The theme for this year’s school arts exhibition is Our Place, looking at artwork inspired by the historic buildings of the South Downs National Park.
The historic buildings have provided inspiration for artists over the centuries and we have selected some of the most interesting and iconic pieces from the Towner Gallery collection as inspiration for this year’s project. Buildings include farmsteads, castles, lighthouses, windmills forges and cottages.
Schools across the region are invited to take part and we are delighted that this year we are able to offer additional gallery space at the Flora Twort Gallery, Petersfield and the Worthing Art Gallery and Museum thanks to a partnership with these two inspiring places. Schools taking part in the exhibition will be able to visit artwork housed within these galleries, visit iconic buildings within the National Park or have an in-school session bringing this learning to life.
To find out more, come to one of our free launch events at
- Towner, Eastbourne on Wednesday 22 October 4-6pm.
- Worthing Art Gallery & Museum on Thursday 13th November 4-6pm
- Flora Twort Gallery, Petersfield on Monday 17th November 4-6pm
Please RSVP to sue.hervey@townereastbourne.org.uk
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Annual Schools Exhibition 2015: Our Place
Teachers Notes: Our Place invites you to look at the built heritage of the south downs, respond to the artworks chosen from the collections at the partner galleries and create your building to join the floor-based landscape exhibitions. -
Buildings in the Landscape of the South Downs
This presentation provides an introduction to the historic buildings of the South Downs National Park and is particularly useful to schools participating in this year’s annual schools art exhibition, Our Place, setting the context of building materials, chronology and type. -
Cottage at Storrington, 1911 - Lucien Pissarro
Teachers notes. An impressionist painting of Waterfall Cottage in Storrington. View this artwork at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. -
Country Garden and Cottages - Robert Tavener
Teachers Notes. Linocut, ink on paper. The cottages in this Taverner print were constructed using materials sourced from the local area. If you look carefully you can see weatherboarding on the right hand side which is a typical East Sussex technique. -
Findon Fair, c.1934 - C.W. Taylor
Teachers notes. A wood engraving capturing the scene of the Findon Fair in monochrome. View this artwork at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. -
Interior at Cocking Forge, West Sussex, 1929 - William Rainey
Interior at Cocking Forge, West Sussex, 1929 - William Rainey. Watercolour. Forging is one of the oldest known metal-working processes and was traditionally performed by a smith using a hammer and anvil. -
Interior at Furlongs 1939 - Eric Ravilious
Teachers Notes. A watercolour painting, Furlongs was originally a flint-faced shepherd’s cottage which sits below Beddingham Hill on the Firle Estate below the main South Downs ridge. -
Judd's Farm - William Nicholson (1872 – 1949)
Teacher's Notes. Oil on wood panel. Nicholson’s style was typically Edwardian; he used muted tones and applied paint with soft fluidity, as in this work, Judd’s Farm, which depicts an isolated farm on the 650 acres of land which was rapidly developed in the 1920s to become Peacehaven. -
Mill Near Midhurst, 1961 - Bruce Barnden
Teachers notes. An oil painting depicting Terwick Mill near Rogate which was a working water mill. View this artwork at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. -
Newhaven, The Castle, 1936 - John Piper
Ink and oil with collage. The port of Newhaven is situated at the mouth of the River Ouse and is an important industrial location importing and exporting goods via ship as well as providing a base for a fleet of around 30 smaller sized fishing vessels. -
Sussex Smocks, early 20th century
Teachers notes. A resource looking at the design of Sussex smocks as part of the Our Place art exhibition. View these smocks at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. -
The Miller’s Tomb, c1820 - James Rouse
Teachers notes. A hand coloured lithograph of the Miller’s Tomb on top of Highdown hill near Worthing. View this artwork at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. -
Worthing print, c1860 – artist unknown
Teachers notes. A lithograph showing a view of Worthing with the South Downs in the background. View this artwork at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery.