Welcome to our club site!

The club is open to both professional and amateur artists. We hold various sessions with life models throughout the week - see our timetable for details.

The club holds an annual show during the Brighton Festival in which members may exhibit their work.

Contact Details

Our address is:
3 Bond Street Cottages
Bond Street
Brighton
BN1 1RP

For more information about sessions and the club contact: info@sussexcountyartsclub.co.uk.
Alternatively contact Bill Donohoe 01273 702718 or Pippa Burley 01273 474865.

Membership

Membership is not necessary to attend sessions however members pay £1 less per session. Becoming a member of Susex County Arts Club allows you to attend any session throughout the year and also be included in special events such joint exhibitions and social functions. Membership also gives you a 15% discount at many art shops in Brighton. Membership is £16 per annum. To download a membership form, click on the following links to download the two page form:

page 1
page 2

Club Guidlines

The Club is a relaxed and informal place and to preserve this atmosphere the club has a few guidelines we ask you all to follow.

1. No Smoking anywhere on the premises.
2. All members should sign the attendance book on entering the club to ensure that we know who is the building in case of emergency.
3. Members are only allowed in the club for arranged sessions or club events.
4. Toilet facilities are on the ground floor. For hand washing facilities use the sink in the main studio.
5. Please clean up after yourself. Put tables and drawing boards away so it’s clear for the next session. Wipe up any loose charcoal or paint so others won’t accidentally get a mess all over themselves. Also, if you have a tea or coffee, please rinse out the mug and leave by the sink. If you are painting, use the jars provided to put water or white spirit in and not the tea mugs. The mugs are only to be used for drinking from.
6. No personal artwork or materials can be stored in the studio other than work in progress from ongoing sessions. Any work left at the club will be disposed.
7. As the club is an art club there is always a possibility of ruining clothes and as such the club will not be liable to damage to clothing. If you are not happy with any covering used or soft furnishing we suggest that you bring your own.

Health and Safety Issues

1. In Case of fire, the session leader will ask members to leave the building and call the fire brigade.The main staircase should be used. If needed there is also a ladder in the large studio that can be lowered out of the window and used to exit the building to the ground below. It is suspended on the black beam near the window in the main studio.The assembly point is in Bond Street at the entrance to the alley.
2. The first aid box and accident book are kept next to the sink in the main studio.The session leader should be advised of any incident that has occurred and should be logged in the accident report book.
3. No solvents can be stored, disposed of in the waste or poured down the sink at the club.All members must take their own solvents and materials home. Members are also responsible for the safety of their own materials and should be aware of the affect of chemicals on others and should ensure that they are fit for purpose.We suggest that spray fixatives should be only be used outside and that white spirit or low odour turpentine be used instead of turpentine.
4. Only use designated boards to place notices and drawings.
5. Food cannot be prepared on the premises.

If you would like to know what the law says about clubs and members of clubs please refer to your local library which will have relevant information to which you can refer. Membership data may be stored in electronic form in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. We do not permit any information to be passed to other organisations.

Please contact us should you need any more details.