Viva Brighton Issue #85 March 2020

ART
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Group Drawing (WIP) by Kelvin Burke
ART & ABOUT
In town this month
The Rockets
stage a gallery
takeover
at Phoenix
Brighton
later this month.
From the 7th of March, join them for
Work in Progress: Towards Inclusion – a
major exhibition and programme of
pop-up art events led by the artists collective. Described
as ‘diverse artists with diverse practices for
diverse audiences’, the programme includes artists’
walks; meeting the makers; thinking-through-doing
workshops and inclusive interventions. ‘Noone
should tell you what to do in the gallery’ says
Louella Forrest, Rocket Artist and member of the
curation team, so expect the unexpected. (Continues
until 26th April, Wed–Sun, 11-5pm)
Alongside the fascinating
collection of
bones and birds, the
Booth Museum of
Natural History
hosts a stunning selection of wildlife photographs.
The twelve images were shortlisted
from more than 600 entries for
the Sussex Wildlife Trust 2020 online
calendar: download a new image each
month at sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk. Entry
to the Booth Museum is free, see brightonmuseums.org.uk/booth
for opening
times. Also, free to visit for two weekends
this month is Kemp Town’s wonderful
Secret Garden. Usually hidden behind
high walls and locked gates, don’t miss
this rare opportunity to enjoy some tea
and cake on the terrace on the 21st, 22nd,
28th and 29th of March. (11am–5pm,
secretgardenkemptown.co.uk )
Photo by Paul Boyland
Kemp Town Secret Garden
Join Fabrica for their
2020 programme launch
event and fundraiser on
the 19th of March. Be the
first to hear what’s in store
at the gallery this year and
enjoy an evening of talks
by exhibiting artists, music
by Sie Medway Smith
and an interactive installation
by digital artist and creative coder Seb Lee
Delisle. All proceeds go towards the gallery’s artistic
and community engagement programmes. (6-
10pm, £12, free for members. Book at fabrica.org.
uk/events) Also, at Fabrica this month, students
on the Art & Design Extended Diploma at East
Sussex College Lewes present a free exhibition
entitled WE ARE HERE, with painting, sculpture
and photography all responding to the theme of
climate change. (25th-26th March, 10am-4pm)
WE ARE HERE
Jiyoun Kang
On March 25th, Brighton’s digital arts
charity Lighthouse present The Space in
Sound: a day of talks and an evening performance
at The Old Market (12.30pm-
11pm). Suitable for anyone with an interest
in the creative possibilities of sound,
the event brings together leading sound
designers, composers, DJs and sound artists,
offering a unique opportunity to sit
within a 360º sonic scape and experience
some of the most exciting and innovative
electronic musicians working today. Tickets
from
£10, visit
lighthouse.
org.uk for
more
details.
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