A Festive Winter Pop Up, Colonnade House 2022

13 - 24 December 2022 // 10.00 - 17.00

15 December 2022 // Late night shopping // 10.00 - 19.00

Men in Sheds /  Figment Arts  / Superstar Arts / John Bond / Diane Bailey / Sam Murdoch / Mark Humphreys / Alison Tyldesley / Carolyn McConnell / Wendy Palmer / Peon Boyle / Irma’s Craft / & More.

Discover local art in Worthing this December at our Festive Winter Pop Up at Colonnade House. This year, we’re welcoming creative charities and local makers to the gallery with lots of gifts made and designed by our studio members.

Come down to meet the makers and purchase some truly unique gifts this Christmas. There will be a selection of prints, ceramics, t-shirts, hand made cards & more.

For any last minute gifts, come to our late night shopping event for mulled wine & mince pies on Thursday 15 December until 19.00.

Meet the Charities;

Men in Sheds

Men in Sheds are back at our Festive Pop up this December. They are an organisation that provides community spaces for men to connect, converse and create. They will be joining us this year at the shop, bringing along a selection of unique hand carved wooden items.

Figment Arts

Figment Arts are based in the South East. They are an arts organisation that works with artists and communities to amplify their voices. They run artist support programmes and work in a range of artistic mediums. You can find them this December at Colonnade House selling t-shirts, a selection of prints and other small unique gifts.

Superstar Arts

Superstar Arts is a charity that runs creative educational projects for people with learning disabilities. This year, they will be selling tea towels, t-shirts, notebooks and bags as well as a range of Christmas stock including pom-pom wreaths.

Meet the artists;

Sam Murdoch

Samuel Murdoch is a Worthing based illustrator, animator, muralist and animation director. Sam is also one of our studio members, where you might find him designing or directing animations, commercial illustration projects and large scale mural commissions. All under the umbrella of his creative studio, Ugly Duck Ltd. Sam will be selling one of his original screen prints along with some digital indigo prints.

Mark Humphreys

Mark Humphreys is an artist and framer. He has been running his picture framing business ‘Howells Frames’ for the past two years at Colonnade House as one of our studio members where he has put his own stamp on bespoke framing. Mark will be selling some of his latest abstract artworks so pop by to see what he has to offer.

Diane Bailey

Award winning artist Diane Bailey is based in West Sussex. She is well known for her striking wildlife paintings, capturing each creature’s individual personality. Beautiful professional prints, cards and coasters will be available to purchase as well as original paintings.

Alison Tyldesley

Alison is a contemporary landscape artist working primarily in acrylics on canvas. She aims to capture intense light and atmosphere in her work – particularly glowing horizons, wild skies and seas and receding hills. Her intention is to create an emotional response to landscape and successfully negotiate the delicate balance between representation and abstraction.

John Bond

John Bond is an illustrator, author and artist based in Worthing. He creates work for books, merchandise, print projects, campaigns and has exhibited his artwork internationally. John will be selling signed copies of his books, art prints, greetings cards and more.

Wendy Palmer

Wendy Palmer ceramics - vessels as decorative objects. Using the nature of the clay to dictate form, Wendy uses simple techniques to fix pieces together to form shapes that are inspired by the downland landscapes and coastal environment of Sussex, decorated with a bold and heightened colour palette. Wendy will be selling festive decorations and a gift selection for anyone wanting to own or gift locally produced artwork that captures the local landscape.

Carolyn McConnell

Carolyn McConnell is an artist as well as one of our studio members. Carolyn will be joining us, selling some of her latest original artworks & prints. All profits from Carolyn's work will be donated to Mencap who offer support to people with learning disabilities, their families and carers.

Peon Boyle

Peon approaches her subject matter with great sensitivity, usually drawn to the more humble aspects of the natural world. Elevating unassuming wildflowers or grasses to centerstage in her artwork, more recently looking at moths as her muse. There is a sense of beauty, transience and an ethereal element running through all of her recent work which forms a core thread that links all her artwork together. Peon has a versatile skill set across a range of printmaking methods which she is constantly expanding in order to enhance not only her own working practice but also for the benefit of the many students she teaches in the local areas.

Irma’s Craft

Irma Latsanych is a Ukrainian artist and Worthing resident. Irma Works with Japanese polymer clay, making lifelike flowers. Her Christmas collection presents not only flowers in glass baubles but Christmas decorations of different shapes such as; a range of little angels and indoor wreaths.

About Colonnade House

Colonnade House is the home of local art in Worthing, showcasing work by painters, printmakers, sculptors and photographers. On the ground floor there are two gallery spaces, and on the upper three floors are ten studios available to rent to people working in the creative industries. Find out more about what we do at colonnadehouse.co.uk/about