Arts Charity opening for new Kemptown businesses this evening Herve Guyat and his partner Georges Amaru will be celebrating the opening of their new businesses The Kemptown Trading Post and CUP OF JOE Cafe this evening between 5-8pm. Pop along and help them celebrate with a glass of wine and canapes. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Kate Wildblood Arts PREVIEW: BrightonPride25: The Exhibition 2015 is the 25th anniversary of Brighton Pride in the city. An achievement everyone has played a role in. An achievement everyone can be proud of. As part of the 2015 Brighton Pride Arts and Film Festival, BrightonPride25: The Exhibition at Jubilee Library will bring together hundreds of images from By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Needs Discussion – What do you think HIV looks like? Ian Richards is a UK based HIV positive artist currently on a three month residency in Leipzig (Germany). Ian is developing artwork around HIV and is looking to collect thoughts and opinions from people living with HIV to help inform new artwork for his project Needs Discussion. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts Trans folk and creativity in the arts in Brighton May 2015: another mixed-weather Spring, mixed-bag Election, mixed-media Festival and Fringe. The Arts scene continues loud and proud (rain or shine) in the People’s Republic of Brighton and Hove – with Trans persons making their mark on the varied and vibrant cultural life of the City. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Tremors’ In the lead up to Trans* Pride, local photographer Nick Ford shows his support for a project created by a local young member of the Trans Community. The project, entitled Tremors, comprises of a series of images created by Jason Williams to illustrate the sense of disconnection often felt by members By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Art exhibition: Images of Masculine Males Artist Mike Thorn will be presenting an exhibition of his work at the Honeysett Gallery during Brighton Bear Weekender. Mike was born and lived in London for most of my life, but recently relocated to Saltdean in Sussex – and he is loving it! He specialises in drawing and painting heavier, masculine By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Pride in London anounce biggest ever Pride Arts Festival Pride in London, the annual festival championing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) community in London has announced its biggest ever Pride in London Arts Festival, which will launch with a special Q&A Screening of the award-winning film Pride, starring Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunt By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Raffle prizes needed for charity art show ‘BRUSH’ the independently owned boutique hair salon and art gallery in the North Laines are to stage a group art show to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and The Martlets Hospice. The ‘LUNGS’ exhibition opens with a launch party on Saturday, May 30 at 7pm and runs until Thursday, July 2. All procee By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ABC Exhibition at Gallery 40 Hove residents’ David Apps and Billy Chainsaw team-up with Gaye Black (formerly of punk legends the ADVERTS) for the ABC art exhibition. Apps, Black and Chainsaw share a vision – to provide a visual remedy to the mundanity of modern life. By Besi • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘LUNGS’ LUNGS is a group show in aid of The Cystic Fibrosis Trust and The Martletts Hospice at Brush hair salon and art gallery. The next exhibition at Brush is ‘LUNGS’, a group art show in honour and celebration of Freya Marilyn Moonbeam Murphy who passed away last year aged 24. Freya was born with Cystic By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Brighton Pride – call for artists! Pride Arts and Film Festival, as part of Brighton Pride, keeps growing each year, with 2015 set to deliver even more diverse, creative and cultural events throughout the city. Brighton Pride are searching for artists of all mediums to get in touch and let them know about the events they want to hold By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ME Show (Open House) at Merlin & Ellis For the duration of May, Merlin & Ellis in Manchester Street are hosting a diverse collection of art from a group of hugely talented artists. Merlin & Ellis is a treasure trove of goodies including vintage and second hand label clothes, LGBT books, natural scents, eau de colognes and a huge range of By Besi • 1 min read
