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Events

Open Session #11: Event Production

Matt Barker and Alli Beddoes speak at Open Session #11: Event Production. Photo: James Kendall.

Informals II Live Performance

Polina Medvedeva & Andreas Kuhne and Phonetic performing at Informals II Live Performance.

Potential Wor(l)ds Talk

with Lighthouse Curator in Residence Eva Rowson, artists Aliyah Hussain, Anna Bunting Branch and Jordi Ferreiro.

Haitian Ritual Dance Workshop

Part of the Distorted Constellations exhibition programme. Photo: Stewart Gardiner.

Communal Lunches

Communal Lunch with Lighthouse Young Creatives participants. Part of Eva Rowson’s curatorial programme Who’s Doing the Washing Up.

Platform B Live Broadcast

Platform B Live Broadcast at Lighthouse. Photo: Stewart Gardiner.

Lighthouse hosts a year-round events programme challenging inequalities in the arts and cultural sector and exploring new developments in art, technology and society.

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Festive Fundraiser: Silent Auction

29 November - 13 December 2024 (Closes at 4 PM)

Festive Fundraiser: Silent Auction

To raise money to support our artistic programmes

The silent auction is an opportunity to acquire extraordinary items and change lives. Every winning bid is an investment in a young creative’s future, breaking cycles of limitation and enabling dreams to flourish.

Festive Fundraiser

Friday 6 December 2024, 7.30-11PM

Festive Fundraiser

Get ready for a fun-filled evening hosted by Alfie Ordinary, featuring DJs, performances, & a raffle to raise money for a good cause.

There will be a raffle with tonnes of prizes on offer, all donated by local companies, including two tickets to Love Supreme Festival

OFFIE MAG SOCIAL CLUB: “INTERNET CAFE”

Saturday 30 November - Sunday 1 December 2024. Open 11 AM - 5 PM. (Pub Quiz is Saturday, 5.30 PM)

OFFIE MAG SOCIAL CLUB: “INTERNET CAFE”

Multimedia exhibition hosted by Off Licence Magazine to launch their new issue

Offie Mag celebrates its ‘INTERNET’ themed issue with a weekend-long pop-up exhibition. It’s an internet cafè, it’s a shop, and it’s a bar. And it’ll end with a pub quiz on Saturday.

Open Session - From page to post: Archiving Creative Voices

Wednesday 27 November 2024, 6.30 - 9 PM

Open Session - From page to post: Archiving Creative Voices

Curated by Lighthouse Future Creative Leaders

An Open Session curated by Lighthouse Future Creative Leaders for the Youth Takeover at Phoenix Art Space.

Lost Memories

Friday 25 - Sunday 27 October 2024, 11 AM - 5 PM

A video installation that draws on screenwriter Gary Thomas’ experience of being a carer to his mother, who had Alzheimer’s Disease.

Combining documentary phone footage with fictional sequences, Gary Thomas’s touring film installation will offer a moving and poignant insight into his lived experience as a caregiver.

Mind, Body and Earth presents: Find Your Flow

Thursday 17 October 2024, 7PM - 10PM

Mind, Body and Earth presents: Find Your Flow

An evening for creative expression for the mind, body and soul.

Want to discover something new about yourself? Meg (founder of MBE) will guide you through a workshop where art meets healing. Joined by Erin James who will bless our ears with the her beautiful words followed by an open mic.

A Picture That Never Fades: Public Access Days

Friday 13 - Saturday 14 September 2024, 12-5 PM

A Picture That Never Fades: Public Access Days

An opportunity to experience The Grants family residency in its entirety

A collective of artists spanning multiple generations bring their collaborative creativity to the Lighthouse Project Space.

A picture that never fades: SpeakySpokey

Thursday 12 September, 6-9PM

A picture that never fades: SpeakySpokey

An evening of live music and poetry with the Grant Family

Featuring poet Raymond Antrobus, a DJ set by Paul Harry K Colbourne, and Indian food from Spice Monkey

A Picture That Never Fades

2 - 14 September 2024

A Picture That Never Fades

Residency with the Grant Family

A collective of artists spanning multiple generations bring their collaborative creativity to the Lighthouse Project Space.

