Artwave Festival
6th - 21nd September 2025
Celebrating artists and makers across the lewes district
Now in our 31st 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 Lewes and Seaford Tourist Information Centres.
We are delighted to have more than 160 venues in the 2025 festival, with free-to-visit exhibitions in private homes, studios, potteries, windmills, railway stations, 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!
Support Your Local Artists & Makers
Join us in championing artists and makers, shopping local and supporting our brilliant artistic community. Follow our trails around Lewes, Seaford, Peacehaven, Telscombe Cliffs, Newhaven and the surrounding villages this September.
Art at Artelium
Explore Sussex wine and culture with Artelium, our 2024 Headline Sponsor. Artelium showcase contemporary art exhibitions, have an expanding sculpture garden and host cultural events amidst their beautiful vineyard at the foot of the South Downs.
Visit their exhibition: Motley Wild, the Baron Gilvan & Guests, which is open every Thursday - Sunday during Artwave. Artelium Wine Estate, Streat Lane, Streat, BN6 8SA - Venue 104 on the Rural Trail.
Find our more about art at Artelium here.
Keep In Touch & Artwave 2025
Keep up to date with all the latest Artwave news, by following us on Instagram @artwavefestival and joining our visitor mailing list.
The dates for Artwave 2025 are 6th - 21st September. If you are an artist, maker or venue who would like to take part in the future please join our artist mailing list to find out more.
