jewellery, silver, watches, ceramics, and Asian art since 1929, when Rodin's The Kiss was offered in their first sale at Lewes House.
Drop into their Lewes galleries on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays to explore the fascinating objects on offer every week.
To discuss your own item or collection, their Lewes saleroom is open Monday – Saturday for complimentary valuations, or head to their Tunbridge Wells office every Tuesday, 1pm – 5pm, and Thursday, 9am – 5pm (no appointment necessary).
During Artwave, Gorringe's is exhibiting works by Lord Gage in their Lewes galleries. The exhibition will run from 5 – 20 September, with a number of works available to buy.
Exhibition viewing is on the following days in September: 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 18 & 19. Friday and Monday, 9am – 4pm; Saturday, 9am – 1pm.
For more event information, click here.
