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Brighton Youth Arts Festival 2011
on 07 May 2011
10:00 — 17:00
@ @venues across Brighton.
Various workshops, exhibitions and chances to get involved.

More details will be added soon.

Brighton Festival 2011
on 07 May 2011
10:00 — 17:00


Three weeks of unrivalled arts celebration

This May, Brighton comes alive with a powerful and exciting programme of cultural events in celebration of this year’s Guest Director - Aung San Suu Kyi and her passionate plight for peace in Burma.

Brighton is the ideal city to host a festival celebrating themes of freedom and liberty through the form of music, dance, circus, theatre, art, film, talks and many fantastic free outdoor events for all ages, by both local and international artists.

Aung San Suu Kyi - the courageous leader, human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner - has fought passionately for democracy in Burma and taken to the heart of this year’s Festival is her plea ‘use your liberty to promote ours’.

Tickets on general sale from Friday 4 March, 7.30am

Brighton Festival Fringe 2011
on 04 May 2011
10:00 —
@ Various Venues
Brighton Festival Fringe is one of the largest and fastest-growing open access arts festival in the world and the largest in England. It sets out to stimulate, educate and entertain a wide audience by providing a showcase for diverse art forms. No artistic judgment or selection criteria are imposed on participants, enabling the development of both new and established work to attract fresh audiences, press and promoters.

Exhibition: Mr Watt, Grumpy Man of Metal
on 18 March 2011
10:00 — 10:00
@ Hove Museum


Mr Watt, Grumpy Man of Metal, lives in a metal world and makes metal things – a crab’s bicycle, a flying machine, a new kind of trumpet. He is the creation of craft maker Jon Mills who presents the disastrous adventures of Mr Watt in a series of short books.

Hove Museum hosts Mr Watt and many of his creations in this exhibition of metal pieces used to illustrate the books that will appeal to adults and children alike.

Tour of exhibition: Capturing Colour
on 11 March 2011
10:00 — 17:00
@ Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Tour of exhibition: Capturing Colour

Exhibition: Capturing Colour: Film, Invention and Wonder
on 04 December 2010
10:00 — 17:00
@ Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Look out for the Magic Box symbol. The Magic Box is a team of young people that have created resources and activities for the exhibition.

Capturing Colour: Film, Invention and Wonder
4 December 2010 to 20 March 2011
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Free admission

We take the moving image in colour for granted, but the search for a way to capture the world in colour is a story of ingenious inventions, personal obsession, magic and illusion, scientific discovery, glamour, hard work and determination.

Portfolio Review
on 13 November 2010
10:00 — 17:00
@ Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton University
Organised by Brighton Photo Biennial, Brighton Photo Fringe and Photoworks, this event provides photographers with an opportunity to discuss their portfolios with high profile professionals from the publishing and exhibiting sectors.

You've Been Framed: A One-Day Festival of Photography For Young People
on 09 November 2010
09:30 — 14:30
@ Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton University
Admission: Free

This event is aimed at Aimhigher school groups. If you are a teacher who would like to bring a group, please contact your Aimhigher School Co-ordinator. If you are a school student please show this information to your teacher or call +44 0 1273 643052.

A hands-on event for FE students that begins with short presentations from leading photographers followed by interactive gallery tours of Biennial exhibitions and practical photography based workshops led by undergraduates from the University of Brighton.

Funded by Aimhigher Sussex. For a list of Aimhigher schools visit www.aimhighersussex.org

White Night at Lighthouse and Basement
on 30 October 2010
20:00 — 03:00
@ Lighthouse

Play host to Dark Passage where visitors can explore their own alternative sexualities and transgressive yearnings.

White Night at University of Brighton
on 30 October 2010
20:00 — 02:00

An aural exploration of darkness through ‘ear-films’ in the theatre and a sonic garden in the quad. Music from South America will accompany the exhibition.

White Night
on 30 October 2010
18:00 — 06:00
@ Various locations

White Night is an all night free cultural festival that marks the end of British Summer Rime by encouraging artists, venues and audiences to do something different in the middle of the night. This year the theme is Illumination, and the special events created for the BPB 2010 an Photofringe celebrate photography as a medium of light and democratic art form: encouraging the audience to play within the themes of the exhibitions in different and unexpected ways.

White Night at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
on 30 October 2010
18:00 —
@ Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Young curators create a series of events and happenings in response to themes and images of the exhibition.

Finding Views / Changing Views
on 16 October 2010
14:00 — 17:00
@ Fabrica / Lighthouse / Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Admission: Free

This is an event for young people aged 13-19. Share your views and opinions of Brighton & Hove through photography and animation. A mini photography marathon facilitated by young people from the View-finder project at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (formerly Falmer High School). Bring a camera (or phone camera). Images and artwork will be uploaded to the View-finder project website. Prizes to be awarded by the View-finder team.
To see what the young people have been doing during the project and at these events visit www.viewfinder.org.uk

Finding Views / Changing Views
on 14 October 2010
17:30 — 19:00
@ Jubilee Library (part of 'We love Thursdays')
Admission: Free, but please book early to avoid disappointment, as places are limited.
To book contact: mail@bpb.org.uk or
+ 44 (0) 1273 643052

An event for young people aged 13-19.
Share your views and opinions of Brighton & Hove through photography and animation. A mini photography workshop facilitated by young people from the View-finder project at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (formerly Falmer High School). Images and artwork will be uploaded to the View-Finder project website: Finding Views/Changing Views

We Love Mondays (And the Monday ones)
on 11 October 2010
15:30 — 17:00
@ Hove Library Young People’s Area

If you are aged 13-19 you can join up to free study support sessions and:

get help and advice from the study support team;
work in a safe and friendly environment;
have access to and borrow books for studying;
use the library computers with internet access;
use the photocopiers and printers free of charge;
use the Virtual Reference Library to direct you to useful websites and online resources.