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Art gallery, cinema & collection in the heart of . Visit our website - townereastbourne.org.uk - for more information on Towner, our exhibitions, and events. Sign up for our newsletter: towner.gallery/mail

Join Waterweek artists Clare Whistler and Charlotte Still on a magical minibus excursion to visit ancient dew ponds near...
15/10/2026

Join Waterweek artists Clare Whistler and Charlotte Still on a magical minibus excursion to visit ancient dew ponds near Black Robin Farm, the future site of Towner Seven Sisters.

You’ll be picked up by minibus outside Towner and taken up to the Eastbourne downland to experience and learn something new about the landscape, with historical stories, pond-expert ‘Pete the Pond’, refreshments and more en route.

Saturday 31 October, 10.30am to 1.00pm
Standard £18, concessions available
Book tickets on our website (link in bio)

This event is part of Digging Horizons a series of autumn talks, walks and events exploring new approaches to landscape, ecology and archaeology.

This is your final week to view Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism at Towner Eastbourne! Established in 1933, the ...
13/10/2026

This is your final week to view Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism at Towner Eastbourne! Established in 1933, the AIA unified artists against fascism and war, rallying comrades across Europe during the Spanish Civil War and efforts to overcome the rise of fascist General Francisco Franco.

On show until 18 October 2026
Galleries 2 & 3 (Second Floor)
Tickets £5.50 to £11.
Free for Towner Members & Under 25s

Book online and use code 'ONLINE10' to receive a 10% discount on your tickets.

Find out more and book tickets on our website (link in bio)

Photos by Rob Harris

Join artists Ting Cheng and Rose Miller for their first Family Day this October half-term!Family Day: Inhabit invites yo...
12/10/2026

Join artists Ting Cheng and Rose Miller for their first Family Day this October half-term!

Family Day: Inhabit invites you to create imaginative masks and wearable objects using found and foraged materials, mould your own familiar inspired by real and mythical creatures, create speed sculptures to display in our giant lift, or tell tales in stained glass-inspired installations.

Book your free ticket (link in bio) and drop-in anytime between 12.00pm to 4.00pm.

Prefer a more relaxed experience? Book a ticket for Quiet Hour, one hour before the main event, 11.00am to 12.00pm.

Looking for more creative activities this half-term? Book onto one of our Family Films (£3.50 pp) or visit our partners at De La Warr Pavilion and Hastings Contemporary for workshops and drop-in activations.
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09/10/2026

Meet the makers for the next Towner Christmas Fair! This event is a must ahead of the festive season and features a fabulous variety of makers for the ultimate pre-Christmas event. With options to suit all tastes and budgets, browse beautiful gifts for loved ones, or a treat for yourself!

Friday 6 November: 4.00pm to 7.00pm
Saturday 7 November: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Sunday 8 November: 10.00am to 4.00pm

We're also hosting a Ravilious-inspired Linocut Christmas Cards Workshop before the fair on Friday 6 November! 12.00pm to 4.00pm, £65 (link in bio).

Check out the accounts below to see what's on offer:


























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Move awareness from the busy external world into the present moment with Alli .breathewellbewell.yoga during this specia...
08/10/2026

Move awareness from the busy external world into the present moment with Alli .breathewellbewell.yoga during this special event taking place in Cecilia Fiona's exhibition Spirals Gathering, Time Breathing. 🧘‍♀️🌀

Alli will lead a gentle evening Hatha yoga flow with guided breathwork, followed by a unique guided meditation experience where you will become part of the exhibition.

Wednesday 14 October
6.30pm to 8.00pm
£25
Book now on our website - link in bio

Eastbourne Farmers Market returns this Saturday! Join us from 9.00am to 1.00pm outside Towner and browse a range of deli...
30/09/2026

Eastbourne Farmers Market returns this Saturday! Join us from 9.00am to 1.00pm outside Towner and browse a range of delicious food, beverages and wares from local farms and makers.

We'll have over 30 stalls as well as an excellent brocante area with a vast array of interesting antiques.

Stallholders include:










Herons Folly Garden





Marshcroft Goat Dairymouthfuls




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And our brocante garden will feature:

Christopher Reed Antiques

Nick Hollands
Silvester's
Way Back When

Eastbourne Farmers Market is supported by Towner Eastbourne, Eastbourne BID, and Eastbourne Borough Council. Our community partner for 2026 is Eco-Action
Network.

