May arts festival: Thou Art
This May in Sussex an eclectic arts festival is promising part exhibition, part concert to be held in a wild garden

Tomorrow, in a garden in Sussex, Thou Art festival will be launched. Part exhibition, party concert, the festival-held in a wild garden-will become a hunting ground for artistic treasure. Paintings and poems will be found hanging from the trees, sculptures hidden in the undergrowth and music floating on the wind. The London Philharmonic will be joined by Folk'n'Roll bands, international artists will swap brushes with art students and sculptors and actors with air their wares.
The organisers promise everything from A-Z...artwork, boats, craft, deer, entertainment, face painting, guitars, hideaways, ice cream, juggling, kites, lakes, music, new movies, originality, picnics, quintessentially countryside, roaming peacocks, sculpture, tea, unsigned talent, violins, woods, xylophones, yummy treats and zoom lenses.
Contact: 07919 357496; jessamy@thou-art.org
Date: Saturday 15 May, 11am - 6pm
Location: Wild Garden, The Hyde Estate, Handcross, West Sussex, RH17 6EZ
Tickets prices: Children £5 Adults £10
Cash only on the day Discount available if you bring a cake No dogs please
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