Past News

Encounters featured a Video / Soundscape Experience, a production of soundscape artist, Andres Sanchez and videographer Dave Francis. You can read more about this work in Andres Sanchez entry in the Artists Section on this website.

We were thrilled to introduce Esquirlas in the 2017 Encounters edition. This is the new brand name of Encounters’ jewellery maker, Carlos Sanchez. In order to celebrate Carlos’ exciting new work there was a new collection to delight customers old and new.

Each year there is a competition for an artist to create the next cover for the Artists Open Houses. The winner was Penelope Kenny and her curious and elegant design will grace the Brochure this year. Many thousands will be printed and they are an invaluable guide for those who love to visit artists open houses. Each […]

Encounters Art Space is proud to announce that Miladys Parejo, our Director, was selected as one of the semi-finalists in the Business Women in Art 2016. The evening was a celebration of women in every type of organisation with the organisers wanting “to recognise the achievements of professional women and their organisations… celebrating women who […]

For the first time Encounters are hosting an original artistic enquiry designed by Francesca Seravalle. She is Venetian and an independent award-winning curator and researcher. Francesca has curated a number of high profile art projects and exhibitions all over the World. Majored with a first class degree in History of Art, assistant of the critic Ando […]

This year Encounters provides an opportunity for children of all ages (i.e. anyone under a hundred years of age) to create a new type of rabbit. See examples of rabbits produced so far on the news page in futire posts. At the end of the Open House Season a judge will select the top three rabbits, whose […]

In September Architectural Plants new Sculpture Garden opened and Marion Brandis’ Kemptown Sphere, first seen in Encounters in May, was one of the wonderful pieces on show. And it was soon sold! We congratulate Marion on her work and her success and hope that the Sphere enjoys its new home.    

The book ‘Art in Brighton’ has just been launched at a party in Brighton. Those Artists, Galleries and Houses that feature came to collect their copies. This wonderful book shows the depth and breadth of Art in our city and is a labour of love by Torben and Alison Keog of Kemp Street Productions. Encounters is […]

In addition to his work as a painter Abelardo Giron has been preparing to undertake a commission to create a sculpture in Cuba. His skill as a painter is was greatly valued in his exhibition in Encounters 2015 and it is exciting seeing him move into a new field of artistic expression. His recent work […]

About two hundred people who open their houses each year attended this year’s event at the Old Market Place in Hove. Judy Stevens gave a powerful speech saying that the artists open houses were remarkable as so many pepole gave so much energy to the activity. There were opportunities to catch up with old friends and meet […]

In February 2014 the Bilingual Primary School moved to a brand new site in Hove. To celebrate the opening of the new building Encounters was a main sponsor of an Art Exhibition in the school’s Entrance Hall. Each day the parents and children enjoy works of art especially made for them. The art work is exciting and provides important messages about […]

Encounters Art Space is proud to display the ceramics of Noemí Márquez in May this year. New pieces, brought directly from a major exhibition in Caracas, will be on show.     .  

Just in time for Easter, a team from Architectural Plants came to collect two of Noemí Márquez’s pieces. They are now on show amid a wonderful display of plants. It was a big job moving them. as you can see in the photo!  

The AICA Award Winners have been announced in Venezuela. Several leading artists received with this award a well-deserved recognition for their artistic careers. The “Consummated Artist Award” went to sculptor Pedro Fermín – whose work was on show in Encounters in 2016.

Encounters is delighted to announce that Noemi Marquez’s wonderful and powerful ceramic pieces will be exhibited in Architectural Plants shortly. The pieces will be on display from the Easter weekend. This will be a splendid venue to see Noemi’s work as it will be set in a garden setting. We invite Encounters’ Art Lovers and […]