Sussex Nightstop Christmas Fundraiser: Give a Quid at Christmas

Once again, Artists Open Houses Festival is supporting Sussex Nightstop as its charity partner and we’re inviting people to take a stand against the worrying increase in youth homelessness, by donating just £1. Buoyed by the unconventional, welcoming approach of the festival, we took inspiration from the infamous Sex Pistols album [recorded in 1977, when … Read more

TRYathlon 2024

Our third annual TRYathlon took place on 6th September with over 80 people taking part from local businesses, including Filby Builders, Construction law firm Mirkwood Evans Vincent, Hive HR, Anderson Acoustics, Mortgage Medics, Orange Property, Nicholas James Property, Archangels Architects, Build my Home, House Construction, Posh Totty, Trusted Housesitters and Regent Exhibitions. This is not … Read more

Art with Heart

Our partnership with Artists Open Houses is special, as we share many things in common – in particular, welcoming people into our homes in Brighton & Hove. Artists have been incredibly supportive in donating art into two online auctions and fundraising for us. For the May 2024 Festival, we took the bold decision to host … Read more

Getting to our Artists Open House

Sussex Nightstop proudly hosts its first Open House with Cardinal Newman Catholic School during the Artists Open Houses Festival throughout May 2024. We’re open every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm and we think this might just be the biggest open house, with over 80 artworks on show from local artists, Brighton MET art students and arts pupils from the school.

What can you expect?

A superb range of art spanning acrylic or oil on canvas to affordable prints of original art, sculpture, photography, jewellery and fashion accessories. Prices start at £20 and even our most expensive pieces from renowned artists are under £600, so there really is something for everyone.

We’re part of the Dyke Road Trail, alongside six other fabulous open houses.

Where is it?

At the BEACH – that’s the Business, Enterprise and Careers Hub at Cardinal Newman Catholic School. The middle of three entrances to the school campus, with plenty of free parking on site and lots of buses stopping just up the road. Please visit Brighton & Hove Buses to find your route.

If you’re driving, there’s free accessible parking at the BEACH for blue badge holders and for everyone else, there’s a bigger car park at the main school entrance.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Charity Art Auction and Open House

Our partnership with the fantastic Artists Open Houses continues in 2024, thanks to the kindness of AOH artists and the festival team. Exciting news for this year – we have a new partner – Cardinal Newman School – proudly hosting our first Open House! On display you can expect a superb range of art spanning … Read more

Annual Chair’s Report 2022-2023

It has been a privilege to Chair Sussex Nightstop over our 15th year anniversary. The service has gone from strength to strength across 2022-2023. We have responded to one of the highest levels of demand we’ve seen in five years with young people experiencing homelessness sleeping safe in one of our volunteer host homes on … Read more

SLEEPSAFE fundraiser with Artists Open Houses Christmas Festival

It’s that time of year when the cold bites and we start thinking about Christmas. So what better timing than Brighton’s fantastic Artists Open Houses festival, which offers a unique opportunity to shop for Christmas in the warmth of artists’ homes. We love our partnership with the renowned festival – it’s special because we share … Read more

Make Change Count 2023-2024

Make Change Count

Supporting homeless people in Brighton & Hove Make Change Count is the city’s combined fundraising campaign that provides much needed funds to local charities who support and prevent homelessness. It has been running since 2016 and is supported by Brighton & Hove City Council, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner and Sussex Police. Make Change Count … Read more

World Homeless Day 2023

World Homeless Day aims to raise awareness about the needs of people who currently experience homelessness and promote work in local communities to alleviate suffering and prevent death. As an organisation that is built on a community response to youth homelessness, every day is homeless day for us. Each and every conversation our fantastic service … Read more