AROUND THE TOWNER

This year, Towner Eastbourne is host to one of the best-known prizes for the visual arts in the world: the Turner Prize. If you’re in Eastbourne to see the Turner Prize exhibition, here are just a few of the exciting fringe events to get involved with.

This is the first time the prize has ever been held in Sussex, and it comes to the town in an important year for Towner as the gallery celebrates its 100th year with a fringe festival of cultural events. The work of the four shortlisted Turner Prize artists — Jesse Darling, Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim and Barbara Walker — is at Towner from 28 September 2023 to 14 April 2024, forming the centrepiece of the gallery’s centenary celebrations. This programme of cultural events across Eastbourne includes exhibitions, activities, special events and public art commissions.

The four shortlisted artists for this year’s Turner Prize are: