Exterior of Eastbourne's Towner art gallery to be transformed with £5,000 artwork

The Brewers Towner Commission is part of a year-long programme celebrating 10 years in the Towner building, which was designed by Rick Mather Architcts and opened in 2009 after the gallery moved from its original home in Eastbourne’s Old Town.

The Brewers Towner Commission is a painted commission which will ‘encompass all rendered facades of the award-winning building’ – according to a Towner spokesperson.

The spokesperson added, “This exciting public artwork will be made possible with the support of Brewers Decorator Centres, with the company aiming to spark conversation and support artistic practice in Eastbourne, where the company is based, and beyond.”

Artists and designers are being encouraged to develop proposals that celebrate the spirit of the Towner and its location.

Founded in 1923 as an art gallery for the people of Eastbourne, the Towner has been collecting and exhibiting contemporary art for the last hundred years.

Today, the gallery welcomes 150,000 visitors a year and presents exhibitions of national and international importance to audiences across the UK and beyond.