Arts Jobs: Brighton Photo Biennial Volunteers ** deadline 31 Aug 2014 ** Brighton
Delivering a month-long programme of exhibitions and events takes a huge team of volunteers. We’ll need a crack team to help us deliver this year’s festival: from gallery … Continue reading
Call out for Artists: Public Art Commission ** deadline 7 Sep 2014 ** East Sussex County Council
“Transparent Newhaven”Public Art Commission – Glass £6,000 East Sussex Library and Information Service is seeking an early career artist to create a window in four panels for the … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Festival Producer ** deadline 28 Aug 2014 ** Brighton Dome
Brighton Festival Festival Producer Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Producer to lead the delivery of Brighton Festival 2015. Brighton Festival is … Continue reading
Review: Ms Adventure’s post modern take on Beardsley’s elegant decadence – Judi Thomas at Ground Coffee House, Hove
Sussex Artbeat visited the private view of Ms Adventures show on Monday, and we loved the drawings. The viewer is first captured by design – light and dark, stillness and intensity, … Continue reading
Art Exhibition Review: SEVEN Local Artists ** Clarendon Centre, Brighton
On 28th June 2014 at Clarendon Centre in Brighton a range of artwork was showcased by seven local artists, featuring: Scott Patience, Mitch Hall, Annie Elliot, Alfie Dwyer, Archie Greene-Bell, … Continue reading
Call for applications OPEN 2014 ** deadline 18 July 2014 ** Brighton Photo Fringe
Brighton Photo Fringe invites applications for OPEN 2014, an open submission solo exhibition opportunity for an emerging to mid-career photographer or lens based artist.OPEN 2014 will be the keynote exhibition … Continue reading
Call for Submissions: Digital Arts & Tech Commissions ** deadline 4 July 2014 ** Brighton Digital Festival
Brighton Digital Festival is a month long celebration of digital arts and culture, taking place in Brighton throughout the month of September. We are the fastest growing digital festival in … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Creative Workshop Facilitator with expertise in photography ** deadline 7 July 2014 ** Brighton and Hove
Photoworks and Brighton & Hove Libraries have an opportunity for an artist/photographer to work in collaboration with professionals from other fields to facilitate a series of photography workshops with young … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Creative Workshop Facilitator with expertise in photography **deadline 10 July 2014 ** Brighton and Hove
Photoworks and Impact Initiatives have an opportunity for a photographic artist/photographer to work with an intergenerational group older people and undergraduates/young people living in Brighton & Hove to facilitate a … Continue reading
Brighton student work selected for Royal Academy of Arts: Adam Britnell’s Functions of a Hand
10 June 2014. Two works of art by BHASVIC Visual Arts student Adam Britnell have been selected by the Royal Academy of Arts for their on-line A Level Summer Exhibition. Out … Continue reading
A peek at Brighton University’s Faculty of Arts Graduate Show 2014
We visited Brighton University’s Faculty of Arts Graduate Show. It is large, diverse and sometimes inspiring. Here is a brief selection of photos from our walk around Painting and Illustration. Other … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: VISUAL ARTS TECHNICIAN Art/Textiles ** deadline 24 Jun 2014 ** Brighton and Hove, East Sussex
VISUAL ARTS TECHNICIAN Posted: 11 June 2014 Expires: 24 June 2014 VISUAL ARTS TECHNICIAN Art/Textiles fixed term from 1 September 2014 to 17 July 2015 Salary: £ 15,326 per … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Festival Director, Brighton Digital Festival ** deadline 14 May 2014 ** Brighton
Festival Director, Brighton Digital Festival South East, Brighton. Closes Wednesday 14 May 2014, Paid (£25k-30k), Full time Contact: Rebecca Watkin rebecca@wiredsussex.com Description Festival Director, Brighton Digital Festival 18-month fixed-term contract … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Gallery Director ** deadline 16 May 2014 ** ONCA, Brighton
Current Vacancies: Gallery Director To shape the future of the ONCA Gallery, the only inner-city art and performance space in the UK dedicated to the changing environment. The successful applicant … Continue reading
Verbatim by Ansel Krut at Jerwood Gallery in Hastings. 3 May – 9 July 2014. PREVIEW – works rarely seen in public – bright cheeriness conceals dark humour and innuendo
Verbatim, a collection of paintings by Ansel Krut, opens today 3 May 2014 at Jerwood Gallery in Hastings, in time for the town’s Mayday celebrations this weekend. Fresh, joyful colours and deceptively tranquil subjects lend … Continue reading
SAVE THE ONCA GALLERY! ** 10 days to go
Support the fundraising campaign and save the ONCA Gallery – the only inner-city gallery and performance space in the UK for art and ecology. ONCA needs your help to keep … Continue reading