Cliff Rowe, Silkscreen Workers, mid-1950sIn the changing post-war world, Rowe’s practice as a painter evolved as he navi...
29/09/2026

Cliff Rowe, Silkscreen Workers, mid-1950s

In the changing post-war world, Rowe’s practice as a painter evolved as he navigated an art establishment consensus increasingly dismissive of ‘engaged art’. For Rowe, the lazy association of people-free abstract expressionism with individual consumer freedoms was a false one. ‘Capitalism destroyed the value of work, therefore one spontaneous response was to paint people at work, factory work’.

Pursuing this, Rowe often used strongly outlined designs and a simple range of colours to depict workers – often women workers in ‘light industry’ settings – and the interrelationships of labour, machinery, technology and tasks. Here the co-operation, skill and physical strength required for fabric-printing is emphasised by the overhead view of the printing table and the symmetrical postures of the women workers.

There are just three weeks left for you to see Comrades in Art at Towner! This Friday 2 October is our last Pay What You Can day, where you can view the exhibition at a price that's right for you.

On show until 18 October 2026
Galleries 2 & 3 (Second Floor)
Tickets £5.50 to £11.
Free for Towner Members & Under 25s

Book online and use code 'ONLINE10' to receive a 10% discount on your tickets.

Pay What You Can tickets are available on the first Friday of every month.

Find out more and book tickets on our website (link in bio)

Cliff Rowe, Silkscreen Workers, mid-1950s. ©Cliff Rowe Estate. Courtesy of the People's History Museum. Photo by Rob Harris.

Coming soon! Internationally acclaimed artist Ryan Gander explores the radical power of the imagination to reshape our c...
28/09/2026

Coming soon! Internationally acclaimed artist Ryan Gander explores the radical power of the imagination to reshape our collective reality through his new exhibition, Maybe: Ryan Gander.

We’re proud to present Gander’s first UK solo exhibition in nearly 20 years, bringing together new works with existing, yet rarely seen, pieces. Known for incorporating humour into his practice through playful interventions, he creates accessible points of engagement that invite us into the often exclusive world of contemporary art.

Three separate rooms across Towner's top floor each feature different aesthetics, including a fully mirrored room containing Closed systems, 2024, an expansive floor installation of colourful, repurposed toys. Like Gander’s own practice, the exhibition pushes its boundaries, breaking out of the gallery spaces and finding its way throughout the building, animating the public spaces.

Read more about the exhibition on our website (link in bio)

14 November 2026 to 11 April 2027
Pay What You Can
Free to Under 25s
Booking opening soon



1. Ryan Gander, The story teller- The sense that you are a part of a flow of a thing, 2025. ©Ryan Gander; Courtesy the artist. Photograph by Ryan Gander Studio.

2. Ryan Gander, Closed systems, 2024.©Ryan Gander; Courtesy the artist and Ester Schipper. Photograph by Andrea Rossetti

3&4. Ryan Gander, Ryan Waiting, 2024. ©Ryan Gander; Courtesy the artist. Photograph by Andrea Rossetti.

25/09/2026

Starting this October at Cine Club, we’re celebrating the weird, offbeat and slightly strange worlds that cinema can create in our season, Elastic Reality! Here more about the season from Henry Jordan:

Eraserhead
Thursday 29 October, 7.00pm

Burning
Thursday 19 November, 7.00pm

Petite Maman
Thursday 17 December, 7.00pm

£8.00/£7.00 concessions
Visit our website for tickets (link in bio)
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22/09/2026

There are just four weeks left for you to see Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism, at Towner Eastbourne. Established in 1933, the AIA unified artists against fascism and war, rallying comrades across Europe during the Spanish Civil War and efforts to overcome the rise of fascist General Francisco Franco.

On show until 18 October 2026
Galleries 2 & 3 (Second Floor)
Tickets £5.50 to £11.
Free for Towner Members & Under 25s

Book online and use code 'ONLINE10' to receive a 10% discount on your tickets.

Pay What You Can tickets are available on the first Friday of every month.

Find out more and book tickets on our website: https://townereastbourne.org.uk/whats-on/comrades-in-art

Film by Tom Thistlethwaite ()

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Towner Eastbourne, Devonshire Park, College Road
Eastbourne
BN214

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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