Art galleries in Brighton
Brighton, East Sussex has 23 art galleries on the map. That's 23 galleries mapped around Brighton. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Many are free to enter, so the only cost of a gallery afternoon is your time.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Brighton (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Helm and Gallery40, plus Labyrinth. If a gallery's missing from Brighton's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Brighton gallery lineup
23 mapped within about 40 km:
Helm
Art gallery
Helm is Art gallery on 15 North Road. Helm also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Su 10:00-18:00; Th-Sa 10:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15 North Road, BN1 1YA
Hours: Mo-We,Su 10:00-18:00; Th-Sa 10:00-23:00
Phone: +44 1273 964320
Gallery40
Art gallery
Gallery40 — Art gallery, found on 40 Gloucester Road in Brighton.
40 Gloucester Road, Brighton
Labyrinth
Art gallery
Labyrinth is Art gallery on 56 Market Street, Brighton.
56 Market Street, Brighton
Starling Studio
Art gallery
Starling Studio — Art gallery on 107 Havelock Road.
107 Havelock Road, BN1 6GL
Safe
Art gallery
Safe is Art gallery on 65 St Georges Road, Brighton.
65 St Georges Road, Brighton, BN2 1EF
Star Brewery
Art gallery
Star Brewery is Art gallery.
Landsdown Gallery
Art gallery
Landsdown Gallery is Art gallery.
Newlands House Gallery
Art gallery
Newlands House Gallery is Art gallery.
Venue 8
Art gallery
Venue 8 is Art gallery on 37 High Street, Hassocks. Venue 8 also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
37 High Street, Hassocks, BN6 8SY
Duff Gallery
Art gallery
Duff Gallery is Art gallery. Duff Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Seasonal; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Seasonal
South Street Studio
Art gallery
South Street Studio is Art gallery on 1 South Street, Portslade Village. South Street Studio also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1 South Street, Portslade Village, BN41 2LE
Liberatuon Art Gallery
Art gallery
Liberatuon Art Gallery — Art gallery.
Gallery Uno
Art gallery
Gallery Uno is Art gallery.
Fabrica
Art gallery
Fabrica is Art gallery on 40 Duke Street, Brighton. Fabrica also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
40 Duke Street, Brighton, BN1 1AG
Diane Hutt Gallery
Art gallery
Diane Hutt Gallery — Art gallery on 95 High Street. Also worth knowing about Diane Hutt Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
95 High Street, TN22 1RN
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1825 766440
19a
Art gallery
19a — Art gallery, found on 19a Hollingdean Terrace in Brighton. Also worth knowing about 19a: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
19a Hollingdean Terrace, Brighton, BN1 7HB
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Henry Paddon Contemporary Art
Art gallery
Henry Paddon Contemporary Art is Art gallery. Henry Paddon Contemporary Art also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +44 1323 411887
Towner Art Gallery
Art gallery
Towner Art Gallery — Art gallery, found on College Road in Eastbourne. Also worth knowing about Towner Art Gallery: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
College Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JJ
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Phoenix Art Space
Art gallery
Phoenix Art Space is Art gallery on 10–14 Waterloo Place, Brighton. Phoenix Art Space also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
10–14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, BN2 9NB
The Forge Gallery
Art gallery
The Forge Gallery is Art gallery on High Street, Worthing.
High Street, Worthing, BN11 1DN
Shoreham Art Gallery
Art gallery
Shoreham Art Gallery is Art gallery on 27 Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea.
27 Brunswick Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5WA
Nifty Art Gallery
Art gallery
Nifty Art Gallery is Art gallery. Nifty Art Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Sa 10:30-16:00.
Hours: Th-Sa 10:30-16:00
Forge Gallery
Art gallery
Forge Gallery is Art gallery. Forge Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
What the map tells us about art galleries in Brighton
6 of the 23 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
11 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
11 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Brighton gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Helm on 15 North Road, Gallery40 on 40 Gloucester Road, Labyrinth on 56 Market Street, Starling Studio on 107 Havelock Road, Safe on 65 St Georges Road, Star Brewery, Landsdown Gallery, and Newlands House Gallery. That's 23 stops on the Brighton gallery walk. 15 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Brighton
Gallery-going in Brighton? A few habits help:
- First Fridays and art walks at Helm. Many towns run a monthly evening when galleries open late together. The easiest way to see everything at once.
- Ask about private views at Gallery40. Mailing lists get you invited to previews — quieter, with the artists around and first pick of the work.
- Go to opening nights. Free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that wants to talk about the work. The best gallery experience there is.
- Bring a curious friend. Art is better with someone to argue with about it. The disagreement is the point.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Brighton — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Brighton can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 23, or a art gallery we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 23 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Brighton: 23 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.