The Warehouse Gallery in Brighton closing down
The Warehouse Gallery wrote: Hi friends of the Warehouse Gallery. We have some very sad news to share this morning. Due to life tending to change course, somewhat uncontrollably, it … Continue reading
Artist Opportunities: Collidescope ** deadline 7 Apr 2014 ** Brighton Dome
Brighton Festival in Focus: Calling artists and creators across the art forms Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival is pleased to announce Collidescope, a pilot engagement project for mid-development artists and … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Senior Art Technician ** deadline 27 Mar 2014 ** Pallant House, Chichester
Pallant House Gallery seeks a Senior Art Technician to support the Curatorial team and Collections Manager with the care of the collections and delivery of high standards of presentation of … Continue reading
Art Exhibition Review: WhaleFest at ONCA, Brighton
07/03/14 Review and photographs by Scarlett Pares Landells. ONCA (One Network for Conservation and the Arts) and Darren Rees have teamed up to present a marine-inspired exhibition in support of … Continue reading
Call for applications: MADE BRIGHTON The Design and Craft Fair ** deadline 31 Mar 2014 ** Brighton
MADE BRIGHTON takes place between the 21st and 23rd November in the Corn Exchange, part of the Dome Complex by the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. We will again be welcoming … Continue reading
The European Conference on Arts & Humanities 2014 ** 17-20 Jul 2014 ** Thistle Hotel Brighton
The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global university partners is proud to announce the Second European Conference on Arts & Humanities, to be held from July 17-20- 2014, … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Politically engaged actors, software creators and designers ** deadline 14 Mar 2014 ** Double Blink
We are looking for actors, software creators, hardware hackers, artists and designers to take part in our R&D process this month for a play exploring the issues surrounding surveillance, privacy, … Continue reading
The Naked and the Nude show extended until 22 Mar 2014 ** The Warehouse Gallery, Brighton
Due to popular demand – The Naked & the Nude show has been extended until March 22nd. Opening times: 11.00am to 5.30pm Wednesday to Sunday. For more information about The Naked … Continue reading
Jamie McCartney creates breast cancer awareness posters with 25% to charity. and calls for models for the next one
Jamie McCartney Breast Cancer Awareness Poster featuring naked breasts pressed against the glass of a digital scanner is published today, and priced at £10 for an A2 poster 9 March … Continue reading
Art Exhibition Review: SUSSEX – Land, City and Sea ** 8 Mar 2014 ** Cameron Contemporary Art, Hove
My creative instincts were stimulated by today’s exhibition opening at Cameron Contemporary Art in Hove, entitled “Sussex – Land, City and Sea”. The work on show conveys a sense of … Continue reading
WhaleFest Exhibition at ONCA – photo review
We were delighted with ONCA’s exhibition in support of the Whalefest convention being held in Brighton later this month. We expected paintings of sea creatures, but were surprised with the … Continue reading
Call for applications: Guiding Lights ** deadline 31 Mar 2014 ** Lighthouse, Brighton
First launched in 2006, Guiding Lights is the UK film industry’s leading mentoring programme. We are now accepting applications for Guiding Lights 2014, and will select a group of talented … Continue reading
Call for artists: Two new opportunities at Fabrica ** Fabrica, Brighton
FABRICA NEWS: 2 March 2014, Laurence Hill Fabrica is looking for a writer and an artist-in-residence to explore different themes that form part of our European-funded project Time and Place. … Continue reading
Sell your art at Art Junky 13 ** Phoenix Brighton
An indoor market famed for its combination of quirky jumble sale culture and local artistic talent, Art Junky showcases over 50 stalls of unique and affordable art, beautiful crafts, fashion, … Continue reading
Open Call: Artist in Residence at Lighthouse Studio, Brighton
Lighthouse Studio – Open Call For Residents Apply here to take part in the May – July 2014 studio session Lighthouse Studio is an interdisciplinary space for a small group of … Continue reading
NEW LOCATION: Cloud Gallery Brighton ** 1 Mar 2014
Cloud Gallery is moving to much larger premises on Saturday 1st March, so please come and join us for a glass of wine at our new location opposite the Town … Continue reading
Art and Craft Market booking now for 8th March ** Bright ‘n’ Crafty ** Dyke Road, Brighton
Fabulous Brighton Art & Craft Market, currently taking bookings for March 8th. Pre-Mother’s Day event. Bright’n’Crafty holds markets on the 2nd Saturday of every month at Church of the Good … Continue reading
Review: Subversive Design at Brighton Museum – re-appropriation, satire and sexual taboo to inspire and entertain (warning – this show asks “who killed Bambi” and challenges gender stereotypes)