LYC Taster Session

Thursday 22 August 2024, 6-8PM

LYC Taster Session

Explore digital media, photography and music

Nights In: Ted & Noel

Thursday 1 August 2024, 7-9PM

Nights In: Ted & Noel

Join us for a special edition of our screening and Q&A programme in partnership with FilmPride

With filmmaker Julia Alcamo and LGBTQ+ and civil rights activist Ted Brown

Your Main Stream

Saturday 20 July, 12PM - 8PM

Your Main Stream

A full day of youth broadcasting live from the Lighthouse Project Space

Join Dred, RUBII, Offie Mag, AudioActive, Eva Lunny, Sulker, eott, Ela Grimhouse, B2B, Wachuwan + more

Open Session #19: Rap, Home and Hope

Wednesday 17 July, 6:30-9PM

Open Session #19: Rap, Home and Hope

At this Open Session Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom will share the legacy of rap, hope, and home in modern Britain.

A rousing open session curated by our Future Creative Leaders.

Workshop with Author Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom

Wednesday 17 July, 1-3PM

Workshop with Author Aniefiok ‘Neef’ Ekpoudom

An afternoon with the author of 'Where We Come From: Rap Home and Hope in Modern Britain'

Come along to the Lighthouse Project Space for a workshop exploring the social history of music cultures.

Lightworks by Eott

Thursday 11 July, 6:30-10 PM

Lightworks by Eott

An intimate mental health and music event

For young people by young people

BSL Film Screening: Informals II 360 & Make The Ting 360

Friday 5 July 2024, 12-7PM.

BSL Film Screening: Informals II 360 & Make The Ting 360

A free one-day exhibition of BSL film screenings from past Lighthouse performances

A showcase of two incredible immersive performances performed live at The Old Market in December 2023.

Neolithic Cannibals

Saturday 4 May - Sunday 19 May 2024 Wednesdays to Sundays. Doors: 12PM-5PM Extended opening hours on Friday 17 & Saturday 18 May, doors: 12PM- 7PM

Neolithic Cannibals

Deep Listening to the Unheard

Explored through the deep time history of the Neolithic in East Brighton and the contemporary soundscape of Whitehawk, the Neolithic Cannibals exhibition mixes archaeology, psycho-geography, sound art, and activism.

BLOOM: Lighthouse Young Creatives Showcase 2024

Friday 19 - Sunday 21 April, 11AM – 5PM Live performance: Saturday 20 April 2024, 6.30PM

BLOOM: Lighthouse Young Creatives Showcase 2024

A showcase of new work by our 2023/24 LYC cohort

The exhibition will include a range of artistic mediums that our young people have been exploring throughout the six-month programme.

Open Sessions #18: Spotlight on Performance

Thursday 29 February 2024

Open Sessions #18: Spotlight on Performance

Hear from a panel of performance experts

Lighthouse presents Open Sessions, a recurring series of free talks from professionals working in the creative industries.

Elijah & Jammz - Make The Ting LIVE 360 (Immersive Gig)

Friday 1 December 7.15 pm - 10.00 pm

Elijah & Jammz - Make The Ting LIVE 360 (Immersive Gig)

Be the first to catch this new, exclusive gig for one night only!

Expect an unusual hybrid between live performance, art installation and lecture, made in collaboration with two members of Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC).

THE INFORMALS II 360

Tuesday 12 December 2023 7:15pm - 10pm

THE INFORMALS II 360

Join us at The Old Market for an exclusive immersive performance and cinematic experience by artist duo Polina Medvedeva and Andreas Kühne

Featuring Brighton's own Phonetic and Bobbie Johnson for one night only!

