WINDOWS OF WONDER - 2023

Filling empty windows

In the autumn of 2023, as part of Artwave’s 30th anniversary, Windows of Wonder, a grassroots project exploring meanwhile use, brought together 23 artists and makers in Lewes, East Sussex, to create a landmark trail of 19 installations in empty windows around the town centre.

Following Artwave, the trail of windows continued on through October, running in tandem with a sister project Wonder at the historic Fitzroy House. Both projects were generously supported in ways too detailed to mention here; by clicking on the button below you can find out more about the project’s aims and benefits.

‘Meanwhile Use’ offers a low risk high impact response, offsetting the blight of empty widows, as well as providing community opportunities to explore imaginative and participatory placemaking. Initiatives continue around the town, most notably involving The Makers Directory, Visit Lewes, and The Climate Hub, whose rolling schedule of installations can be seen at the bottom of Station St.