The Subversive Design exhibition at Brighton and Hove Museum is a stimulating sampling of design which challenges the status quo. The show spans the homo-eroticism of early punk T shirts, contemporary views … Continue reading
Jamie McCartney plans a breast cancer awareness project and issues a call for models
Brighton artist Jamie McCartney has issued a call for models willing to help him create a “wall of breasts” that he says will help raise awareness of breast cancer and … Continue reading
Banksy’s ‘Kissing Coppers’ sells for $575,000 at Miami street art auction – from the Independent Newspaper 19 February 2014
Above: Banksy, a British graffiti artist, worked in Brighton where he painted the famous Kissing Coppers on the wall of Brighton’s Albert Pub. Pic from the Independent story, link below. … Continue reading
The Naked and The Nude exhibition at The Warehouse Gallery – 14 Feb 2014 opening review
A frank exhibition of paintings, photography and sculpture opened tonight at Brighton’s Warehouse Gallery. Art on show included work by George Keetley, Stan Keetley, Jamie McCartney, Req, Ruhan van Vuuren, … Continue reading
Valentine’s Party at Art Schism 14 February 2014
Art Schism, Brighton’s cooperative gallery with strong roots in street art, hosted a Valentine’s party last night that gave Sussex Artbeat a chance to catch up with the latest art … Continue reading
20 Painters art exhibition at Phoenix Brighton gallery review: fabulous figurative painting – 8 Feb to 30 Mar 2014
The 20 Painters exhibition at Brighton’s Phoenix gallery showcases the vigourous resurgence of figurative painting and the painterly style in contemporary art. Review by Russell Honeyman 8 February 2014. The works on … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Art Consultant ** Cloud Gallery, Brighton
NOW RECRUITING Art Consultant – Vacancy at Cloud Gallery in Brighton For more details visit http://www.cloudgalleryfineart.co.uk/index.php?location=events
Arts Jobs: Trustee, Brighton Photo Fringe ** deadline 17 Feb 2014 ** Brighton
Brighton Photo Fringe – Appointment of new trustees Brighton Photo Fringe (BPF) is an essential regional hub for early-career photographers. It nurtures experimentation and ambition by promoting inclusivity and entrepreneurship. … Continue reading
Arts Jobs: Student Graphic Designer ** deadline 28 Feb 2014 ** Brighton
We are looking for a student studying Graphic Design to work with us on a project coming up as part of Brighton Fringe this May. This is a great opportunity … Continue reading
No Walls Gallery – NEW GALLERY OPENING ** 28 Feb 2014
No Walls is an independent gallery based in Brighton, UK. Aiming to challenge the conventional view of a contemporary art gallery and firmly believing that art should be accessible to … Continue reading
Sussex Artist Thomas Allen’s Imagined Loss selected for this year’s Watercolours & Works on Paper Fair at the London Science Museum
The award winning painting “An imagined loss”, by Lindfield-based Thomas Allen has been selected for the Watercolours & Works on Paper Fair, Science Museum, London – Exhibition 6 – 9 February … Continue reading
Review: “Edition” exhibition at Cameron Contemporary Art, Hove, 25 Jan 2014
25 Jan 2014. Sussex Artbeat visited the private view at Cameron Contemporary Art in Hove. We review the new show of limited edition prints, set among sculpture and 3D work. … Continue reading
Review: Cave Painting at Fabrica with Tom Allen – Reflecting the collective unconsciousness of the local community
24-01-14. Pictured: artist Thomas Allen working on his ‘cave painting’ at Fabrica’s space in Brighton tonight, with two hours to go before he plans to finish the creation. Thomas has … Continue reading
Plans for i360 tower on Brighton’s beach front “back on track” with funding help from City Council (From The Argus)
18 Jan 2014. Brighton’s city council will help fund the i360 – a £38 million, high tech, 139-metre tower on the city’s beachfront – after the developers’ own funding fell … Continue reading
Plans to “transform” Worthing’s historic art deco Lido swimming pool with £2 million hi-tech retractable roof (From The Argus)
Saturday 18th January 2014. A modern retractable roof will be added to the classic art deco Lido swimming pool, according to reports of plans for a £2m makeover published today … Continue reading
City Hall refuses to hang the portrait of the Mayor – because Paul Ostrer’s painting was not commissioned through official channels
17 January 2014. Councillor Denise Cobb, Mayor of Brighton and Hove, said tonight at the unveiling of her portrait (wearing official regalia), that council officials have refused to hang the … Continue reading
UK art student numbers fall by 17% amid calls to resist ‘deprioritisation’ of art in UK education – theguardian.com
Funding cuts and a move to banish art lessons from schools made 2013 a sad year for creative education. But art students and their staff are regrouping for a fight … Continue reading
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