Open Sessions #17: How We Tell Our Stories In Film

Friday 24th November 2023

Open Sessions #17: How We Tell Our Stories In Film

Join us for Open Sessions #17 and hear from experts on the power of visual storytelling

Lighthouse presents Open Sessions, a recurring series of free talks from professionals working in the creative industries.

Launch Programme for Dreamy Place, Brighton

Thursday 19th October - Friday 20th October 2023, Doors: 12:30PM-01:00AM

Launch Programme for Dreamy Place, Brighton

Welcoming Dreamy Place to Brighton with an immersive all-day programme at Fabrica

On 19 October - 20 October 2023, Lighthouse will welcome Dreamy Place to Brighton’s arts and culture calendar with an immersive all-day event at Fabrica.

Nights In: Screening and Q&A with Marie Lidén

Thursday 5 October 2023, 6.30 - 9.30 PM

Nights In: Screening and Q&A with Marie Lidén

You’re invited to a screening of Electric Malady by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker and Guiding Lights alum, Marie Lidén. Popcorn & hot chocolate available for an intimate vibe.

How do you get off the grid when the grid is now everywhere? Hidden in a foil-encased bedroom, beneath layers of copper-lined fabric, William speaks openly to Lidén about suffering from the condition known as electrosensitivity.

Open Sessions #16: Meet the Mentors

Wednesday 27 September 2023

Open Sessions #16: Meet the Mentors

Join us for Open Sessions #16 as we meet the mentors for the next round of Lighthouse Young Creatives kicking off in October 2023.

Lighthouse presents Open Sessions, a recurring series of free talks from professionals working in the creative industries.

Lighthouse Young Creatives Taster Session

Wednesday 20 September 2023, 5-7PM

Lighthouse Young Creatives Taster Session

Are you age 16-25 and want to get into the creative industries? Join us for a taster session to find out more about Lighthouse Young Creatives!

Drop into Lighthouse to chat with our mentors, try out some VR, experiment with some photography and play with video cameras.

Nights In: Screening and Q&A with Joseph Wilson

Wednesday 19 July 2023, 7-8PM

Nights In: Screening and Q&A with Joseph Wilson

Join us for a cosy night in with popcorn, hot chocolates, and an exclusive short screening and Q&A with filmmaker Joseph Wilson.

Whether you’re a film lover, a horror fan, or just looking for a relaxed night in with a group of like-minded people, this event is open to everyone.

Open Session #15: The Power of Failure

Wednesday 28 June 2023, Doors: 6.30pm, Event: 18:30-20:30PM

Open Session #15: The Power of Failure

Lighthouse presents Open Sessions, a recurring series of free talks from professionals working in the creative industries. Join us for our first Open Session of 2023, exploring the power of failure.

Whose Anthem is it Anyway?

Wednesday 24 May 2023, 8-9:30PM

Whose Anthem is it Anyway?

A raucous night of musical improv, comedy and democratic process hosted by Charlie George.

Comedian Charlie George fronts artist Amartey Golding’s new project, in an attempt to tackle the impossible task of delivering a new national anthem in just one night. Can we find a way to bring the room, if not the nation, together to create a song that represents what we’re really about?

Earth Day Screening

Saturday 22 April, 10AM-5PM.

Earth Day Screening

Join us at Lighthouse for a screening of short films, with environmental themes this Earth Day

This programme has been put together through collaborative effort by the Southeast Coast Culture Declares Emergency regional hub.

Artists In Conversation: Anal House Meltdown

Thursday 20 April 2023, 7 - 9PM.

Artists In Conversation: Anal House Meltdown

An exclusive conversation with the group behind the internationally acclaimed queer club night.

Join us as we delve into topics such as collaboration, resilience, occupying space, and survival in the creative industry.

Developing your Creative Practice (DYCP) Funding Focus

Thursday 20 April 2023, 11AM.

Developing your Creative Practice (DYCP) Funding Focus

Navigate the final stretch of your DYCP application with confidence.

Join our casual focus session for valuable insights and guidance.

