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Hand-painted artwork on a white background featuring a large mustard-yellow circular shape in the center, created with visible brushstrokes. Black handwritten text at the top reads, “I FEEL CLOSE,” and matching text at the bottom reads, “WITH YOU.” The surface shows paint splatters, smudges, and collage-like panel divisions, giving the piece a raw, expressive, handmade appearance.

Sophie Barber ‘Close to you’ 2026, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist and Alison Jacques Gallery, London.

What does a garden mean to you? Free activity sheets at the Sidley Hub | Part of Bexhill Art Weekender

Saturday 15 August 2026 –
Sunday 16 August 2026
FREE

  • 15 August, 10am
  • 16 August, 10am
 
Hand-painted artwork on a white background featuring a large mustard-yellow circular shape in the center, created with visible brushstrokes. Black handwritten text at the top reads, “I FEEL CLOSE,” and matching text at the bottom reads, “WITH YOU.” The surface shows paint splatters, smudges, and collage-like panel divisions, giving the piece a raw, expressive, handmade appearance.

Sophie Barber ‘Close to you’ 2026, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist and Alison Jacques Gallery, London.

We’re making a new garden at the Sidley Hub, designed by artist Sophie Barber – and we’d like you to help us imagine what will grow. Pick up an activity sheet available at the Sidley Hub all weekend and explore what a garden means to you: a memory, a feeling, a place, a plant, or something else entirely. Your stories and thoughts will inspire the garden.

This painting by Sophie Barber will also be on display for you to see.

EVENT INFORMATION

15 and 16 August
Free
Activity sheets available for pick up at the Sidley Hub
For Hub opening times please visit heartofsidley.co.uk

Address:
Sidley Hub
Sidley Recreation Ground
Canada Way
Bexhill-on-sea
TN39 4FL

Presented by De La Warr Pavilion and Creative Sidley. All welcome.