Summer of arts in Littlehampton ready to ignite

The Arts in the Courtyard event, in Evans Garden, Arcade Road, will feature displays and demonstrations by artists, as well as live music.

And it will also herald July’s Littlehampton Art Week, including the Love Littlehampton Festival in the Park, and the Littlehampton Arts Trail which will wind a creative path through the town.

Among the artists taking part on Saturday will be David Freud, son of the renowned Lucian Freud, who died two years ago.

Joining him will be Littlehampton street art group Skeleton Cru, artist Jimmy Pearson, specialist design outfit Loose Marbles and other exhibitors including textile designers sculptors, printers and model makers.

Musicians Jonathan Kershaw and singer-songwriter Jaime Black, from Los Angeles, will be performing throughout the day.

Admission is free and the event runs from 10am-4pm. Evans Garden is between the Silk Road Restaurant and the Oxfam shop.

The Littlehampton Organisation of Contempary Art (LOCA) is organising Arts in the Courtyard and the festival and arts trail, in aid of children’s charity Raydar, and with support from Arun District and Littlehampton Town councils and the wider community.

Next month’s art week starts with the Love Littlehampton Festival in the Park, on Saturday, July 20, on Caffyn’s Field, with live music to suit all tastes on the stage, a wide range of arts activities, some specially for children, teddy bear competitions, food from different cultures and community stalls set around the field.

The Arts Trail runs from July 20-27, with 25 venues stretching from Littlehampton Marina’s Boat House Café to Mewsbrook Park, including business premises, public buildings and the seafront.