Wills's Whims special ANIME class showed how to paint your favourite character with top tips & tricks from tutor Kelly Whills. Attendees were shown ow to create top notch illustrations again and again with these useful techniques and cheats under their belt. They...

On 17th August, as part of the festival, the Village Players led a stimulating session of poetry and prose readings. This highlight of the event was the inclusion of readings by several extremely talented local poets and writers. The Village Players segments, people...

On 16th August, for one night only, Little Arts presented a mini-fest of locally-grown talent, featuring Acoustic Guitar; Original Soul; and Groovy Dance Classics. The BIG little GIG featured a fantastic line-up of hugely talented local musicians: Instrumentalist...

The Pastores Ensemble (viols, mandolin, mandola, guitar, recorder, voice), accompanied by soprano Constance Starns, presented  a programme of Early Music which included pieces by Tye, Deering, Tomkins, Brade and Lupo. Robert Carrington’s atmospheric ‘I drove East on...

On 11th August, Rushlake Green’s energetic local book clubs got together to organise an informal Book Sale. Avid local readers flocked in to discover heaps of titles to explore and purchase. The event was also a very social occasion with many enjoying a coffee and a...

Featuring the Nothing is Real Band. Dance the night away to the Mersey sounds of the sixties as Nothing is Real play every 1964 Beatles song including the albums A Hard Day's Night and Beatles for Sale, not forgetting the often forgotten EP Long Tall Sally. Nothing is...

On 10th August, children of (roughly) primary school age were invited to be part of the festival by coming along to enjoy a range of games and fun drama activities run by Pam Edmonds. Pam is a retired local primary school teacher with many years’ experience. She has...

On 10th August, as part of the festival, Judy Tarling presented the story of Heathfield Park in the 1790s.  With songs written for Heathfield Park by William Crotch, performed by The Mayfield Consort directed by David Force. 302

On 10th August Jazz Dixon gave adults a demonstration and workshop of fused glass art, with an opportunity for those attending to try their hand at this inspirational art form. Also, on 23rd August, Jazz provided a fun activity in which children were shown how to...

On 9th August, for those who had always wondered how these great brass bands prepare for their concerts, the audience members were invited to an open rehearsal by the Warbleton Brass Band. They saw behind the scenes of a typical rehearsal night, followed the score and...

On 8th August, as part of the 2024 festival, Milton Hide (Jim Tipler and Jo Church) transported their audience into a world of stories with original songs. For 'Your Stories In Song’ Milton Hide invited audience members to share their stories, be they personal...

On 7th August, as par t of the 2024 festival, the WarbleSingers Community Choir gave an eclectic concert of popular music and folk songs The choir celebrated its 8th birthday in the summer of 2024 - and their very first concert was at the first Little Arts Festival in...

As part of the 2024 festival, our very own dimension-travelling broadcaster 'Radio' presented live transmissions, on successive Monday Nights, from a secret location in Rushlake Green. Here's what they said about the shows: " We are a Dimension hopping Radio station,...

On 5th August, as part of the 2024 festival, local artist Sue Branch gave a talk about oil techniques and materials. For those with little or no experience of the medium, contemporary oil painter Sue Branch offered an informative and stimulating introduction to oil...

Local artist Mark Austin ran a series of sketching sessions that invited participants to get hands on with charcoal and paper whilst also walking around locations that connect with the history of the village and its communities through the ages. The walk and sketch...

A concert by the very popular Sussex Harmony ensemble, performed in authentic rural costumes and held in the atmospheric setting of Warbleton Church. This well attended event combined accomplished musical rendition with fascinating stories and readings that brought to...

Local artists of all levels of experience were invited to submit two pieces for presentation in this, the opening show of the festival. Painting, drawing, photography, 3d work, digital, . . . whatever their thing. This was the time to share it. The Friday night...

The Art Exhibition is open all this weekend, from 11.00am - 5.00pm Free entry. Teas, Coffees Cake available. You will be able to meet artists. The organisers could not have asked for a better kick-off. The Art Exhibition Preview was very well attended and everyone...

Autumn Art Exhibition: 13th to 15th Oct 23 Dunn Villafe Hall You are invited to the preview of the Autumn Art Exhibition, 7-9pm Friday November 13th, in the Dunn Village Hall The exhibition continues on the Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th October 2023, from 11.00am to...

The the idea for a Rushlake Green Arts Festival was the brainchild of the late Chris Liddiard who was, as many will remember, a much loved and hugely talented local artist, musician and song writer. The idea was deceptively simple, but quite challenging for a small...

If you're reading this you've managed to be in on the very start of this extraordinary stary that will reach fruition in the period from 1st to 24th August 2024. That much we know for certain = the Dunn Village Hall is booked! But beyond that, the possibilities are...