Arts Final month of WW1 exhibition at Brighton Museum ‘War Stories: Voices from the First World War’ will run until March 1. The exhibition brings to life the wartime experiences of 13 people whose personal stories reveal the impact of war – including young soldiers from Brighton who fought on the Western Front, an Albion footballer who died in the con By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: “Pop Saints and Sinners, and Other Stories…” New exhibition produced and curated by Kev Clarke and Sina Sparrow runs at 69 Camden High Street, London, from January 27 to February 8. “Pop Saints and Sinners, and Other Stories” brings together work from a diverse range of contemporary artists, illustrators and cartoonists, working in different m By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBT photographic exhibition set for Brighton this August A photographic exhibition featuring portraits of gay, lesbian, bi and transgender (LGBT) people from a variety of backgrounds and professions, and with a range of interests, experiences and passions, is set to come to Brighton in the summer. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts It’s Showtime! There is still time to design the cover for this year’s Brighton Fringe Family Guide. Brighton Fringe, the largest arts festival in England and one of the largest fringe festivals in the world, has extended the deadline on its competition for teenagers and kids to design the front cover of the Brigh By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Arts Conceptual artist highlights HIV issues in his work eel is a Brighton-based conceptual artist with a particular interest in spray cans. He says his work often appears playful and simplistic at first glance, but on closer inspection reveals a deeper social context. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts University of Nottingham to celebrate LGBT History Month The University of Nottingham is marking LGBT History Month with a series of events celebrating its LGBT staff and research. The events programme is a collaboration between the University’s HR and Professional Development departments, the LGBTQ Staff Network, and schools and departments across the in By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBT HISTORY MONTH: ‘Rainbow Jews’ Rainbow Jews is a unique oral history and archive project exploring the intersection of Jewish and LGBT identities. The travelling exhibition is coming to Brighton during LGBT History Month from February 2-21. Discover how the stories and experiences of LGBT Jewish people have shaped British culture By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Jane Moore – Sketch a Day A collection of 365 daily drawings, documenting 2014 through the eyes of artist and illustrator Jane Moore. From January 22-28, 2015, Shapes, the innovative arts venue in Hackney Wick, London will house 365 individual sketches from Belfast artist and illustrator Jane Moore’s 2014 Sketch A Day journa By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Museums in Liverpool and Brighton awarded LGBT funds National Museums Liverpool has been awarded a significant grant to fund research into its Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) collections in its art galleries and urban history items at the Museum of Liverpool. The £91,863 grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund will be used by Nat By Besi • 3 min read
Exhibitions World Aids Day events The Brighton & Hove World AIDS Day Partnership are organising a series of events in Brighton & Hove to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. The partnership includes: Lunch Positive, The Sussex Beacon, Gscene Magazine, Sussex Ecumenical HIV Chaplaincy, Peer Action, BHCC Partnership Community Safety Tea By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Royal Pavilion Military Hospital Tour for Royal Pavilion & Museums The Royal Pavilion launches a fascinating new audio tour about its history as a military hospital for Indian soldiers and a hospital for limbless men during the First World War on Saturday, December 6. The Royal Pavilion & Museums launch a new audio and multimedia guide offering visitors a comprehen By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Red Hot 100 Three years ago Thomas Knights had an idea – to put ginger guys in the spotlight like never seen before. To show them as desirable, as alpha males. Sexual, confident, Heroic, as the ultimate male. By Eric Page • 2 min read
