Thursday 20 - Sunday 30 March 2025, 12-6PM (closed Mon & Tues) Launch event: Friday 21 March, 6.30-9.30PM
Lighthouse Project Space, Unit D North Level 1, New England House, Brighton, BN1 4GH
Exhibition Dates: Thursday 20 - Sunday 30 March 2025, 12-6 PM, FREE, just turn up! (closed Mon & Tues)
Please note: Exhibition closes at 3pm on Friday 21 March
Live performance and launch night: Friday 21 March, 6.30-9.30 PM, Free booking required.
Location: Lighthouse Project Space, Unit D North Level 1, New England House, Brighton, BN1 4GH (map)
Tickets: FREE
Featured Artists: adrien châtelain, Cassie Riches, Freya Hutchins, Jacob "Cash" Green, Jake Helliwell, Lillian Waddington, Lori Asha, luicea lilleum, Macy Byfield, Mark Lasleanu, Nay Concannon, OCARINA (Ocean Rao DSouza), Savannah Lovelidge, Silquil (Jolie McCallum), Vee Grealish, Wakisa Chikhungu.
Many thanks to our brilliant mentors:
Sarah Brownlow - Photographer, skate coach and lead mentor
Abraham Moughrabi - Producer, venue manager, and music mentor
Maf’j Alvarez - Immersive media artist, creative technologist, and digital media mentor
Callum Johnston - Director, producer, and filmmaking mentor
Join us for Beyond The Barrier, an eclectic group exhibition presenting the work of 16 emerging artists from the Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) 2024-25 programme. Over six months of exploration and experimentation, these young creatives have pushed artistic boundaries, developing work that challenges perspectives and celebrates every form of creative expression.
The show grapples with themes of free will and self-expression, internal landscapes and identity, nature and decay, masculinity and media consumption, connection and chaos, and beyond. Through a diverse range of mediums—including short films, photography, music, games, drag, VR installations, writing, and sketchbooks—each piece reflects the unique voices and lived experiences of artists who are breaking through barriers in the creative industries.
Lighthouse Young Creatives empowers young people (aged 16-25) from underrepresented backgrounds to launch their careers in the arts. Beyond The Barrier is a testament to their talent, resilience, and vision for the future.
Come and witness the next generation of artists as they carve out their place in the creative world.
🎨 Artwork for Beyond The Barrier coordinated and designed by Freya Hutchins @freyaswall and 📸 headshots (excluding Lori's) by Cassie Riches @riches_of_the_eye, both part of Lighthouse Young Creatives 2024-25 cohort.
About the live performance, Friday 21 March 2025:
On Friday 21 March, join us for a very special night of live performances, sharings, and conversation - featuring music, DJ and acoustic sets, talks, drag and more. Some of the city's brightest emerging artists - Lighthouse Young Creatives 2025 - share their creations with a live audience.
Book your FREE tickets for the live evening performance below.
Age: Parental guidance, under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Content Warning: This exhibition has sensitive content and adult themes that some may find upsetting.
Safety Warning: The live performance contains flashing lights that may affect individuals with photosensitivity.
ACCESSIBILITY
This event will be held on the ground floor, level access, of Lighthouse Project Space, Unit D North Level 1, New England House, Brighton, BN1 4GH (map)
We have step-free access just to the left of our space. The step-free ramp is 1 metre wide, after the ramp you reach a blue door please use the 'Lighthouse' doorbell, one of the team will come to let you in and you will then go through a door that is 34 in / 86.5cm wide and after that another door in to the space that is 33.5 in / 85cm wide. There is an accessible toilet in the space on the same floor. We have one accessible parking space that must be booked in advance. For further information email info@lighthouse.org.uk or call 01273 647197.
Watch our video on the step-free access at Lighthouse Project Space. We are fundraising to adapt our entrance, so that everyone enters our space through the same door.
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO DURING EVENT
Please note, that this event will be photographed/filmed. If you prefer not to be photographed please speak to a member of the Lighthouse team. The photographs and film we capture at our events are used for marketing and promotional purposes for our programme only and are stored securely.
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