BFI NETWORK South East x Morning Brew Takeover

12 April 2023, 10AM-12PM.

BFI NETWORK South East x Morning Brew Takeover

Meet the BFI NETWORK South East team at our next Morning Brew to hear all about the Short Film Fund.

Join us for a cuppa to find out how to apply and share your short film ideas.

Creating an Immersive Show with Halina Rice

Friday 24th March 2023

Creating an Immersive Show with Halina Rice

Free Masterclass with Electronic Music Producer and AV artist Halina Rice

Get a ‘behind the scenes’ view of the technologies the artist uses in her performances as well as live demonstrations.

Open Session #14: Class in the Arts

Thursday 30 March 2023, Doors: 6.30pm, Event: 7-9.00pm

Open Session #14: Class in the Arts

Lighthouse presents Open Sessions, a recurring series of free talks from professionals working in the creative industries. Join us for our first Open Session of 2023, exploring class in the creative sector.

Lighthouse Festive Social

15 December 2022, 7-9pm

Lighthouse Festive Social

Join us for an evening of mulled beverages and festive quizzing at Lighthouse!

Shut down your laptop, put down your phone, clock out and come join us for our Festive Social event at Lighthouse!

Open Session #13: THIS ISN'T WORKING

Thursday 29 September 2022, Doors: 6.30pm, Event: 7-8.30pm

Open Session #13: THIS ISN'T WORKING

Rethinking work cultures with Gen Z.

Lighthouse presents Open Sessions, a recurring series of free talks from professionals working in the creative industries. In this special edition, we will discuss the changing landscape of work and employment, and the changes Generation Z brings to the table.

Structures of Community

Saturday 21 May 2022

Structures of Community

Society in Art, Architecture and Communal Space

Day 3 of a public art symposium and associated programme traces the relationships between architecture, community and socially engaged art practice in the public realm.

Brighton Digital Festival 2021

29 October - 7 November 2021

Brighton Digital Festival 2021

Exploring digital culture and celebrating Brighton’s creativity

The festival celebrates the richness of the creative and cultural industries in our city and explores the ways in which digital technology continues to shape our lives and our thinking.

Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday 28 July 2021, 6.30-8.00pm

Town Hall Meeting

Brighton Digital Festival 2021

Join us for a virtual Town Hall meeting to learn more about Brighton Digital Festival, what we have in store for its 10th Anniversary, and how to get involved – open to everyone.

The Informals II - Live Performance

15 July 2021, 8.50-10pm

The Informals II - Live Performance

One-off live performance and cinematic experience by Russian-Dutch artist duo Polina Medvedeva and Andreas Kühne, featuring performances by four outstanding Brighton musicians: Phonetic, Bobbie Johnson, Ollie Hutch and Marshall Mandiangu.

Open Session #12: DIY Publishing

Thursday 27 February 2020, 6.30-9pm

Open Session #12: DIY Publishing

Monthly talks from creatives: ins and outs of DIY publishing with Offie Mag and Polyester Zine.

Open Session #11: Event Production

Thursday 30 January 2020, 6.30-9.30pm

Open Session #11: Event Production

Monthly talks from creatives: How to make things happen?

Open Session #10: The Informals

Wednesday 27 November 2019, 6.30-9pm

Open Session #10: The Informals

Monthly talks from creatives: artist duo Polina Medvedeva & Andreas Kühne present their multimedia exploration of new digital subcultures.

Genetic Automata (2019) - Larry Achiampong and David Blandy

Friday 22 November 2019

Genetic Automata (2019) - Larry Achiampong and David Blandy

Exhibition of film-based works exploring race and identity in an age of avatars, video games and DNA ancestry testing.

Open Session #9: Creating Culture

Wednseday 30 October 2019, 6.30-9pm

Open Session #9: Creating Culture

Monthly talks from creatives: How is culture curated and how do we document it?

Alternate Realities 2 (2019)

12-20 October 2019, 12noon-6pm

Alternate Realities 2 (2019)

Brighton Digital Festival 2019

Three immersive artworks from the internationally acclaimed Sheffield Doc/Fest programme.

