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This month · Exhibition in the South East
ExhibitionUntil 18 Oct · Eastbourne
Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism
The definitive show on Britain's 1930s anti-fascist artists' movement, uniting eleven founding members' work with Nash, Knight and Pissarro.
Towner Eastbourne, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JJ£5.50–£11 (under-25s free; pay-what-you-can first Friday of the month; Towner members free)
ExhibitionUntil 1 Nov · Chichester
British Landscapes: A Sense of Place
Sixty-plus artists' takes on Britain's coasts and countryside, from 18th-century idylls to unsettled modern views, in a Georgian townhouse gallery.
Pallant House Gallery, 9 North Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1TJ£14 (Art Fund members £7.25; under-18s, students & Gallery Friends free)
ExhibitionTue 15 – Sat 19 Sept · Winchester
Wild! A Festival of Flowers and Nature
A once-every-four-years flower festival fills Winchester Cathedral's ancient nave with wild, immersive floral art.
Winchester Cathedral, 9 The Close, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9LSFrom £19
ExhibitionFri 2 – Sun 4 Oct · Brighton
Photoworks Festival: Un/Stable
Opening weekend of Brighton's international photography festival, spread across museums and city-wide venues.
Venues across Brighton & Hove, including Brighton Museums and University of Brighton spacesMany events free; check individual venues
ExhibitionUntil 11 Apr · Oxford
Mike Nelson at Modern Art Oxford
The elusive British sculptor returns to Modern Art Oxford for his first show there in over two decades, with a major new immersive installation.
Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BPFree admission
ExhibitionUntil 24 Jan · Margate
Sophie Calle: Something Missing?
The first UK show in over fifteen years from one of contemporary art's great chroniclers of absence and loss.
Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate, Kent CT9 1HGFree
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