Free Admission
Open 10.00am to 5.00pm
Tuesday to Sunday &
Bank Holiday Mondays
24 March – 29 April (free)
The third year of our popular open submission exhibition, open to all East Sussex artists and makers. With works in every media, this exhibition celebrates the wealth of regional artistic talent on our doorstep.
22 October 2011 - 22 April 2012 (free)
Inspired by the Marcel Proust quote "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes", six artists from local artist network Bluemonkeynet have curated a new collection display. Artists include Tacita Dean, Eduardo Paolozzi, Eric Ravilious and Pablo Picasso.
28 January - 1 April 2012 (free)
Inspired by the icy mountains of the Canadian Rockies, VISITOR is an interactive installation by BAFTA nominated artists Bruno and Martelli. Encountering a life size replica of a trappers' cabin, you are invited to navigate through a virtual, frozen other world...
14 - 29 January 2012 (free)
A co-production between Towner and CRI Lift House, a drug treatment service concerned with the treatment and care of vulnerable adults. Enter a life size ‘dwelling’ constructed in our Exhibition Halls, made almost entirely from recycled materials, and explore a parallel world of ultra violet squats and sofa surfing show homes!
8 October 2011 - 2 January 2012 (free)
Towner has commissioned Swiss artist Furter to make a series of new conceptual works. Graphite drawings and ephemeral three-dimensional works form an ambitious sculptural installation that fills our whole 400 sq m Exhibition Gallery.
2 July – 25 September 2011
Masterpieces and hidden treasures tell story of John Piper’s love of the local landscape. Many of the works are on public display for the first time - including stage design and travel guides.
2 July – 18 September 2011 (free)
Six large scale installations created through the obsessive repetition of small scale processes.
9 April – 9 October 2011 (free)
Like many art museums, Towner relies upon the generosity of artists, collectors and you, the public. This display celebrates this ongoing philanthropy - with artworks from Albrecht Dürer to Eric Ravilious, Duncan Grant to Ivàn Navarro.