Distorted Constellations (2019) - Nwando Ebizie

4-19 May 2019, 12noon-7pm

Distorted Constellations (2019) - Nwando Ebizie

Brighton Festival 2019

Enter an alternate Afrofuturist reality, inspired by research into the neuroscience of perception and drawing on rituals of African origin.

Potential Wor(l)ds (2019)

Thursday 25 April 2019, 7-9pm

Potential Wor(l)ds (2019)

Making spaces on our own terms.

Join us for a discussion about how to navigate and push against predefined words and worlds.

Power Up (2019)

20-22 February 2019

Power Up (2019)

A series of workshops for children aged 7-12.

Power Up aims to show children how their imagination and creative thinking can make a real difference to the future of our planet.

Alternate Realities (2018)

22-30 September, 11am-6pm

Alternate Realities (2018)

Brighton Digital Festival 2018

Exploring the themes of borders, identity, and loss through different technological platforms – gaming, AR, social media and interactive installation.

Open Session #8: Women in Music Today

Thursday 26 July 2018, 6.30-9pm

Open Session #8: Women in Music Today

Monthly talks from creatives: What's it like for women in the music industry today?

Open Session #7: Artwork & Design For Music

Thursday 28 June 2018, 6.30-9pm

Open Session #7: Artwork & Design For Music

Monthly talks from creatives: Exploring the creative world of design & artwork for music.

Last Dance: The Wave Epoch (2018) - Haroon Mirza

Thursday 24 May 2018, 2pm and 7pm

Last Dance: The Wave Epoch (2018) - Haroon Mirza

Brighton Festival 2018

The immersive performance imagines a scenario where the Collider has been rediscovered by a future civilisation and turned into a ceremonial site.

Last Dance: Re-Imagined Futures

Last Dance: Re-Imagined Futures

Brighton Festival 2018

What culture will be like in 2000 years? A programme of free talks, workshops and events exploring ritual, ceremony and the future of culture by pivotal independent figures.

Open Session #6: How To Be Everything

Tuesday 17 April 2018, 6.30-9pm

Open Session #6: How To Be Everything

Monthly talks from creatives: How to be everything at once – artist, label, venue, and more...

Open Session #5: Making Your Way in Music as a Video Director

Tuesday 10 April 2018, 6.30-9pm

Open Session #5: Making Your Way in Music as a Video Director

Monthly talks from creatives: All about music videos – image, style, content, working with artists, having your own vibe and pathways into the music industry.

Open Session #4: Documenting Music Culture

Wednesday 28 March 2018

Open Session #4: Documenting Music Culture

Part of Last Dance

Monthly talks from creatives: Elijah, Vicky Grout, and Nathan Miller discuss documenting music culture.

Open Session #3: Creating Audiovisual Club Experiences

Thursday 25 January 2018

Open Session #3: Creating Audiovisual Club Experiences

Part of Last Dance

Monthly talks from creatives: Elijah, Off-Peak Collective and Murlo AV talk about their work that brings visuals to the dance floor and what that means for the DJs of the future.

Open Session #2: Setting Up a Record Label

Thursday 7 December 2017

Open Session #2: Setting Up a Record Label

Part of Last Dance

Monthly talks from creatives: the minds behind QM Records and Yogocop Records talk about their experiences of setting up and running a record label.

Open Session #1: Debris Stevenson and Hugh Garry

Wednesday 25 October 2017

Open Session #1: Debris Stevenson and Hugh Garry

Part of Last Dance

Monthly talks from creatives: in this inaugural Open Session, Grime poet Debris Stevenson and director of Storythings Hugh Garry talk about their creative and professional paths.

Finding Fanon (2017) - Larry Achiampong and David Blandy

Thursday 29 June 2017

Finding Fanon (2017) - Larry Achiampong and David Blandy

Films, talks & vinyl presentation.

