Will the cup final this Saturday mean more or less visitors for the Open houses? We shall have to wait and see.

One of the houses featured earlier our House Profile section received a coveted 5 star review in the Latest Fringe Stars awards. Artist Petra Joy told us:
'It was a mad rush transforming my home into an art gallery and party venue. The giant antique gold frames with my sensual portraits had to go up onto the walls. Chocolate had to be melted to the right temperature so it would flow beautifully over the chocolate fountain which became the centre piece of my lounge. Strawberries had to be piled around it. Champagne was being chilled in ice buckets in the kitchen-come-bar.
At 6 pm I thought we would never make it happen. At 7.55 I was wondering if it was all worth it? Many sleepless nights and a lot of money poured into a sensual art party. By 9.30 my home was heaving with around 100 guests who feasted on strawberries dipped into melted chocolate, sipped champagne and enjoyed my artwork.
I was proud and happy to have inspired so many people by inviting them into my boudoir.'
Our congratulations to Petra! To find out more about the remaining events and to read Petra's article, click here.

On the site this week:
Chris Shaw's one man show is featured in our gallery;
Serena Sussex shows why she's been asked to exhibit in more than one location in this week's Artist profile;
The highly regarded Yellow House opens its door to show the work of fifteen exhibiting artists;
Gill Orsman contributes a fascinating article giving an insight into what it's like for an established, professional artist to move from the busy and commercial arts scene in London to the somewhat different arts scene in Brighton;
Our own Christina Ure lets you in on some of the odder things one gets asked in this week's Open House Virgin column.

There will be more articles added during the week but until then, enjoy the site and...

See you next week!