Become a Friend and support Oxmarket Contemporary

Help Keep Art Alive in Chichester

Our Friends play a vital role in sustaining the Gallery and everything we stand for.

By becoming a Friend, you help us remain an affordable, welcoming exhibition space for local and emerging artists. Your support also ensures that everyone in our community can experience high-quality art and craft — free of charge.

Each year, the charity presents approximately 45 exhibitions, showcasing an exceptional breadth and standard of work. We are proud of the scope and quality of what we bring to public attention — and we rely on the generosity of Friends like you to continue this work.

Why Your Support Matters

Your membership helps us to:

  • Provide an affordable platform for artists

  • Keep entry free for visitors

  • Deliver a vibrant and varied annual exhibition programme

  • Engage the local community and schools in art

Without our Friends, this would not be possible.

Enjoy the Benefits of Friendship

As a Friend, you will:

  • Be among the first to hear about and see upcoming exhibitions

  • Receive exclusive invitations to Private Views, events, talks and activities

  • Enjoy behind the scenes insights into our exhibitions and artist demonstrations across a range of media

  • Be eligible for discounts at a number of local businesses

  • Have opportunities to meet some of our most celebrated artists

Becoming a Friend means becoming part of a lively and engaged arts community.

Membership Details

  • Annual Subscription: £25

  • Membership runs for one year from the date of joining.

In our 50th year we are asking Friends if they would consider adding an additional £25 to the price of their Friends membership – just for this year - to support our £50,000 for 50 years fundraising campaign.

Gift Aid

You can increase the value of your support at no extra cost by choosing Gift Aid. For every £1 you donate, we can claim an additional 25p. Simply type “Yes” in the Gift Aid box when completing your registration to accept the Gift Aid Terms.

Join Us Today

All proceeds from the Friends membership scheme go directly to the Oxmarket charity, supporting our social purpose: championing artists and engaging the local community in the arts.

If you would like to become a Friend, please click the link and remember to include your email address so we can keep you informed about Friends events. Become a Friend

Become a Friend Today

We hope you will join us in keeping art alive in Chichester.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Gallery very soon.
Best Wishes

The Trustees
Oxmarket Contemporary
Charity registration number 263367

*GIFT AID TERMS:

By clicking on the 'with Gift Aid' links, you declare that you are a UK taxpayer and understand that if you pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax in the current tax year than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations it is your responsibility to pay any difference. Please notify Oxmarket Contemporary if you wish to cancel this declaration, change your name or email address or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains. If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.

Friends Events for 2026

  • 14th April at our gallery - Richard Dunkley, renowned photographer - "Where goes Photography in the Age of AI and what is a Photographer today?".

  • 12th May at Champs Hill (near Pulborough) - a Private View for Oxmarket Friends of the travelling exhibition "The Art of the Newlyn School, 1880-1940".  The exhibition features 40 of the best paintings from the extensive collection, including those by ‘father’ and ‘queen’ of the Newlyn School, Stanhope and Elizabeth Forbes; Newlyn pioneer Walter Langley, and perhaps Britain’s best-loved C20th woman artist, Dame Laura Knight.

  • 26th May at our gallery - Alan Green talk about artists in Chichester.

  • 14th July at our gallery - our very own Rosina Pocknell who will be presenting on the history of Oxmarket as part of our 50th programme.

  • September (date tbc) at the Goodwood estate - Cheese tasting and a walk and talk through the woodland.

·     . 10th November - at our gallery - Liz McCarthy-Nield Director of Development at CFT talk.