Achiampong and Blandy present an exploration of race, identity and globalisation.

Last Dance

Exploring the changing space of UK club culture.

A multifaceted two-year project exploring the changing space of UK club culture, run by Grime producer and promoter Elijah, who joined Lighthouse as Associate Artistic Director.

The Sound of Story (2016)

17-19 November 2016

The Sound of Story (2016)

Cinecity Film Festival 2016

Lighthouse presents a series of talks, masterclasses, screenings and workshops featuring a stellar line-up of world-class sound professionals.

The Sound of Story: Women In Sound (2016)

17 November 2016

The Sound of Story: Women In Sound (2016)

Cinecity Film Festival 2016

Aimed at women in their early to mid-career, the forum will create an opportunity for women sound professionals to meet, exchange ideas and build new connections.

The Long Progress Bar (2016)

8 September 2016

The Long Progress Bar (2016)

Brighton Digital Festival 2016

A one-day festival of radical imagination: talks, screenings and music.

The Sound of Story (2015)

17-18 November 2015

The Sound of Story (2015)

Cinecity Film Festival 2015

Two stimulating days of talks, masterclasses and workshops featuring a stellar line-up of world-class sound professionals.

The Long Progress Bar (2015)

3-4 September 2015

The Long Progress Bar (2015)

Brighton Digital Festival 2015

Playful, inspiring and timely two-day festival of radical imagination that explores new methods of empowerment through collective action, art, culture and technology.

Sprungdigi (2015)

Thursday 30 July 2015, 9am-5pm

Sprungdigi (2015)

Brighton Digital Festival 2015

A day of digital technology workshops for people with learning disabilities.

The Sound of Story (2014)

5-6 December 2014

The Sound of Story (2014)

Cinecity Film Festival 2014

Two days of talks, screenings and workshops that explore the creative potential of sound in the storytelling process with a stellar line-up of world-class sound professionals.

Communities, Collectives and Collaborations (2014)

4 October - 2 November 2014

Communities, Collectives and Collaborations (2014)

Brighton Photo Biennial 2014

Brighton Photo Biennial is back for a sixth year with an inspiring programme –Lighthouse is pleased to be hosting three of its important events.

Brighton Digital Festival 2014

1-28 September 2014

Brighton Digital Festival 2014

Lighthouse-curated programme for BDF'14.

Lighthouse has devised a programme centred around two major events: Newstweek – Fact Fixing Bureau (a new exhibition by Julian Oliver and Danja Vasiliev) and Improving Reality (our one-day conference).

The Monopoly of Legitimate Use (2014) - Tobias Revell

The Monopoly of Legitimate Use (2014) - Tobias Revell

HOUSE 2014, Brighton Festival

Technology as territory: new work examining ideological conflicts between network and state.

Immaterials (2013)

September-November 2013

Immaterials (2013)

Brighton Digital Festival 2013

Immaterials is a research project and an exhibition comprised of films, texts and objects which make networked technological systems visible.

Brighton Digital Festival 2013

1-30 September 2013

Brighton Digital Festival 2013

Lighthouse-curated programme for BDF'13.

Lighthouse’s programme included major international artists, experimental artists, writers and technologists, critics and thinkers, and a film programme, which showed how technology is transforming cinema.

The Politics of Space (2012)

6 October – 4 November 2012

The Politics of Space (2012)

Brighton Photo Biennial 2012

As well as presenting the exhibition by Trevor Paglen Lighthouse also staged a number of other events and education activities.

Brighton Digital Festival 2012

1-30 September 2012

Brighton Digital Festival 2012

Lighthouse-curated programme for BDF'12.

Being at the heart of BDF, Lighthouse curates Odysseys, an exhibition by David Blandy, presents Improving Reality 2012 conference, and more.

A Machine To See With (2011) - Blast Theory

1-24 September 2011

A Machine To See With (2011) - Blast Theory

Brighton Digital Festival 2011

Blast Theory's major hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival is brought to Brighton by Lighthouse.

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